An Egyptian train conductor who forced two poor street vendors without tickets to jump off a moving train, leading to the death of one of the youths, has been arrested, authorities said Tuesday.

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Dial 999 if you feel threatened by a man wolf-whistling at you in the street, says police chief

Back in the last century if I got a wolf whistle walking past a building...

At last flights to SSH can resume after an absence of 4 years.

An Irish diving enthusiast has died while out in Egypt after suddenly becoming unwell.

Martin ‘Murt’ Flynn, from Tullow, Co. Carlow, was part of a diving expedition which traveled out to Sharm El...

Gran's fury after being told to pay Egyptian toyboy ex who wooed her with camels £40k.

Smitten Marilyn Lewis fell for an Egyptian half her age but is now counting the heartbreaking £40,000 cost...

Security forces stop minors at checkpoints and check phones for ‘political’ material

More than 100 children are among thousands of people detained in Egypt in an effort to prevent further protests...

There is a lot of post-truthing going on about the Brexiteers and most of it is coming from the Brexiteers. Most of it is anecdote parading as fact. A bit like the campaign.

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Chop Their Heads Off.

Reuters reports that this happened from the Egyptian Emigration Minister in a meeting in Canada with expat Egyptians:

“A recording of Monday’s event posted to social media...

Reuters At It Again.

A long article on how power is being concentrated in fewer and fewer hands, how the courts are corrupted and the Army comes out on top. Careful, deliberate and calm.

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Abuse of Animals.

I hadn't realized that posting links to videos would lead to unpleasant images appearing in this post. Its the only way I know to post the link but don't read any further if you...

A 3,000-year-old Tutankhamun bust that Egypt claims was stolen has fetched £4.7m ($6m) at auction.

Egypt earlier called on auction house Christie's to cancel the sale of the relic depicting ancient...

A four-year old British girl has drowned in a swimming pool whilst on a family holiday to Egypt after slipping, banging her head and then falling into the water.

Skia Watson was staying at the...

What a fantastic day of sport in the UK yesterday, what with England winning the Cricketing World Cup for the first time in its history. I wouldn't say I was a cricket fanatic usually but what a...

Egypt Gets the Boot.

Now the purges begin and the military are to take over the management of soccer – maybe even including coaching.

A former coach said: “whether a military official should...

Reports of a bomb attack on a tourist bus near a museum close to the Pyramids in Egypt, 12 injured so far.

A woman on holiday with her husband in Egypt most likely died as a result of gastroenteritis, an inquest heard.

Alison Sonnex, from Ramsgate, Kent, was at the Royal Tulip Hotel in Marsa Alam with...

Egypt has suspended hot air ballooning rides over ancient sites in Luxor after strong winds took 11 tourists off course the day before and forced them to land in the country's southern desert.

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Poor Sudan.

If you are a weak poor country full of chaos expect all the local brutes to stick their fingers in to get what they want.

Here is what Foreign Policy, a specialist diplomacy magazine,...