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10 People Died in the Collapse of a Residential Building in Cairo
At least 10 people have died in collapse of a residential building in a slum of the Egyptian capital, Cairo.
Ten bodies have been removed from the ruins of a 5-storey building in the Mansiyat Nasser area, the official Egyptian agency MENA said, citing a civil servant at the Metropolitan Civil Protection Service.
Gunmen in Egypt Mosque Attack Carried Islamic State Flag
Gunmen who attacked a mosque on Friday in Egypt's North Sinai brandished an Islamic State flag as they opened fire through doorways and windows, killing more than 300 worshippers, including two dozen children, officials said on Saturday, Reuters reported.
At least 54 killed, 75 wounded in Egypt mosque attack
At least 54 killed, 75 wounded after militants target mosque in Egypt's North Sinai with bomb, gunfire, state-run MENA news agency reported on Nov. 24
Egypt detains 29 people on suspicion of espionage for Turkey
Egypt's public prosecutor has ordered the detention of 29 people suspected of espionage on behalf of Turkey and joining a terrorist organization, state news agency MENA reported on Nov. 22.
Egypt summons UK ambassador over criticism of Al Jazeera trial
Egypt summoned the British ambassador to reject as "unacceptable interference" comments he made on an Egyptian court's decision to hand down prison sentences for three Al Jazeera journalists, state media said on Aug. 30.
Egyptian court sentences 3 Al-Jazeera journalists to 3 years in prison
An Egyptian court sentenced three Al-Jazeera TV journalists to three years in prison on Aug.29 for operating without a press license and broadcasting material harmful to Egypt, a case that has stirred an international outcry.
Egypt court postpones Jazeera retrial verdict
An Egyptian court postponed on July 30 its verdict in the retrial of three Al-Jazeera journalists accused of supporting the banned Muslim Brotherhood, in a case that has sparked a global outcry.
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Ships cross Egypt's New Suez Canal in first test-run
The first cargo ships passed through Egypt's New Suez Canal on July 25 in a test-run before it opens next month, state media reported, 11 months after the army began constructing the $8 billion canal alongside the existing 145-year-old Suez Canal.
ISIL claims attack that kills five members of Egypt's security forces
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant's (ISIL) Egypt affiliate said in a statement on a social media site it carried out an attack in North Sinai on military checkpoints that killed five members of the country's security forces on July 18.
The deaths occurred when several mortar rounds hit two checkpoints, security sources said earlier.
Six Muslim Brotherhood supporters killed in clashes in Cairo
Six supporters of Egypt's outlawed Muslim Brotherhood were killed in clashes with police in Cairo on July 17, security sources said. The violence in different locations took place as Egyptians marked the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr.