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An image grab taken from an AFPTV video shows the facade of a hotel in the Red Sea resort of Hurghada where an assailant stabbed and killed two foreign women (AFP Photo/STRINGER)

Egypt: 2 Tourists, 5 Policemen Killed

by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Jul 15, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo- Terror struck a security checkpoint in Giza province on Friday, killing five policemen, as Egyptian security and medical sources said that two German tourists were stabbed to death and four others were wounded at two separate beach resorts in the city of...

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St. Catherine’s Monastery. (photo credit: SETH J. FRANTZMAN)

Egypt: Rare Manuscript Discovered in Saint Catherine Monastery

by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Jul 7, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

Cairo- Egypt has announced the discovery of a rare manuscript dating back to the fifth or sixth century at the Saint Catherine Monastery in southern Sinai. Minister of Antiquities Khaled El-Enany said the manuscript was uncovered by monks during restoration works...

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Thousands of Brotherhood members have been killed and arrested in Egypt since it was declared a “terrorist” organization [Reuters]

Egypt: Qaradawi’s Daughter, Son-In-Law Jailed for Financing “Brotherhood”

by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Jul 4, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo- Egyptian authorities accused on Monday Ola el-Qaradawi, daughter of the spiritual leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, and her husband Hossam Khalaf, a leading member of the Islamist Wasat Party, of providing the Brotherhood with resources from foreign parties, in...

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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi speaks during a meeting with US Defense Secretary James Mattis at the Pentagon in Arlington, VA, U.S. April 5, 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein

Sisi: Facing Countries Supporting Terrorism Started With ‘June 30’ Revolution

by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Jul 1, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo- Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Friday that “the June 30 Revolution” foiled the plans of foreign forces that sought to produce chaos in the region by financing and sponsoring terrorism. In a televised speech delivered on the fourth anniversary...

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Egyptians celebrate and try to catch balloons released after Eid al-Fitr prayers, marking the end of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan at a public park, outside El-Seddik Mosque in Cairo, Egypt June 25, 2017. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

Egyptians Celebrate Eid al-Fitr amid Security Alerts

by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Jun 26, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi performed Eid al-Fitr prayers on Sunday in Mohamed Korayem Mosque in the Naval Headquarters in Ras el-Tin, Alexandria. Hundreds of worshipers joined Sisi in the prayers, which were led by Egypt’s Mufti Dr. Shawki Allam....