As reported by Maannews.net, Egyptian security forces detained three Bedouin men suspected of carrying out a string of armed robberies across the popular coastal resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh, a security source told Ma’an. Those detained are suspected of robbing both tourists and locals at gunpoint, the source said. Read Article
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Al Jazeera reports that an Egyptian court has convicted 43 non-governmental organisation (NGO) workers, including at least 16 Americans, of illegally using foreign funds to foment unrest in the country, sentencing them to up to five years in jail. Tuesday’s verdict also ordered the closure and seizure of the offices and assets in Egypt belonging […]
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The Associated Press reports that an Egyptian health official says a bus carrying Mexican tourists has overturned in the Sinai peninsula, killing at least five. Head of emergency services for South Sinai governorate Khaled Abou Hashem says that the bus was carrying tourists from Saint Catherine’s monastery to the Red Sea resort of Dahab. He […]
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According to maannews.com, Egyptian security services on Wednesday questioned an Israeli tourist suspected of possessing suspicious materials. Intelligence officials told Ma’an that an Israeli was stopped while crossing from Egypt to Israel via Taba and taken to the district attorney’s office for interrogation. Read article
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Guardian.co.uk reported that an American man was stabbed outside the US embassy in Cairo on Thursday, a security official said, in a rare attack on a US national in the Egyptian capital. The American was rushed to a nearby hospital and the motives for the assault were not clear. According to the Egyptian official, an […]
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As reported by scmp.com, “The pilot of the hot-air balloon that crashed in Egypt in February killing 19 people – nine of them Hongkongers – has been arrested and ordered to prison pending the outcome of an investigation, balloon operators say. But the hospital where Moman Mourad is recovering under police guard, say he is […]
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On April 11 2013, as reported by Almogas.com a 26-year-old Austrian tourists Steven Vagen was found dead at his hotel room at a small villages south of Hurghada in Egypt. According to Hurghada police Steven’s girlfriend said that they got some types of traditional sex-stimulant pills known as the “stone of hell” from a stranger […]
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As reported by en.trend.az, “Gunmen abducted an American tourist Thursday in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, a security official said, DPA reported. ‘The kidnappers have relatives in prisons and want them to be released in exchange for the US tourist,’ said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity. Police was negotiating with tribal chiefs in Sinai […]
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As reported by AP a Dutch journalist working in Egypt said she was released yesterday from nearly 12 hours in police custody after an Egyptian vigilante arrested her and turned her over to authorities, accusing her of spreading European culture and endangering the country. Read Article
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As covered by arabnews.com, “Four expatriate youths in their 20s were arrested in Riyadh on suspicion of killing an Egyptian male nurse south of the capital. An official from the Deerah police station in the Batha city center said the alleged motive for the killing was theft of money and valuables from the dead man’s […]
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