Speculation runs rampant after bombings
CAIRO: As news of the Dahab bombings spread through word of mouth, TV stations or mobile news services, Cairens varied in their initial reactions, even though they were united in…
BREAKING NEWS: Clashes erupts as police attack demonstrators supporting judges
CAIRO: Police attacked demonstrators Thursday rallying in support of two pro-reform judges who had been hauled before a disciplinary board for accusing the judiciary of helping fix elections. The hearing,…
Bedouins feel shadow of suspicion after bombs
DAHAB, Egypt: The Bedouin of the Sinai Peninsula felt the shadow of suspicion fall across their tight-knit community on Tuesday after bombs killed 24 people in the tourist resort of…
Judicial controversy continues to heat up
CAIRO: Riot police resorted to violence to disperse protestors sitting-in at the Judges Club on Monday, with one judge allegedly beaten while at least a dozen were arrested. The attorney…
Bombings raise question of foreign connection
CAIRO: A third set of bombings targeting tourists on the Sinai Peninsula adds to the mystery about the secretive group thought to be behind them, driving some analysts to suspect…
Police questions 30 in connection with bombings
DAHAB, Egypt: Police were questioning some 30 people yesterday in connection with the attacks. Security officials say three of those being detained, three computer engineers. They are identified as Moumen…
Two suicide bombers attack north Sinai
ISMAILIA, Egypt: Two men blew themselves up in north Sinai on Wednesday, one near an airport used by an international observer force and one near the northern town of El…
BREAKING NEWS: Al Jazeera bureau chief detained by Egyptian police
CAIRO: Police detained Al Jazeera television s Cairo bureau chief, accusing him of spreading false information while reporting the Sinai bombings, the Interior Ministry said on Thursday. An Interior Ministry…
Tourism tipped to bounce back from attacks
CAIRO: The deadly blasts in Dahab are bound to cause short-term damage to Egypt s vital tourism industry, but it has bounced back from previous strikes. Health and security officials…
Bourse dismisses Dahab but Sinai blasts bite
CAIRO: The bourse opened strongly on Wednesday as investors shrugged off bomb attacks in the coastal resort of Dahab two days ago, but two mid-session bombings in north Sinai wiped…
