Latest in Tag: Tanta Highlight
Latest in Tag: Tanta

Alstom to modernize signalling system for Tanta – Zifta – Zagazig railway mainline
Targeted mainline covers approximately 65 km comprising 9 main stations

Prosecution detains train conductor for forcing two men two to jump off a moving train
One was decapitated and the other suffered severe leg injuries

MARAKEZ to Open Mall of Tanta in Q4 with EGP 1bn in investments
The company plans to open the mall in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2019, expecting that it would welcome 10,000 to 12,000 daily visitors

Suspect accused in Tanta, Alexandria bombings arrested
The suspect has reportedly assisted and trained militants to use machine guns

Church bombing suspects allegedly participants of Rabaa sit-in: state media
Attacks occurred in recent months, leaving dozens killed and more injured

Two alleged militants killed in gunfight in Tanta
Arms and ammunition were found with the militants, says Ministry of Interior

3 suspects detained in relation to Palm Sunday terror attacks
The arrested face charges of using terrorism as means to achieve goal of destroying the state, prosecution said

Police officer dies in hospital following militant attack
Death toll rises to two in bombing targeting security forces in Tanta

Church attacks perpetrators will be brought to justice: Al-Sisi to Tawadros II
Ministry of Interior in search of Tanta attacker’s identity after naming Alexandria’s suicide bomber

Parliament approves state of emergency
The Prime Minister attended a general session in parliament on Tuesday to clarify reasons and conditions for imposing a state of emergency in the country

Investigations to reveal identity of Palm Sunday attackers ongoing
Egypt links attacks to local militant groups in connection with leaders in Qatar and Turkey
In Pictures: Church bids farewell to victims of terrorism
A long night of funerals took place at Mar Girgis Church in Tanta, as more than 27 victims of the terrorist attack which left at least 70 others injured on Palm Sunday were mourned. A second attack on St. Mark’s Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Alexandria, where Pope Tawadros II was giving a sermon, saw the …

In Video: The feast turned into in a river of blood

EGP stays steady against US dollar despite church bombings
Bankers claim the attacks will not impact the exchange rate greatly

Declaration of state of emergency stirs fears among citizens
The state of emergency officially started on noon Monday

Foreign media highlights “Christians’ security need” in coverage of Palm Sunday attacks
Washington Post and The New York Times question the efficiency of security measures

Cabinet to explain 3-month state of emergency to parliament
Terrorism is continuing battle, says Al-Sisi

Church bids farewell to victims of terrorism
Frustrated people take it out on press and media, say journalists

In Video: Inside Margirgis Church after explosion

Bombings of churches have no serious effect on investments in Egypt: ILO director
There will be a slight impact on investments in the coming period, says FEI deputy

In Video: Families gather outside morgue after Tanta Church bombing

Army to be deployed to secure institutions: Al-Sisi
Special forces from the military to assist police, says presidency

In Video: IS attacks Egypt’s churches on Palm Sunday, kills 45, injures 100+

Condemnations dominate reactions to church attacks
Local and international reactions affirm support to Egypt, condole the victims’ families

IS attacks Egypt’s churches on Palm Sunday
27 killed and 78 injured in Tanta church explosion where bomb was disarmed a week earlier

EGX declined by 1.55% following ISIS bombings
Terrorist bombings caused a negative impact on Sunday trading session

Lower ranking police officer killed in Tanta bombing, 15 injured
Militant group Lewaa Al-Thawra claims responsibility for attack

Fawaz Alhokair Group to raise investments in Egypt
The company to establish 3 mall centers in the New Administrative Capital, New Cairo, and Tanta
Egypt welcomes the season of wheat harvesting
After President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi launched the wheat harvesting season last week, farmers began spending their days collecting wheat crops to sell them to merchants in Cairo for processing

Tanta security forces regain control after fight between inmates
The disturbance was just a quarrel, media reports of a fire at the police station are false, says Ministry of Interior