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Tourist and 2 Egyptian girls die in Luxor building collapse

By AFP

The woman, who had been passing by the building the moment it collapsed at around 6:00 pm (1600 GMT), succumbed to her injuries soon after arriving in hospital,...

  • FILE: An EgyptAir Airbus A320 on the tarmac of Larnaca International Airport after it was hijacked and diverted to Cyprus. Picture: Screengrab/CNN

    Cyprus agrees to extradite #EgyptAir hijacker

    Seif Eldin Mustafa has been described as being mentally disturbed & can be charged with air piracy.

    2238 days ago
  • FILE: The fatal incident happened not far from the capital, Cairo. Picture: Facebook.

    Fear in Cairo after police officers shot dead

    No one has claimed responsibility for the killing of the police officers.

    2368 days ago
  • Cairo, Egypt. Picture:Sheldon Morais/EWN

    Egyptian security forces kill Mexican tourist convoy

    The army accidentally shot a Mexican tourist convoy whilst engaging militants in the western desert.

    2444 days ago
  • Egyptian women walk through rubble of houses destroyed by Egyptian security forces near the border with the Gaza Strip, in Rafah, Egypt, on 5 November 2014. Egyptian authorities have evacuated and demolished over 800 houses belonging to 1,165 families in North Sinai along the border with the Palestinian Gaza Strip in order to create a security buffer zone. Picture: EPA.

    Egypt closes schools in Sinai towns as war looms

    Militancy has surged in the Sinai Peninsula which borders Israel, Gaza and the Suez Canal.

    2741 days ago
  • FILE: Armoured personnel carriers (APC) of the Egyptian Army patrol on a road close to El Gorah in northeastern Sinai. Picture: EPA.

    Blast in Egypt's Sinai wounds 10

    Security said police had begun to evacuate the area after a stolen car stirred suspicion.

    2750 days ago
  • Supporters of Mohammed Mursi. Picture: AFP

    Egypt detains 22 pro-Morsi women

    A lawyer representing the women says they are aged between 15 and 25.

    3126 days ago
  • Muslim Brotherhood leader Essam El-Erian

    Senior Muslim Brotherhood leader arrested

    It is being reported Essam El-Erian was arrested in Cairo.

    3128 days ago
  • Supporters of Mohammed Mursi, the Muslim Brotherhood's candidate in Egypt's presidential election, pray during the party's last campaign rally for Egypt's presidential election, in Cairo on May 20, 2012. Picture: AFP

    Muslim Brotherhood's newspaper shut down

    Police stormed the 'Freedom and Justice' newspaper office and removed its contents.

    3163 days ago
  • Clashes in Egypt. Picture: AFP

    Journalist charged for aiding Egyptian militants

    Six army officers were killed in two seperate car explosions near military units in Sinai.

    3176 days ago
  • An Egyptian man, supporter of the Muslim Brotherhood and Egypt's ousted president Mohamed Morsi kisses a poster of him as worshipers gather for prayer outside Cairo's Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque on 11 July, 2013. Picture:AFP

    Egyptian Christians content Morsi is gone

    Many Christians say they were discriminated against during Morsi's rule.

    3231 days ago
  • A supporter of the Muslim Brotherhood and of Egypt's ousted President Mohamed Morsi demonstrates on 16 July, 2013 in the centre of Cairo.Picture:AFP

    Egypt's govt gets to work

    In the worst single incident this month, troops shot dead 53 protesters at Cairo's Republican Guard compound.

    3233 days ago
  • Egyptian supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood rallying in support of deposed president Mohamed Morsi clash with police outside the elite Republican Guards base in Cairo early on July 8, 2013.  Picture: AFP /Mahmoud Khaled

    Heavy clashes in Cairo

    At least 22 people were injured in violence which has rendered Egypt into a state of lawlessness.

    3234 days ago
  • People celebrate at Tahrir Square with a portrait of Army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi after a broadcast confirming that the army will temporarily be taking over from the country's first democratically elected president Mohamed Morsi on3 July,2013 in Cairo. Picture: AFP/Khaled Desouki

    Egypt PM dispute stalls government

    Egypt Islamists call more protests as its political transition stalls government.

    3243 days ago
  • Hundreds of Egyptian protesters wave national flags and shout slogans against President Mohammed Morsi outside the presidential palace on 30 June 2013. Picture: AFP

    Egypt locked in protests impasse against Mursi

    Egyptians have been called on to keep occupying central squares to bolster anti-government campaigns.

    3249 days ago
  • Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi. Picture: AFP

    Egypt clerics warn of 'civil war'

    Clashes linked to the political tensions have killed five and wounded scores in the recent days.

    3252 days ago
  • Demonstrators dodge tear gas during clashes in a Cairo street. Picture: AFP

    Egyptian police block Rafah border

    Egyptian police took to the streets after seven of their colleagues were kidnapped by gunmen.

    3291 days ago
  • President Mohamed Morsi sees the basic law as a vital step in Egypt's transition to democracy. Picture: AFP

    Egypt reviews ballot on contentious constitution

    President Mohamed Morsi sees the basic law as a vital step in Egypt's transition to democracy.

    3437 days ago
  • Egypt’s military had to be called in to control the protests against the power decree on Thursday.

    Military halts clashes as political crisis grips Egypt

    Egypt’s military had to be called in to control the protests against the power decree on Thursday.

    3455 days ago
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