Nightclub in Egypt's Cairo firebombed after dispute, 16 killed
Two men who were denied entry to a nightclub later returned with others and bombed it here on Friday, setting off a blaze that killed all 16 people who were trapped inside by the smoke and flames, authorities said.
Dec 05, 2015, 07:27 AM IST16 killed in firebomb attack on nightclub in Egypt
At least 16 people, including five women, were killed today in a firebomb attack on a nightclub here by three motorcycle-borne masked assailants who threw Molotov cocktails on it, apparently after a dispute with the club's staff over their entry.
Dec 04, 2015, 17:59 PM ISTGunmen kill four Egypt policemen south of Cairo
The attackers` affiliation was not immediately clear.
Nov 28, 2015, 15:37 PM ISTEgypt votes in second phase of parliamentary polls
Polling stations opened in 13 of Egypt's 27 governorates, Al Ahram news reported.
Nov 22, 2015, 16:14 PM ISTBomb hidden in soda can brought down Russian plane in Egypt, says Islamic State
The Islamic State group has said it smuggled a bomb on board a Russian airliner.
Nov 18, 2015, 22:51 PM ISTTerrorists harming Islam's message: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
As terror struck Paris, India on Saturday said radicalism is a "great challenge" to the Islamic world as some misguided people were harming Islam's real message of mercy and peace and exhorted Imams and other religious leaders world over to deal with the problem.
Nov 14, 2015, 20:47 PM ISTEgypt sentences seven to death for killing policemen
An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced seven Islamists to death for killing 25 policemen in the country's Sinai peninsula in 2013.
Nov 14, 2015, 18:54 PM ISTIn Egypt, angry talk of Western conspiracy over plane crash
Egypt is facing a Western conspiracy that seeks to scare off tourists and destroy the country's economy.
Nov 10, 2015, 18:49 PM ISTThousands of Russians leave Egypt after security concerns
Thousands of Russians vacationers were heading home from Egypt on Monday aboard special planes sent by Moscow, which has suspended all flights to Egypt amid security concerns in the aftermath of the Oct 31 plane crash of a Russian airliner that killed all 224 people onboard.
Nov 09, 2015, 23:40 PM ISTNo conclusion yet in Russian plane crash, says probe panel
An Egyptian-led probe panel investigating the Russian plane crash last week on Saturday said it is considering all possible scenarios for the crash that killed 224 people and has not reached a conclusion yet even as black box data from the plane indicated it was bombed.
Nov 08, 2015, 00:21 AM ISTRussian plane wreckage to be moved to Cairo
The wreckage of Russian plane will be recovered to a safe and secure place in Cairo for further examination of each part.
Nov 07, 2015, 23:36 PM ISTRussian aircraft disintegrates in midair before crash
The Russian aircraft disintegrated in midair before it crashed over Egypt's Sinai Peninsula on Saturday, state-run Ahram newspaper reported on Sunday.
Nov 02, 2015, 01:29 AM ISTEgypt extends state of emergency in N Sinai for 3 months
Egypt on Wednesday extended by another three months the state of emergency imposed on parts of northern Sinai since October last year.
Oct 28, 2015, 18:08 PM ISTEgyptians trickle to polls in parliamentary runoffs
Egyptians trickled to the polls on Tuesday in just over half of the country's 27 provinces in parliamentary runoffs that are part of an election process dubbed as the final transition to democratic rule but that apparently failed to inspire voters.
Oct 27, 2015, 21:48 PM ISTEgypt's Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on maiden India visit this week
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi will visit India for the first time this week to attend the third India-Africa Forum Summit to boost bilateral ties and invite increased investment, especially in the new, ambitious Suez Canal project.
Oct 25, 2015, 17:35 PM ISTMilitants kill Islamist parliament candidate in Egypt's Sinai
Unknown gunmen shot dead on Saturday a parliament candidate of an Islamist Al-Nour Party outside his home in Arish city of restive North Sinai province, a security source told Xinhua.
Oct 24, 2015, 22:45 PM ISTBrotherhood missing from ballots as Egypt readies to vote
One party - the banned Muslim Brotherhood - will be conspicuously absent from ballot papers when Egypt's voters head to the polls for long-delayed parliamentary elections today.
Oct 17, 2015, 13:44 PM ISTEgypt acquits Qaeda chief's brother, orders new probe
Mohamed al-Zawahiri was arrested in August 2013 at the height of a campaign of repression of Islamists in the wake of the army's ouster of the country's Islamist president Mohamed Morsi.
Oct 16, 2015, 05:15 AM IST2 killed, 6 conscripts injured in explosion in Egypt's N Sinai
One civilian and a conscript died in the explosion which took place late last night, medical and security sources said.
Oct 15, 2015, 06:01 AM IST11 migrants drown as boat capsizes off Egypt
Eleven would-be migrants from Syria and Africa drowned when a boat bound for Europe capsized off the Egyptian port of Baltim, security and medical officials said on Sunday.
Oct 11, 2015, 20:24 PM IST