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The Egyptian interior ministry Sunday said seven people have been arrested in connection with a foiled terror attack against a Coptic church on Saturday in capital Cairo. Security forces rounded seven people, including two women. The detainees were plotting a Read more
The Egyptian interior ministry announced Tuesday its forces killed five alleged members of militant Hasm group, in a shootout in Qalyubiya province, north of capital Cairo. The five alleged militants, according to the interior ministry, were instructed by the group Read more
Former Egyptian army chief of staff and March election presidential hopeful General Sami Anan is hospitalized in critical condition, reported Reuters, citing two sources. Anan, 70, was arrested in January and held at a military barrack following the announcement of Read more
A loud explosion at a chemical factory near Cairo international Airport Thursday left 12 people injured. The blast according to the army spokesperson, Colonel Tamer al-Rifai, was caused by high temperatures. “Due to high temperatures, an explosion happened at a Read more
Small businesses in West Bank and Gaza will benefit from the support of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Union to enable Palestinian private sector create jobs and encourage entrepreneurship. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) Read more
Nebulon, a Ukrainian grain trading company, plans to invest $2 billion in new grain silos and barges in Egypt’s Nile Delta region, Reuters reported. The silos would be built at two sites near the ports of Alexandria and Damietta. Twenty Read more
Khalifa Haftar, the head of the self-imposed Libyan National Army (LNA) is planned to return home this Thursday, the LNA spokesperson told Reuters. The army commander who has been out of the country for medical treatment in Paris would land Read more
Mohamed Bin Salman will visit Egypt at the start of his first trip abroad as heir to the Saudi throne. The trip will also lead him to London, Paris and Washington. Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman will spend two days Read more
The Egyptian government has asked four of the country’s most influential television hosts to influence their viewers towards accepting Trump’s December declaration that Jerusalem is capital of Israel despite the official stand expressed by Cairo, New Times Times (NYT) reports, Read more
A Cairo court Sunday ordered the release of 17 people, part of as many as 57 individuals, arrested last month and accused of homosexuality and incitement to debauchery, judicial sources revealed. The men faced paying a fine of $285 or Read more