Cairo: At least 19 people were killed after a boat collided with a barge and capsized on the Nile river near here, Egypt's interior ministry said in a statement on Thursday.The collision happened near Giza
Cairo: At least five soldiers were killed and seven wounded in an attack by militants at a military checkpoint in Egypt's Sinai peninsula, a media report said.The Al Qaeda-inspired Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis group, which has
Cairo: An explosion Saturday morning in downtown Cairo heavily damaged the building housing the Italian Consulate.Heath Ministry official Hossam Abdel-Ghaffar told The Associated Press that at least one person was killed in the blast.An Egyptian
Cairo: An Islamic State (IS) affiliate has claimed responsibility for firing three rockets into Israeli territory on Friday."Three rockets were launched from Sinai Peninsula bordering Israel and Gaza," The Jerusalem Post quoted an Israeli Defense
Cairo: Egypt's Prosecutor General, who has referred thousands of Islamists to trial in recent months, was today killed after militants targeted his convoy in a powerful bomb attack, the senior-most official to be assassinated since
Cairo: Egypt's highest appeals court today ordered a final retrial against former president Hosni Mubarak over his alleged inaction which led to killing of hundreds of protesters during the 2011 uprising that toppled his three decade-long
United Nations: The U.N. secretary-general instructed his special envoy to Syria on Thursday to relaunch a political process aimed at ending the four-year-old conflict, the clearest sign yet that a plan to freeze hostilities in
Cairo: Egypt Sunday decided to release jailed journalist Peter Greste, who will now be deported back to his native Australia, according to media reports.The Egyptian foreign ministry coordinated with the Australian embassy in Cairo for
Cairo: An online message purportedly from the Islamic State group warned Tuesday that a Japanese hostage and Jordanian pilot the extremists hold have less than "24 hours left to live." The message, posted online Tuesday
Cairo: Ousted Egyptian strongman Hosni Mubarak's last remaining conviction was today overturned by a court that ordered a retrial in a graft case which could pave the way for his possible release from jail in
Ramallah: Describing India as a "consistent" friend whose support for the Palestinian cause has remained "solid and strong", President Mahmoud Abbas today said New Delhi has set an example for its other supporters."India's support for
Cairo: Egypt is to establish three new provinces and demarcate others including Cairo, Giza and Suez, a government official said on Wednesday.The new three provinces will be Middle Sinai, Alamin and Wahat, Xinhua quoted Development
Cairo: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Cairo on Monday afternoon for talks with Egyptian officials on achieving a ceasefire in the war-stricken Gaza Strip, media reported.Ban is currently on a regional tour that
Cairo: Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi Sunday was sworn-in the seventh president of Egypt at a ceremony in Cairo.Sisi took the oath at the Supreme Constitutional Court, Al Ahram news reported.The ceremony was attended by former interim president
Cairo: Hundreds of supporters of Egyptian club Al Ahly briefly clashed with police Sunday outside a Cairo stadium ahead of the African Champions League final.Police used tear gas to disperse the crowd as they threw
Washington : The U.S. on Wednesday suspended deliveries of major military hardware and cash assistance to Egypt because of lack of democratic transition and continued blood shed in the country.U.S. has been providing almost $1.5
Cairo: Egyptian jetfighters staged celebratory flights over Cairo today, ushering in a commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the nation's last war with Israel on a day when rival rallies by supporters and opponents of
Cairo: Egyptian riot police have fired tear gas and locked down Cairo's Tahrir Square and several other main streets as clashes broke out during a march by Islamist supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi.Troops sealed
Egypt's national football team will play in Cairo for the first time in two years, and for a spot in the World Cup. The Egyptian football association decided Wednesday to hold the second leg of
Cairo: A spokesperson of former president Muhammed Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood party was arrested here Tuesday along with two other party members. He is facing charges of inciting violence and murdering protesters.Gehad El-Haddad, who is facing
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