LUXOR, Egypt (AP) — Egypt on Saturday announced the discovery in the southern city of Luxor of a pharaonic tomb belonging to a royal goldsmith who lived more than 3,500 years ago and whose work was dedicated to the ancient Egyptian god Amun. The tomb, located on the west bank of the river Nile in … Continue reading
CAIRO (AP) — On a scaffold several stories high beneath the dome of a Cairo church, Ayman William paints for the glory of God, unfazed by recent attacks against his fellow Coptic Christians in Egypt. The church, deep within the dusty alleyways of one of the many “informal” neighborhoods that have sprung up to accommodate … Continue reading
CAIRO (AP) — They trace their founding to the voyage to Alexandria of St. Mark, the apostle of Jesus and New Testament author. Just a decade or two after the original Easter, which Christians celebrate around the world, tradition states that Mark founded their church, one of the earliest in the Middle East and the … Continue reading
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — The presidents of Egypt, Algeria and Tunisia will hold a summit soon to try to find ways to reconcile neighboring Libya’s rival political factions and stem the country’s chaos, diplomats said Monday. The summit was announced in Tunis after a new round of diplomatic efforts for Libya, where two rival administrations … Continue reading
CAIRO (AP) — In his bedroom, there’s a drawer full of his medications — along with CDs of a popular Egyptian Muslim preacher. On the walls of the home are two paintings by his father. They’ve had a strained relationship. He opens an album and shows pictures of his mother. His mother supported him after … Continue reading
BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) — A powerful Libyan general whose forces recently captured several key oil facilities has rejected a U.N.-brokered government and said the country would be better served by a leader with “high-level military experience.” In a series of written responses to questions from The Associated Press this week, Field Marshal Khalifa Hifter said … Continue reading
ROSETTA, Egypt (AP) — Rescue workers on Tuesday pulled dozens of bodies from the hold of an Egyptian fishing boat that sank in the Mediterranean Sea carrying hundreds of migrants trying to make it to Europe, bringing the toll from the disaster to more than 200 dead. As the dead were brought to a pier … Continue reading
CAIRO (AP) — President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi said on Monday that Egyptians must join hands with his government to prevent a repeat of the tragedy that struck last week when a Europe-bound boat carrying hundreds of migrants sank in the Mediterranean off the Egyptian coast, with the loss of at least 170 lives. In his first … Continue reading
ROSETTA, Egypt (AP) — The bodies of 148 people had been pulled from the waters off the Egyptian coast by Friday, three days after a boat carrying hundreds of migrants capsized in the Mediterranean while attempting to head to Europe. Wahdan el-Sayyed, the spokesman of the Nile Delta province of Beheira, provided the latest figures … Continue reading
CAIRO (AP) — The voice and data recorders from the EgyptAir plane that crashed into the Mediterranean nearly a month ago are “extensively damaged” and will need repairs before they can be analyzed, an Egyptian official said Friday, dampening hopes for quick answers as to what caused the disaster. The official didn’t elaborate on how … Continue reading
CAIRO (AP) — An EgyptAir plane that made an emergency landing Wednesday, June 8, in Uzbekistan following a bomb threat has resumed its flight to Beijing, Egyptian officials said, the latest in a series of deadly or damaging air travel incidents involving Egypt. The officials said no bomb was found after the Airbus A330-220 and … Continue reading
CAIRO (AP) — What mysteries might still be hidden under Egypt’s pyramids? A team accompanied by Egypt’s former antiquities minister and famed archaeologist Zahi Hawass are testing a new scanner on the Great Pyramid of Giza on Thursday, June 2, hoping that modern technology could help unlock ancient secrets buried deep beneath the stone. The … Continue reading
CAIRO (AP) — The Latest on the search for an EgyptAir plane that crashed last month, killing all 66 people on board (all times local): 6:15 p.m. A French company says its special undersea search ship has detected signals from one of the black box flight recorders on the EgyptAir flight that crashed into the … Continue reading
French ship to join hunt for EgyptAir jet’s black boxes CAIRO (AP) — The French navy said Monday, May 23, that one of its ships has joined the search for the wreckage of EgyptAir Flight 804, focusing especially on the hunt for its flight recorders, as questions remain over what caused the Airbus 320 to crash … Continue reading
CAIRO (AP) — President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi said Tuesday, May 17, that Egypt’s relations with Israel, rooted in a landmark 1979 peace treaty, can only be “warmer” if his country’s former enemy reached a settlement with the Palestinians and pledged to “make every effort” toward a solution. The Egyptian leader also declared his support for a … Continue reading
CAIRO (AP) — The editor of Egypt’s top state newspaper called on authorities on Sunday Apr. 3, to seriously deal with the case of an Italian student tortured and killed in Cairo, saying officials who don’t realize the gravity of the case are risking a break in Egyptian-Italian relations. In a front-page column, Al-Ahram’s Editor-in-Chief … Continue reading
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s Interior Ministry says the death toll from a mortar attack on a checkpoint near northern Sinai’s provincial capital of el-Arish has risen to 15 policemen killed. The ministry says in a Sunday Mar. 20. statement that the dead include three officers. A Sinai-based Islamic State affiliate has claimed responsibility for the Saturday … Continue reading
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s central bank took a step toward floating the currency on Monday, Mar. 14, devaluing the Egyptian pound by 13 percent in hopes of alleviating a dollar shortage that has fueled a black market and crippled businesses but raising the prospect of price hikes that could cause a backlash on the streets. … Continue reading
CAIRO (AP) — Friends, family and diplomats held a memorial ceremony Friday, Feb. 5, at a Cairo church for an Italian student whose body was found this week nine days after he disappeared from the streets of the Egyptian capital. The circumstances of the killing of 28-year-old Giulio Regeni, remained murky. He disappeared on Jan. … Continue reading
CAIRO (AP) — Amid heavy security Monday,Jan. 25, Egypt marked the fifth anniversary of the uprising that toppled longtime autocrat Hosni Mubarak, with activists taking to social media — but not the streets — to express frustration that their demands for freedom and democracy had not been realized. Many activists instead posted photos from 2011 … Continue reading
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s president paid tribute on Sunday to the country’s 2011 uprising that toppled longtime ruler Hosni Mubarak, saying that protesters killed during the 18-day revolt had sought to revive “noble principles” and found a “new Egypt.” President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi’s praise of the uprising, delivered via a televised speech on the eve of … Continue reading
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A sex offender with a stolen boarding pass got through airport security in Salt Lake City and checked in at a gate for a flight to California before he was caught earlier this month, authorities have disclosed. Michael Salata, 61, was arrested on Nov. 5 after boarding the Southwest Airlines … Continue reading
NEW YORK (AP) — Colonel Sanders wants to come to your home: KFC said it will start delivering its buckets of fried chicken to customers in two U.S. cities. It will be the first time the chicken chain has delivered in the United States. Starting Thursday, people in Los Angeles and San Francisco will be … Continue reading
CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian antiquities officials on Monday scoffed at claims by Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson that Egypt’s ancient pyramids were not built as pharaonic tombs but used to store grain. “Does he even deserve a response? He doesn’t,” Antiquities Minister Mamdouh el-Damaty told the Associated Press on the sidelines of a news conference … Continue reading
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — Tourism bookings in Egypt’s main Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh have plunged in the wake of a Russian plane crash, officials said Wednesday, amid fears the airliner may have been downed by a bomb. Some 80 percent of reservations have been cancelled and at least 40 percent of tourists … Continue reading
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