Egyptian Streets

A man opened fire on relatives of his ex-wife during a reconciliation meeting outside Cairo on Thursday, 13 August, killing four people and wounding two others in an attack that has renewed alarm in Egypt over a string of extreme family and social violence. The shooting took place in the 15th of May district, south of the capital, during a session convened to resolve a disput...

Three people were killed and 17 others injured after an explosion and fire at Arabella Plaza Mall in New Cairo on Thursday, 13 August, prompting an ongoing investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident. According to the Public Prosecution, the incident began with an explosion inside a shop at the mall selling gifts and children’s toys. Initial investigations i...

A social media post claiming that the suspect accused of killing members of a family in Cairo’s Fifth Settlement was a police officer has been denied by an Egyptian security source, who said the claim was based on a manipulated photograph. According to the source, the post was circulated by an account “affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood outside Egypt” and included a phot...

Egypt is planning a new interactive platform aimed at giving young people a more direct way to share their ideas, launch initiatives, and get involved in their communities. President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has directed the National Training Academy to work with the Ministry of Youth and Sports and other relevant government bodies on launching the platform, according to a state...

Egypt’s National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA) has decided on Tuesday, 11 August, to tighten the procedures used to verify the identity of mobile phone line holders by accelerating the rollout of biometric verification mechanisms through mobile operator applications.  The move is intended to strengthen the SIM card registration process, reduce the risk of reg...