February 2, 2014
8:27 am

Egyptian police check the damage after an explosion at the Imbaba courthouse, amid a massive security operation to protect polling stations, in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014 (photo credit: AP/Khalil Hamra)

Shadowy jihadist group poses grave threat to Egypt

Ansar Beit al-Maqdis claims several high-profile attacks, including bombing at police HQ in Cairo and rocket attack on Israel

By AFP

February 1, 2014
7:13 pm

A demonstrator holds an anti-Muslim Brotherhood showing ousted Islamist Egyptian President, Mohammed Morsi, center, and other Brotherhood leaders with a noose around their necks, outside a makeshift courtroom at the national police academy, in an eastern suburb of Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Ahmed Omar)

Murder trial of Egypt’s Morsi resumes

Ousted president’s lawyer says court lacks the jurisdiction to try him

By Hamza Hendawi

February 1, 2014
3:21 pm

Illustrative photo of Egyptian Air Force F-16 fighter jet. (photo credit: Image capture from YouTube video uploaded by somuchverycool)

Egypt kills seven militants in Sinai airstrike

Military hits four houses with fighters linked to the Muslim Brotherhood near town of Sheikh Zuweid

By AFP

February 1, 2014
11:44 am

Egyptian riot police stand guard behind barbed wire outside the Police Academy in Cairo where a second hearing in the murder trial of deposed president Mohamed Morsi is expected to open on February 1, 2014 . (photo credit: AFP/Mahmoud Khaled)

Murder trial of Egypt’s Morsi set to resume

Ousted president faces third hearing at police academy in Cairo over deaths of protesters outside Presidential Palace in 2013

By AFP

February 1, 2014
10:48 am

Egyptian police officers and firefighters gather at the Egyptian police headquarters after a blast in downtown Cairo on Friday, January 24, 2014. (photo credit: AP/Khalil Hamra)

New Egyptian jihadi group forms, claims attacks

Ajnad Misr, Egypt’s soldiers in Arabic, says it will fight ‘regime’s criminal organs’ after claiming bombings outside Cairo

By AP

January 28, 2014
1:52 pm

This image made from video broadcast on Egyptian State Television shows ousted President Mohammed Morsi arriving for a court hearing at a police academy compound in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Nov. 4, 2013. (photo credit: AP Photo/Egyptian State Television via AP video)

Morsi prison break trial begins in Cairo

Ousted president, accused of plotting to ‘destroy the Egyptian state,’ was among the 20,000 who escaped jail during the 2011 revolution

By Sarah El Deeb

January 28, 2014
1:01 pm

Egyptian riot police stand guard in Cairo, January 28, 2014. (photo credit: AFP/Mahmoud Khaled)

Gunmen kill Egyptian police general in Cairo

Al-Qaeda-linked group claims responsibility for assassination of Mohamed Saeed as violence continues to rock country

By AFP

January 26, 2014
3:24 pm

Heinrich Himmler, center, reviews troops of the Galician SS-Volunteer Infantry Division, June 3, 1944 (photo credit: AP/ US Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Atlantic Foto Verlag Berlin)

Kisses from a killing machine

Violence in Cairo, talk of peace talks in Davos and the head of the SS’s love letters in Israel

By Ilan Ben Zion

January 25, 2014
10:43 pm

An Egyptian waves a national flag over a pro-military rally marking the third anniversary of the 2011 uprising in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, on Saturday, January 25, 2014. (photo credit: AP/Amr Nabil)

29 killed on third anniversary of Egyptian uprising

Security forces crush protests by Islamists and secular opponents, while giant crowds dance at government-backed rallies

By MAGGIE MICHAEL and Sarah El Deeb

January 25, 2014
4:06 pm

Egyptian army soldiers in armored vehicles block Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, ahead of expected mass rallies, on August 23, 2013 (photo credit: AP/Amr Nabil)

US citizen, Egyptian filmmaker detained in Cairo

Jeremy Hodge, 26, of LA and Hossam Eddin el-Meneai held by police for three days without charge, lawyer says

