Latest in Tag: cairo Highlight
Latest in Tag: cairo

Canadian PM calls for Mohamed Fahmy’s immediate release
Al Jazeera journalists to be re-tried tomorrow

55 students receive Edexcel High Achievers award
Education changes lives, education changes countries, says Seetha Kumar

What Egypt and Russia want
Egyptian-Russian relations have been cold for around 40 years, but as Putin visits Egypt, the foreign policy game is changing for both countries

From Port Said to Cairo, rival football fans share mutual grief
27 people killed ahead of Zamalek, Enppi game

Russian president arrives to Cairo, meets Al-Sisi
Putin’s visit will last for two days

Update: Death toll at football game rises to 27
The fans had been entering the stadium to watch the game between Zamalek and Enppi team

Egypt concerned over Yemen situation
Al-Houthi announced new parliament and interim government Friday
2 injured in bomb explosions
The bombs were detected in the cities of Helwan, Ismailia and Sheikh Zayed

Low turnout in pro-army Friday marches near Tahrir
Anti-government demos dispersed in Matariya

3 policemen killed in Minya security operation
Campaign was targeting “criminal hideouts”, says interior ministry
Morsi ‘prison break’ trial postponed to Thursday
The Wednesday trial of ousted former president Mohamed Morsi for escaping Wadi El-Natrun Prison in January 2011 was postponed to 5 February, state media reported. The defence repeated its request to the Cairo Criminal Court for the introduction of new defendants and questioned the possibility that “Israeli elements” committed these crimes to destabilise security. Morsi …
Egyptian soldiers killed in Ivory Coast car crash
Number of deceased will not be announced, says military spokesperson

Group claims setting UAE-owned bank ablaze
‘Popular Resistance’ posted footage of alleged members burning the bank’s Giza branch

2 minor explosions in Cairo, Alexandria
Tuesday morning saw two explosives dismantled in Cairo Airport
Bomb dismantled in Alexandria
This is the latest of several bombs discovered lately across Egypt

Foreign ministry seeks Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated TV channels ban
The ban attempts to target European-based TV channels affiliated with now banned group

Shoukry meets UN diplomat to discuss Palestinian issue
Robert Serry arrived in Cairo to discuss potential resumption of Palestinian-Israeli peace talks

Policemen kill citizens in Giza, Menufiya
Controversy over death of detainee in Cairo police station

Suspects in police station attacks in Giza, Fayoum arrested
Others were arrested trying to set fire to public transportation bus, says interior ministry
Bombs go off in Qaliubiya, Alexandria, Suez and Port Said
Explosions continue despite ongoing security operations to counter insurgency
Student shot in anti-government Sharqeya protest
Violence continues as more local militant groups operate against government

Media coverage was far from impartial: Yaser Abdel-Aziz
Western reactions on revolution anniversary receive criticism by Egyptian officials

14 governors to be replaced by month’s end
People turned down position offers and are afraid to take responsibility, says Al-Sisi
Egypt chides Turkey for human rights violations
“Egypt’s speech a snap back to Turkey’s interference in Egyptian affairs,” says analyst

Bird flu kills woman in Giza, 10th death this year
2 bird flu cases cured, says Ministry of Health

Bomb injures 7 security personnel in Greater Cairo
Three more bombs were dismantled in Qena and downtown Cairo

Court denies prosecution appeal on Ramsis bathhouse verdict
Defendants were charged with participating and organising same-sex “orgies”

The Republic of Matariya
Cairo neighbourhood witnessed deadliest clashes in third and fourth anniversaries of revolution

Doctor in FGM case sentenced to 2 years
Clinic where a young girl died following a FGM procedure, lacks minimal healthcare requirements, says lawyer
6 Talaat Harb detainees released
Among the detainees was Socialist Popular Alliance member that appeared in video carrying Al-Sabbagh dead