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Burkini war hits Egypt beaches

Cairo - AFP

Egypt’s tourism authorities have warned coastal hotels against barring women clad in burking swimwear from using their beaches and swimming pools. The warning comes after a series of complaints from burking wearers in the mostly Muslim country that some beach resorts have banned them. The burking, locally known as the Sharia-compliant swimsuit, is a full-body garment that also covers theRead more

Egyptian in Red Sea knife attack supported ISIS, sources say

Cairo - Muslimchronicle

An Egyptian man who stabbed three foreign tourists to death and wounded three more earlier this month at a Red Sea resort had tried to join ISIS, according to a police investigation, two security sources said on Sunday. Officials say Abdel Rahman Shaban Abokorah killed two German women and a Czech woman and wounded three other tourists at the popularRead more

Egypt police probe motives of Red Sea beach attacker

Hurghada - Muslimchronicle

Police on Saturday questioned the suspected jihadist who stabbed to death two German women and wounded four others at a Red Sea beach resort, adding to the woes of Egypt's hobbled tourism industry. Judicial sources said the man who had swum ashore from a public beach in Hurghada to carry out Friday's attack confessed to sharing the ideology of theRead more

Germany confirms 2 nationals killed in Egypt beach attack

Cairo - Muslimchronicle

Berlin on Saturday said the two women killed after being stabbed in an Egyptian beach resort of Hurghada were German nationals, Egyptian foreign ministry said in a statement. "We can now sadly confirm that two German tourists died in the attack at Hurghada," the ministry said. It added that employees of the German embassy in Cairo are now at theRead more

Egypt beach resort attack kills two foreigners

Cairo - Muslimchronicle

Two foreign women were killed on Friday and four others were wounded when an assailant stabbed them at an Egyptian Red Sea beach resort, officials said. The governor of Red Sea province, where the resort of Hurghada is located, said two "foreign residents" of the city were killed in the attack, a cabinet statement said. Although the attacker's motives wereRead more

African countries adopt unified stance towards illegal immigration

Hurghada - Arab Today

African countries, which participated in a consultative meeting here, have agreed to adopt a unified stance towards the issue of illegal immigration, the Egyptian assistant foreign minister said on Thursday. The unified African stance will be discussed at a senior officials meeting due to be held in Malta on February 8-9, Ambassador Hesham Badr said. He added that the confereesRead more

Egypt draws on expatriate scientists for future growth

Hurghada - ArabToday

More than 30 expatriate scientists gathered at a two-day conference in Egypt's Red Sea resort city of Hurghada to contribute to the country's future development plans. The National Conference for Egyptian Scientists and Experts Abroad, which was held under the slogan of "Egypt Can," tackled means of achieving higher rates of economic growth, accelerating development, luring investments as well asRead more

Investment Ministry takes part in scientific conference in Hurghada on December 14

Cairo - Arab Today

The Investment Ministry and the General Authority for Investment and Free Zones will take part in the activities of a scientific conference, to be held in the Sea resort city of Hurghada on December 14. Dubbed “By its scholars, Egypt can,” the two-day conference, held under the auspice of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, will group 27 Egyptian scholars andRead more

Heat wave hits Egypt, temperatures reach 45 degrees

Cairo - XINHUA

Egypt's official weather agency said Sunday that a heat wave grilling the country is expected to last until Tuesday. According to a press release by Egypt's Meteorological Authority, temperatures in some districts have reached 45 degrees Celsius during the day. In capital Cairo, the high has reached 43, while temperatures in some Upper Egypt's governorates have hit 44 to 45Read more