The military-backed government in Egypt has blamed the Muslim Brotherhood for the attacks on a police HQ earlier this week. They have also declared Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist group. The group, whose candidate Mohammed Morsi won the presidential poll last year before being deposed by the military, had already been outlawed. Deputy Prime Minister Hossam Eissa announced the move, ... Read More »
Cairo a city in the hot middle east region has experienced snow fall for the first time in more than 100 years! This has really overjoyed the citizens. Cairo has been transformed into a winter wonderland after a “historic” storm in the Middle East brought a rare treat to Egypt’s capital Friday: a blanket of powdery, white snow. Due to ... Read More »
YouTube has been blocked in Egypt. This will be carried out by the government as per a Court order. The Court order the ban as YouTube was hosting an anti-Islam film. YouTube has been blocked for 30 days. But, the order can be appealed and based on the current information, well, it might just not be enforced. Judge Hassouna Tawfiq ... Read More »
Egypt has announced a cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas which will be effective from Wednesday evening. Egypt has been mediating with Israel and Hamas to sign a cease-fire agreement to ensure peace prevails. As per the cease-fire agreement, Israel will cease all military activity in Gaza at 9 P.M Local time and Hamas will also cease all operations against ... Read More »
In a horrific event, a train slammed into a school bus killing 50, a majority of them were children. This is really very tragic and painful to read. It happened when a school bus attempted to cross a railway crossing in Cairo, Egypt. The railway crossing was open at the time this accident happened which means it was no fault ... Read More »
A crashed World War II plane that belongs to Britain’s Royal Air Force (RAF) has been found in the Sahara Desert. It has been found after almost 70 years after it crash landed. Details about who flew the plane and their whereabouts is not clear. Vintage Wings, a Canadian aviation news website was the first to report about it. Jakub ... Read More »
Angered over the rise in food prices, housing and child care, middle class Israelis have taken to streets in protest against the inequality shown towards them by their Government. An estimate by local Israeli media concludes the participation of more than 300,000 middle class people for the protests who say their salaries cannot cover basic expenses including housing and childcare. ... Read More »
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