By Laura Dean

January 25, 2014
2:16 pm

An Egyptian girl holds a poster of Egypt's Defense Minister, Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, in Tahrir Square, the epicenter of the 2011 uprising, in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014. Egyptian riot police have fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi protesting as the country marks the third anniversary of the 2011 uprising, as supporters of the military gathered in rival rallies in other parts of the capital. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Divided Egypt marks 3rd anniversary of uprising

At least 25 killed in clashes with police around the country amid rival protests by supporters, opponents of military-backed government

By MAGGIE MICHAEL and Sarah El Deeb

January 25, 2014
12:41 pm

An Egyptian street vendor sells masks of Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi in Cairo, January 15, 2014. (photo credit: Khaled Desouki/AFP)

The drifting sands of terror in Egypt

The murderous attacks that hit the Sinai peninsula have not abated; they’ve just shifted to the country’s major cities

By Avi Issacharoff

January 25, 2014
9:01 am

Egyptians chant slogans as they attend a rally in support of Egypt's Defense Minister, Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014. (Photo credit: AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Bomb goes off in Cairo, no casualties

Capital rocked by another blast as Egypt marks 3rd anniversary of popular uprising; rival sides set to hold mass protests

By AP and AFP

January 24, 2014
9:22 pm

Supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi damage an area on a street as they protest against the government in Cairo's Nasr City district, Egypt, Friday, Jan, 24, 2014. (photo credit: AP/El Shorouk newspaper, Sabry Khaled)

US condemns string of Cairo bombings

Egyptian minister calls for tougher stance against Hamas, which he blames for supporting terrorism

By AP and Times of Israel staff

January 24, 2014
5:49 pm

Fourth explosion in Cairo kills one

Egyptian security forces say bomb planted on road in capital brings Friday’s death toll to six

By AP

Topic: Cairo

Shadowy jihadist group poses grave threat to Egypt

Ansar Beit al-Maqdis claims several high-profile attacks, including bombing at police HQ in Cairo and rocket attack on Israel

Murder trial of Egypt’s Morsi resumes

Ousted president’s lawyer says court lacks the jurisdiction to try him

Egypt kills seven militants in Sinai airstrike

Military hits four houses with fighters linked to the Muslim Brotherhood near town of Sheikh Zuweid

Murder trial of Egypt’s Morsi set to resume

Ousted president faces third hearing at police academy in Cairo over deaths of protesters outside Presidential Palace in 2013

New Egyptian jihadi group forms, claims attacks

Ajnad Misr, Egypt’s soldiers in Arabic, says it will fight ‘regime’s criminal organs’ after claiming bombings outside Cairo

Morsi prison break trial begins in Cairo

Ousted president, accused of plotting to ‘destroy the Egyptian state,’ was among the 20,000 who escaped jail during the 2011 revolution

Gunmen kill Egyptian police general in Cairo

Al-Qaeda-linked group claims responsibility for assassination of Mohamed Saeed as violence continues to rock country

Kisses from a killing machine

Violence in Cairo, talk of peace talks in Davos and the head of the SS’s love letters in Israel

29 killed on third anniversary of Egyptian uprising

Security forces crush protests by Islamists and secular opponents, while giant crowds dance at government-backed rallies

US citizen, Egyptian filmmaker detained in Cairo

Jeremy Hodge, 26, of LA and Hossam Eddin el-Meneai held by police for three days without charge, lawyer says

Divided Egypt marks 3rd anniversary of uprising

At least 25 killed in clashes with police around the country amid rival protests by supporters, opponents of military-backed government

The drifting sands of terror in Egypt

The murderous attacks that hit the Sinai peninsula have not abated; they’ve just shifted to the country’s major cities

Bomb goes off in Cairo, no casualties

Capital rocked by another blast as Egypt marks 3rd anniversary of popular uprising; rival sides set to hold mass protests

US condemns string of Cairo bombings

Egyptian minister calls for tougher stance against Hamas, which he blames for supporting terrorism

Fourth explosion in Cairo kills one

Egyptian security forces say bomb planted on road in capital brings Friday’s death toll to six

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