BBC News | Egypt bus crash kills 50 children near Manfalut BBC News Fifty children aged four to six years old and the driver of the school bus they were on were killed when their vehicle was hit by a train in central Egypt on Saturday, officials said. The transport minister resigned in the wake of the crash near ... Train, Bus Collision in Egypt Kills Scores of School Children Egypt: Train Hits School Bus; 49 Children Killed Egyptian train hits school bus, 51 killed |
NBCNews.com | Israel, Gaza fighting rages on as Egypt seeks truce Reuters GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel bombed militant targets in Gaza for a fifth straight day on Sunday, launching aerial and naval attacks as its military prepared for a possible ground invasion, though Egypt saw "some indications" of a truce ahead. Expert: Egypt caught in middle of Israel-Gaza conflict Egypt says truce 'soon' in Gaza Arab ministers back Egypt truce efforts for Gaza |
Examiner.com | Egypt sees "some indications" of Gaza truce soon Chicago Tribune CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi said on Saturday there were "some indications" a ceasefire could be reached soon between Israel and Gaza Palestinians but he had no firm guarantees. Egypt, which brokered an informal truce in ... Erdogan praises Egypt for recalling envoy from Israel Egypt stuck in the middle of Israel-Palestine conflict Hamas Chief In Egypt As Violence Continues In Gaza, Israel |
AFP | Egypt churches pull out of constitution panel AFP CAIRO — Egypt's churches have pulled out of a panel dominated by Islamists that is writing the country's post-revolt constitution, state television announced on Saturday. "Egypt's three churches have withdrawn from the constitutional assembly," state ... Church-state relations yet to change in Morsi's Egypt Egypt's New Democracy in Action In troubled Egypt, Copts turn to beloved saint |
Egyptian intel chief working to forge cease-fire CNN Near the Israel-Gaza border (CNN) -- Egypt's intelligence chief is spearheading talks with Hamas and Israel to forge a stop to the three days of warring that has engulfed Gaza and the Jewish state and head off an Israeli ground offensive into the ... |
Al-Arabiya | Egypt's Al Ahli takes African Champions League Al-Arabiya Egypt's al-Ahly team captain Hossem el Sayed (C) poses with the trophy after winning 2-1 against Esperance de Tunis in their CAF Confederation Cup football final at Rades Olympic stadium near Tunis. (AFP) ... Al Ahly's triumph shines light on tragic day for Egypt Result - Orange Champions League Final Second Leg Egypt's Al Ahly crowned African club champion following tumultuous, tragic year |
BBC News | Egypt's new pop culture icons? BBC News In the space of only a few weeks, the film Abdo Mota, starring young and upcoming actor Mohamed Ramadan, has topped the Egyptian box office, earning more than films featuring Egypt's well-established stars. Abdo Mota is the unlikely hero of the film ... |
Advisers resign from body drafting Egypt constitution: agency Reuters CAIRO (Reuters) - A group of technical advisers helping to write Egypt's new constitution resigned on Saturday, saying they would draw up a draft of their own because their voices were not being heard, state news agency MENA said. The resignations ... |
At least 49 Egyptian kindergarteners die when train hits school bus Washington Post ASSIUT, Egypt — A speeding train crashed into a bus carrying Egyptian children to their kindergarten in central Egypt on Saturday, killing at least 49 and prompting a wave of anger against the government in Cairo. Over 50 children between four and six ... |
Egyptian school bus crashes with train, killing 50, transportation minister ... Xinhua CAIRO, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- A train crashed with a school bus in southern Egypt on Saturday morning, leaving more than 40 children killed. Shortly after the tragedy, Egyptian transportation minister resigned. So far, there have been 50 people killed and ... |