Hala Gamal looks at a pile of rubble on Cairo’s Warraq island — all that’s left of her house after a police operation to evict residents accused of squatting on state land. Gamal, 31, said she had left the Nile island in the capital’s north on July 16 to buy breakfast. She returned to find … Read more
Hamas leader Ismail Haniya said Wednesday recent talks in Egypt could lead to improving the humanitarian suffering in the impoverished Gaza Strip. The head of the Palestinian Islamist movement said it found Egyptian officials “ready to work to address the crises in Gaza” during a recent trip in which Hamas leaders, led by its Gaza … Read more
Gaza’s rulers Hamas said they had begun building a new buffer zone along the southern border with Egypt on Wednesday, as the Islamist movement seeks to improve ties with Cairo. The 100-metre wide “safe area”, stretching 12 kilometres (7.5 miles) along the border between the Palestinian enclave and Egypt, will be equipped with surveillance cameras … Read more
Eight watchdogs, including Human Rights Watch, on Friday denounced Egypt’s adoption of a contentious new law to regulate non-governmental organisations. The rights groups urged the Egyptian government to repeal the law, ratified on May 24 by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, saying it “will crush civil society”. “The law ushers in unprecedented levels of repression and … Read more
Hamas is to unveil a new version of its controversial founding charter which called for the destruction of Israel in a bid to ease its international isolation, party officials said. Leaders of the Islamist movement have long spoken of the more limited aim of a Palestinian state in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip … Read more
The Egypt bomb blasts occurred on Palm Sunday; a Christian feast commemorating the entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem… Two bomb blasts struck two Coptic Churches in Egypt, killing at least 40 people on one of the most important days on the Christian calendar -Palm Sunday. The first blast which struck in the city of Tanta, about … Read more
The Egypt bomb blasts occurred on Palm Sunday; a Christian feast commemorating the entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem… Two bomb blasts struck two Coptic Churches in Egypt, killing at least 40 people on one of the most important days on the Christian calendar -Palm Sunday. The first blast which struck in the city of Tanta, about … Read more
After fleeing to Egypt from the war devastating their country, more Syrians are abandoning migration to the West fearing racism and culture shock, and instead are settling in Cairo. Mohamed Amin, 43, had considered Egypt a gateway to Europe when he arrived five years ago. He has since changed his mind, put off by accounts … Read more
Once a flourishing community, only a handful of Egyptian Jews, mostly elderly women, remain in the Arab world’s most populous country, aiming at least to preserve their heritage. Egypt still has about a dozen synagogues, but like many of the country’s monuments they need restoration. Part of the roof of a synagogue in the Mediterranean … Read more
Former Ghana skipper Stephen ‘Tornado’ Appiah will join his former Juventus team mates as they play former Barcelona stars in a legendary friendly match in Egypt next month. Reports in Egypt suggest that the game will be played at the El Gouna Stadium, as organisers, TeleSurf are already holding negotiations with the clubs and the … Read more
Barcelona superstar Leo Messi has jetted to Egypt on Tuesday as part of a domestic health campaign to fight Hepatitis C. Messi had been scheduled to visit the north African country twice previously, but on each occasion he had to postpone. The first visit was supposed to be in December, but that was pushed back … Read more
Five-time world footballer of the year, Lionel Messi, has postponed his proposed visit to Egypt following FC Barcelona’s 4-0 defeat at Paris Saint Germain in the Champions League on Tuesday. The Argentine striker was scheduled to arrive in Cairo on Wednesday, to take part in promoting a campaign, which targets attracting Hepatitis C patients to … Read more
“The restitution of those cultural objects which our museums and collections, directly or indirectly, possess thanks to the colonial system and are now being demanded, must also not be postponed with cheap arguments and tricks.” One of the enduring characteristics of the supporters of the so-called universal museum seems to be a determination not to … Read more
“The restitution of those cultural objects which our museums and collections, directly or indirectly, possess thanks to the colonial system and are now being demanded, must also not be postponed with cheap arguments and tricks.” Right side of Nefertiti, Egypt, now in Neues Museum, Berlin, Germany. One of the enduring characteristics of the supporters of … Read more