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Cairo
Sudan to Send Former President al-Bashir for Trial at the Hague for Genocide
The country’s transitional authorities and rebel groups have agreed to hand over Omar al-Bashir to the International Criminal Court for war crimes.
Nineteen Dead in Explosion Due to Cairo Car Crash: Ministry
A multiple-car crash on a Cairo street in front of Egypt’s main cancer hospital set off an explosion that killed a total of 19 people.
Passengers Escape From Hijacked EgyptAir Plane
Footage shows people escaping from an EgyptAir plane that was hijacked on March 29.
Photos Emerge of Alleged EgyptAir Hijacker
Mustafa’s stunt led police to a six-hour standoff, releasing all the passengers and crew—unharmed—prior to finally coming off the plane, calmly surrendering to police.
Cairo Bomb: Al-Sisi’s Egpyt Is Less Secure Than Ever
When a car bomb detonated outside a security building in Cairo on Aug. 20 it marked a new turn in the long-running series of violent attacks.
Kerry in Cairo for Egypt Security Talks
Secretary of State John Kerry is in Cairo for security talks with Egyptian officials before heading to Qatar to try to ease Arab concerns about the Iran nuclear deal
Egypt’s State Prosecutor Wounded in Bomb Attack in Cairo
A strong explosion ripped through the convoy of Egypt’s prosecutor general on Monday morning in a busy upscale Cairo suburb
Egypt Sentences 23 to Prison for Killing 4 Shiite Men
An Egyptian criminal court has sentenced 23 people to 14 years in prison on charges of killing four Shiite men two years ago
Mohamed Fahmy Feels Secure With Temporary Canadian Passport in Hand
The Canadian journalist facing broadly denounced terror charges in Egypt was finally handed a temporary Canadian passport on Wednesday.
Egypt Police Raid Radio Station, Detain Rights Advocate
The head of an Egyptian human rights organization said Saturday he is being held in a central Cairo police station following a police raid on the group’s online radio station
