Cairo

Egypt: Mexican Tourists’ Families Travel to Cairo

The families of the Mexican tourists who were accidentally killed by the Egyptian security forces are travelling to Egypt. Twelve…

9 years ago

Omar Sharif Funeral Held at Hussein Tantawi Mosque in Cairo

Omar Sharif’s funeral has been held at the Hussein Tantawi Mosque in Cairo. The Egyptian actor died in a Cairo…

9 years ago

Egypt’s new capital city plans unveiled

The plans of Egypt's new administrative and business capital have been revealed on a new website. According to the website,…

10 years ago

Canadian embassy in Cairo closed due to security concerns

Canada has decided to shut its embassy in Cairo due to "security concerns", a day after the UK closed its…

10 years ago

Cairo Coptic Christian Church’s restoration completed after 16 years

The restoration of Coptic Christian Church Virgin Mary in Cairo has been completed after 16 years. Also known as the…

10 years ago

Cairo bomb attacks kill five people

Three blasts that appeared to target the police force have killed 5 people in Cairo. Nearly 70 people have been…

11 years ago

Cairo al-Azhar campus set on fire during protests

Muslim Brotherhood supporters clashed with Egyptian police and Cairo university buildings were set on fire killing one student. State TV…

11 years ago

Cairo expels Turkish Ambassador Huseyin Avni Botsali

Turkish ambassador to Cairo has been expelled, a day after PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for Egypt’s ousted President Mohamed…

11 years ago

Egypt: Clashes at pro-Morsi demonstrations in Cairo and other cities

Clashes between former President Mohamed Morsi’s supporters and Egyptian troops have erupted in Cairo and other cities on Friday. Heavy…

11 years ago

Egypt’s security forces clear al-Fath mosque in Cairo

Egypt's security forces have cleared al-Fath mosque in Cairo after a long stand-off with Muslim Brotherhood supporters barricaded inside, state…

11 years ago

Egypt: At least 15 people killed as security forces clear pro-Morsi protest camps

Egyptian security forces moved in to clear two protest camps occupied by supporters of deposed president Mohamed Morsi in Cairo…

11 years ago

Egypt: At least 15 people die in clashes between supporters and opponents of Mohamed Morsi

At least 12 people have died in Alexandria and three in Cairo in clashes between supporters and opponents of ousted…

11 years ago

Egypt protests: Mohamed Morsi gets ultimatum from opposition group Tamarud

Tamarud, the Egyptian opposition movement that has led nationwide protests against President Mohammed Morsi, has given him until Tuesday to…

11 years ago

Egypt protests: Crowds gather in Cairo’s Tahrir Square to demand Mohammed Morsi’s resignation

Protesters are gathering in Cairo's Tahrir Square on the eve of a mass rally to demand the resignation of Egypt's…

11 years ago

Cairo deadly clashes at St Mark’s Cathedral after Coptic funerals

At least one person has been killed and more than 20 injured in clashes outside Cairo's St Mark's Cathedral following…

12 years ago

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad attacked with shoe in Cairo

Security guards have seized a man who tried to hit Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad with a shoe as he visited…

12 years ago

Clashes at Mohamed Morsi’s palace in Cairo

Anti-Mohamed Morsi protesters have clashed with police outside the presidential palace in Cairo, after a week of violence in which…

12 years ago

Egypt football fans sentenced to death over Port Said stadium violence

An Egyptian court has sentenced to death 21 defendants over clashes between rival football fans at Port Said stadium in…

12 years ago

Mohammed Abu Jamal Ahmed, suspect in Benghazi attack that killed Ambassador Christopher Stevens, arrested in Cairo

Mohammed Abu Jamal Ahmed, one of the suspects in the Benghazi attack that killed U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three…

12 years ago

Egypt: two killed and more than 670 injured in Cairo and Alexandria clashes

Two people have been killed and more than 670 injured after protesters clashed yesterday with security forces in Cairo and…

13 years ago

Cairo: state of alert after Israeli embassy attack. Three died and more than 1,000 injured.

Egypt has declared state of alert after three people die and more than a thousand were injured as crowds attacked…

13 years ago