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An Egyptian man attacked six tourists with a kitchen knife at two Hurghada resorts on Friday, killing two German women and injuring four others, Reuters reports. The attacker first killed the two Germans and injured two others at the Zahabia hotel, where a similar attack took place last year, before swimming to the Sunny Days […]
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Posted inSpeed Round
Attacker stabs church security guard after churches suspend activities over security concerns
A man also attacked a security guard at a church in Alexandria yesterday after the guard asked to inspect the contents of a backpack he was carrying into the church, AFP reports. The assailant was identified as 24-year-old Abdallah Adel Hassan via security camera footage at the church, according to Al Mal (runtime 0:45). Hassan […]
Posted inImage of the Day
!_StoryHed_! Roman era mosaic floor discovered in Alexandria
A mosaic floor with a Roman design was discovered by Antiquities Ministry archaeologists in the Hend area of Alexandria’s Moharam Bek district, according to a ministry statement. It is the first of its kind to be found in Egypt, Ancient Egyptian Antiquities Department head Ayman Ashmawi says. Its geometric design was prominent in the Roman […]
Posted inEGYPT IN THE NEWS
Hurghada stabbing attack tops coverage of Egypt in the foreign press
The stabbing attack in Hurghada on Friday that left two German women dead and four other tourists injured is leading the conversation on Egypt in the foreign press this morning. The attack, for which no group has claimed responsibility thus far, “came at a time when the country’s battered tourism industry, a vital source of […]
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Why do the now “decimated” Ikhwan still inspire fear in the Middle East?
Why do the “decimated” Ikhwan still inspire so much fear in the Middle East that it gave rise to a diplomatic rift with Qatar? Patrick Kingsley explores the question in interviews for the New York Times with various members of the now-banned and exiled Ikhwan, who believe that the group now “has little ability to […]
Posted inOn Deadline
Columnists focus on terrorism and the state’s strategy to combat it
The nation’s columnists expectedly had terrorism and the state’s security strategy on their minds. Authorities have claimed to uncover an international conspiracy to undermine Egypt’s security, yet failed to act in accordance with this discovery, Emad El Din Hussein writes for Al Shorouk. Abbas El Tarabily takes to the pages of Al Masry Al Youm […]
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Mohamed Salah scores in his Liverpool debut
Egyptian soccer star (and national treasure) Mohamed Salah scored his first goal for Liverpool in his debut with the Premiere League team on Friday during a friendly match against Wigan (watch, runtime 1:10).
Posted inDiplomacy + Foreign Trade
Islamic Jihad delegation visits Egypt
A delegation from the Islamic Jihad group arrived in Cairo on Friday for talks with Egyptian officials about the Palestinian cause and humanitarian crisis, Maan News Agency reports. The meeting follows visits from other Palestinian factions, including Hamas, which had reached an agreement with Egypt to send fuel shipments to Gaza. The fuel shipments were […]
Posted inDiplomacy + Foreign Trade
Egypt to sign JICA grant USD 9 mn tranche for research equipment supply soon
Egypt and the Japanese International Cooperation Agency are holding final talks before signing the USD 9 mn second tranche of a grant to fund the Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology, Investment and International Cooperation Minister Sahar Nasr said, according to a ministry statement.
Posted inBasic Materials + Commodities
China approves Egyptian grape exports
China approved regulations for importing Egyptian grapes which came into effect on Wednesday, Trade and Industry Minister Tarek Kabil said, according to Al Masry Al Youm. 15 Egyptian farms and 15 distribution companies have been approved by the Chinese for exports. Egypt is also in negotiations with China to export new agricultural crops including dates, […]