Category: Egypt

Egypt declares state of emergency after Palm Sunday church bombings

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has declared a three-month state of emergency after suicide bombers targeted two Coptic churches, killing at least 44 people and injuring dozens more in the run-up to Easter. Key points: Under emergency law constitutional rights are suspended, police are given more power The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for … Continue reading Egypt declares state of emergency after Palm Sunday church bombings →

Mysterious Giant Coffins Found in Egypt

Mysterious GIANT Coffins Discovered in Egypt Near Pyramid of Giza May Prove Existence of The Biblical Nephilim. Mysterious giant coffins discovered in Egypt in 2012, may prove the existence of the Biblical Nephilim, and the discovery of said tombs further confirms the historical happening of the great Biblical flood. The 24 boxes, or tombs, were … Continue reading Mysterious Giant Coffins Found in Egypt →

EgyptAir flight disappears en route from Paris to Cairo

An EgyptAir flight carrying at least 59 passengers and 10 crew members went off the radar after departing from Paris and heading to Cairo, the airline said in a brief statement. “An informed source at EGYPTAIR stated that Flight No. MS804, which departed Paris at 23:09 (CEST), heading to Cairo has disappeared from radar,” the airline … Continue reading EgyptAir flight disappears en route from Paris to Cairo →

Egypt Sees Sandstorm and Earthquake on the Same Day

Egypt faced treacherous weather conditions Saturday as a sandstorm blanketed the north of the country and a magnitude-5.2 earthquake centered in the Sinai peninsula shook buildings more than 200 miles away in the capital, Cairo. The epicenter of the quake was 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) southeast of the beachside town of Nuweiba in the Sinai, and … Continue reading Egypt Sees Sandstorm and Earthquake on the Same Day →

Backlash in Egypt: Judges killed in Sinai hours after Morsi sentence

Hours after former president Mohammed Morsi was sentenced to death in Cairo on May 16, Islamist gunmen ambushed a car driving two Egyptian judges to a court hearing in the Sinai Peninsula, killing both judges, a prosecutor and the driver, officials reported. The terror attack in the North Sinai provincial capital of El-Arish also wounded another … Continue reading Backlash in Egypt: Judges killed in Sinai hours after Morsi sentence →

‘You are a target’: Muslim extremists terrorize Egypt’s Coptic Christians

Christians in Egypt are facing a new wave of persecution at the hands of Muslim extremists, and human rights groups fear the situation could be on the brink of exploding. While the attacks on Egypt's Christian community are not on the scale of persecution faced by their brethren in Syria and Iraq, the Coptics – mostly … Continue reading ‘You are a target’: Muslim extremists terrorize Egypt’s Coptic Christians →

Egypt is Preparing for War with Israel’

Noha Hashad, pro-Israeli nuclear scientist who escaped Egypt after years of torture, says what's happening in Sinai isn't what we think. Noha Hashad (51), an Egyptian nuclear scientist who fled the Nile state in 2011 after her support of Israel made her a target for torture over many long years, has exposed troubling insights regarding Egypt's … Continue reading Egypt is Preparing for War with Israel’ →

Sisi prevails: Obama ends 18-month arms embargo against Egypt

President Barack Obama on March 31 ended the 18-month U.S. arms embargo against Egypt in order to support a regional effort to contain the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL). The decision marks a diplomatic victory for Egyptian President Abdul Fatah Sisi who won broad support from the Gulf Arab states, the United States and … Continue reading Sisi prevails: Obama ends 18-month arms embargo against Egypt →