Latest in Tag: cairo Highlight
Latest in Tag: cairo

4th revolution anniversary death toll rises to 17
One CSF conscript dead, three policemen injured, according to interior ministry
6th of October City, Sheikh Zayed witness price hikes
Current property prices for villas and apartments in Sheikh Zayed have increased to vary between EGP 4,000 to EGP 8,000 per metre. âThe variation in prices occurs according to the location of the properties, whether they are located in compounds or outside,â said Emad Fawzy, Sales Manager at El-Dar Company for Real Estate Marketing. Those …

Revolution anniversary death toll reaches 11: Ministry official
Ain Shams and Matariya witnessed heavy clashes between riot police and thousands of protesters
Update: 2 police officers injured in Alf Maskan explosion
Series of explosions occur across Egypt leading up to 25 January Revolution fourth anniversary
Syrian opposition leaders reach agreement in Cairo
Opposition figures demand a joint transitional body based on Geneva I communiqué
Update: Police disperse anti-government protest in Alexandria, 2 killed: Official sources
State media report tens of Al-Sisi supporters were denied entrance to Tahrir Square
In Pictures: Shaimaa Al-Sabbagh shot in protest
During a small protest of the Socialist Popular Alliance in downtown Cairo on Saturday 24 January, 31-year-old Shaimaa Al-Sabbagh was shot with birdshot in the back. She was taken to the hospital, where she died later that day. According to the photographer and numerous eyewitnesses, it was the security forces firing the bullets that killed Al-Sabbagh. …
Police disperse anti-government protest in Alexandria, 1 killed: Interior ministry
State media report clashes in Menufiya between locals and Brotherhood protesters
2 police officers injured in Alf Maskan explosion
Series of explosions occur across Egypt leading up to 25 January Revolution fourth anniversary

Tahrir Square closed in anticipation of protests
Anti-Coup Alliance warn police of attacking protesters, army tightens security

6 April, Brotherhood, SAC, Salafi Front, Al-Jamaa Al-Islamiya to participate in 25 January demonstrations
On the 2011 revolutionâs anniversary last year, 108 were killed, according to the independent statistics database Wiki Thawra

Protesters with Molotov cocktails dispersed with live ammunition in downtown Cairo
Some protesters were caught as they fled the scene, and violently beaten by non-uniformed men

The survival strategies of Downtownâs bookstores
In Downtownâs busy streets, Cairoâs oldest bookshops still endure: a look at how they started and where they are now

Woman reportedly dead in Assiut from bird flu
Fifth case of death by bird flu during 2015 alone
Egyptian officials meet with Libyan tribe
Meeting aims at keeping track of the security situation, according to foreign ministry
In Pictures: Journalists demonstrate in objection to Charlie Hebdo attack
A group of Egyptian journalists protested in front of the Press Syndicate in Downtown Cairo, along with Syndicate Director Diaa Rashwan on Sunday, in objection to the attack on French satire newspaper Charlie Hebdo.  The journalists held peaceful signs that expressed their sympathy with the killed journalists, and their support for free speech. The attack left nine …

Religious Endowments minister vows to ârenew religious discourseâ
Initiative comes after Al-Sisiâs speech to ârevolutioniseâ Islamic teachings, sparking some critical reactions

Gunmen attack Giza checkpoint, 3 police injured
Anonymous gunmen attacked the checkpoint, days after a spate of similar attacks

Metro fare will not increase: Transport officials
Reports of fare raise are ârumours targeting countryâs stabilityâ, says transportation minister
2 policemen accused of rape released on bail
Girl was allegedly raped inside a police car

Al-Sisi gives speech in Christmas mass in Abasseya cathedral
Presidential visit provoked different responses

Cairo governorate to invest in Nile lands
The Cairo governorate to offer cornice Nile lands in public auction for new investments
2 arrested for inciting violence via Facebook: Interior ministry
Pages allegedly claimed responsibility for Sunday attack on police personnel in Giza

Despite losing one of his legs, a student goes from Cairo to Ain Sokhna on his bicycle
After six years of treatment, his passion lit the way to his inner strength

Possible rise in metro ticket price sparks controversy
Campaign warns of âuprising of the poorâ to protest the price hike
Group claims setting police van ablaze
âPopular Resistanceâ posted footage of alleged members burning van

Foreign minister promises support for Federation of Arab Journalists
The federations promotes joint Arab action, says Sameh Shoukry

1,191 reported sexual harassment cases in 100 days: Report
82.3% of eye witnesses to the harassment do not interfere or help the victim, says Harassmap

15 further students referred to military court
Zagazig University students charged with protesting and rioting

Nebny Foundation ordered to evacuate premises
Premises formerly an abandoned rest house in Manshiyat Nasser district