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Terrorism suspected in jet crash
Published on 20/05/2016
» CAIRO - An EgyptAir jetliner en route from Paris to Cairo with 66 people aboard veered wildly in flight and crashed in the Mediterranean Sea early Thursday, authorities said. Egyptian and Russian officials said it may have been brought down by terrorists.
Egypt court to rule on Morsi espionage charges
AFP, Published on 23/04/2016
» CAIRO - An Egyptian court is set to deliver its verdict and sentence on Saturday in the trial of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi, who is charged with spying for Qatar.
King Salman announces Saudi-Egypt bridge in rare Cairo visit
AFP, Published on 09/04/2016
» CAIRO - Saudi King Salman on Friday announced plans to build a bridge over the Red Sea to Egypt, in a lavish show of support for the government of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
Egypt's Sisi opens Africa eco summit to boost investment
AFP, Published on 20/02/2016
» SHARM EL SHEIKH (EGYPT) - Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi opened on Saturday an economic summit attended by African leaders and businessmen that aims to boost trade and investment across the continent.
Egypt jails 15 football fans for trying to kill club boss
AFP, Published on 15/02/2016
» CAIRO - A court in Egypt on Monday jailed 15 hard core football fans known as "ultras" for trying to kill the chairman of the popular Cairo-based Zamalek club, an official said.
The triumph and tragedy of Egypt
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 15/02/2016
» Exactly five years after Egypt's democratic revolution triumphed, the country is once more ruled by a military office. General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi seized power in July 2013, and he is even nastier than his predecessors.
Attacks keep millions away from famed Egypt tourist sites
AFP, Published on 10/02/2016
» CAIRO - Said Ramadan has lost count of how much he's borrowed just to stay afloat while other vendors at Giza's pyramids have already lost hope, as jihadist attacks bring Egypt's tourist industry to its knees.
Anger as Italy presses Egypt over student's slaying
AFP, Published on 09/02/2016
» ROME - Italy demanded Monday that Egypt help ensure the killers of an Italian student are brought to justice, as Cairo rejected charges that the security forces were involved.
Empty Quarter explorers near Doha at end of 50-day desert trek
AFP, Published on 27/01/2016
» DOHA - A team of intrepid walkers and their camels wearily marched towards the Qatari capital Doha on Tuesday, the last leg of a 50-day trek across the world's largest sand desert.
Crackdown, demo ban as Egyptians mark revolt anniversary
AFP, Published on 25/01/2016
» CAIRO - Egyptians on Monday marked the fifth anniversary of the uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak amid tight security and a warning from the new regime that demonstrations will not be tolerated.