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At least 46 people were killed and dozens injured on Sunday morning, when two blasts ripped through the two churches in Tanta and Alexandria. (AFP)

April 13th, 2017 - 11:00 GMT

Identity of Alexandria cathedral suicide bomber revealed

30-year-old Mahmoud Hassan Abdullah has been identified as the suicide bomber responsible for Sunday's deadly attack.

Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi announced yesterday he is to reinstate the Port Said free zone

February 19th, 2013 - 07:46 GMT

Egypt: Morsi to reinstate Port Said free zone

‘Green Eagles’ fans of Al-Masry club and families of those killed in last month's clashes with the police have called for protests pushing for seven demands, including the dismissal of the Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim and the termination of the night-time curfew imposed on the three canal cities last month.

February 19th, 2013 - 05:30 GMT

Port Said protestors shut down factories in second day of unrest

Israel is considering a railway to offer an alternative to Egypt's Suez canal, according to report in the UK media

February 18th, 2013 - 07:13 GMT

Israel proposing alternative to Suez Canal - The Times

Sexual harassment skit on Cairo's metro (Photo: Rowan El Shimi)

February 17th, 2013 - 10:31 GMT

Sexual harassment goes underground in Cairo as artists bring the drama onto the metro

Monthly revenue from Egypt's Suez Canal declined in January, with experts blaming political violence in port cities

February 14th, 2013 - 04:00 GMT

Suez Canal revenue drops due to political violence

Legitimate Dreams is part of the partnership between the SFD and UN Women to empower Egyptian women economically and help them live their dreams through economic enterprises.

February 10th, 2013 - 08:26 GMT

Women's 'Legitimate dreams' come true in Egyptian film

The Suez Channel.

February 3rd, 2013 - 01:44 GMT

After leak in Suez Canal it's anchors away for Danish container ship

Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets on Friday in Cairo and across the country.

February 2nd, 2013 - 12:23 GMT

Egyptians seek deliverance as death reported in Friday protests

"We are witnessing perhaps the most extreme example of the principle of 'the consent of the governed” actually being implemented.'

February 1st, 2013 - 10:49 GMT

In Iraq and Egypt, Arab citizens are teaching democracy to the old order

Violent clases in Cairo and the Suez region have claimed dozens of lives since January 25.

January 31st, 2013 - 12:42 GMT

Egypt's leaders meet for crisis talks called for by top cleric

Egypt's finance minister has said negotiations over a $4.8 billion IMF loan are currently on a government review and 'social dialogue'.

January 31st, 2013 - 03:57 GMT

IMF negotiations on track in Egypt

Lebanese singer, Doli Shahin, performing in the Red Sea tourist city of Ghardaka. The Muslim Brotherhood's sponsorship of the concert has angered salafists in Egypt. (Al Arabiya)

January 29th, 2013 - 12:30 GMT

Scandalous Doli Shahin rubs Egypt's Salafists up the wrong way