The Guardian | Suicide bomber, 2 other armed men target Egypt's temple site at Luxor Washington Post CAIRO — Militants with explosives battled Egyptian security forces outside the ancient Karnak temple in Luxor on Wednesday, striking one of Egypt's most famous tourist sites and raising fears over the potentially expanding reach of the country's ... Egypt says terror attack foiled at temple in tourist city of Luxor Egyptian Police Foil Bomb Attack at Karnak Temple in Luxor Suicide bomber strikes near ancient temple in Luxor, Egypt |
Jerusalem Post Israel News | Egypt army kills 5, arrests 12 in Sinai, sentences 11 to death Jerusalem Post Israel News Soccer matches are often a flashpoint for violence in Egypt. The teams in the Port Said incident – al-Masry and Cairo's al-Ahli – are longtime rivals. Witnesses said the rioting broke out after Cairo fans unfurled banners insulting the local team ... Egypt court sentences 11 to death over 2012 soccer riot Egypt court sentences 11 to death over 2012 soccer stadium riots Egypt court sentences 11 to death over soccer violence |
Law Street Media | Egyptian doctors post photos of grim hospital conditions BBC News Egypt's doctors have been anonymously sharing pictures of the conditions they work in - with stray animals and overflowing sewage on display - after the country's Prime Minister said he was "surprised" at the state of the country's run-down hospitals. The Sad State of Egypt's Hospitals: Shocking Pictures Released |
NBCNews.com | Egypt's Winemakers Seek to Revive Ancient Art NBCNews.com An organic wine producer is growing indigenous grapes near famed pharaonic tombs in central Egypt, vintners in the Nile Delta have modernized a long-neglected 19th century winery, and in Cairo's hotels, tourists can now enjoy Egyptian wine described by ... |
The Independent | Egypt terror attack: Suicide bomber targets ancient Temple of Karnak popular ... The Independent The Temple of Karnak, in the southern Egyptian city of Luxor (AFP) Officials, who spoke anonymously, said police had previously foiled two other suicide attack attempts on the temple. The Associated Press reported that while there was no immediate ... |
Daily Beast | Security Guard at U.S. Embassy in Egypt Arrested as a Terrorist Daily Beast Egyptian authorities have arrested an Egyptian security guard at the U.S. Embassy in Cairo, claiming he is a senior figure in an Islamist terrorist organization. U.S. officials are scrambling to get information from Egyptian authorities, who did not ... |
Banking Business Review | Commercial International Bank to Buy Citigroup's Egypt Retail-Banking Business Wall Street Journal Turmoil-hit Egypt in the past year has striven to revive its economy through a series of reforms aimed at courting foreign investments. Its population of more than 80 million remains largely underbanked and garnered interest from international banks in ... Citigroup Inks Deal to Shed Consumer Banking Unit in Egypt UPDATE 2-Egyptian lender CIB to buy Citi's Egypt retail business Egypt's CIB buying Citibank's local retail operations |
BBC News | Security strengthened at Egypt's ancient attractions BBC News It follows a suicide bomb attack at one of the country's most popular tourist sites, the Karnak temple complex in the city of Luxor. Last week, two members of Egypt's tourism and antiquities police force were shot dead on a road near the pyramids at Giza. South African lawyers call for arrest of Egypt's Sisi Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia agree to form supreme trilateral council Egypt's Sisi orders greater security presence at ancient sites: state news agency |
NJ.com | New Egypt could apply for admission to Shore Conference, withdraw from BCSL NJ.com PLUMSTED -- The Plumsted Township Board of Education could approve an application for New Egypt High School to join the Shore Conference at its regular meeting Wednesday night. An item that reads "Recommend approval of the application for the ... |
Obama Administration Criticizes Egypt in Report to Congress New York Times CAIRO — Egypt is moving away from democracy, stifling freedom of expression, arresting thousands for political dissent and failing to hold the security forces accountable for “arbitrary or unlawful killings,” the Obama administration has determined in ... |