BREAKING NEWS: Al Jazeera bureau chief detained by Egyptian police

CAIRO: Police detained Al Jazeera television s Cairo bureau chief, accusing him of spreading false information while reporting the Sinai bombings, the Interior Ministry said on Thursday. An Interior Ministry…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Two suicide bombers attack north Sinai

ISMAILIA, Egypt: Two men blew themselves up in north Sinai on Wednesday, one near an airport used by an international observer force and one near the northern town of El…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Police questions 30 in connection with bombings

DAHAB, Egypt: Police were questioning some 30 people yesterday in connection with the attacks. Security officials say three of those being detained, three computer engineers. They are identified as Moumen…

Vivian Salama

Bombings raise question of foreign connection

CAIRO: A third set of bombings targeting tourists on the Sinai Peninsula adds to the mystery about the secretive group thought to be behind them, driving some analysts to suspect…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Judicial controversy continues to heat up

CAIRO: Riot police resorted to violence to disperse protestors sitting-in at the Judges Club on Monday, with one judge allegedly beaten while at least a dozen were arrested. The attorney…

Pakinam Amer

Bedouins feel shadow of suspicion after bombs

DAHAB, Egypt: The Bedouin of the Sinai Peninsula felt the shadow of suspicion fall across their tight-knit community on Tuesday after bombs killed 24 people in the tourist resort of…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

BREAKING NEWS: Clashes erupts as police attack demonstrators supporting judges

CAIRO: Police attacked demonstrators Thursday rallying in support of two pro-reform judges who had been hauled before a disciplinary board for accusing the judiciary of helping fix elections. The hearing,…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Speculation runs rampant after bombings

CAIRO: As news of the Dahab bombings spread through word of mouth, TV stations or mobile news services, Cairens varied in their initial reactions, even though they were united in…

Sarah El Sirgany

Press links Dahab blasts to other Islamist attacks

CAIRO: State-owned newspapers on Tuesday linked the deadly blasts which rocked the Red Sea resort of Dahab with previous Islamist attacks in the Sinai. The preliminary findings of the investigation…

Daily Star Egypt Staff

Israel makes common cause with Egypt after attacks

JERUSALEM: Israel looked to make common cause with the Egyptian government against Islamist extremists Tuesday after the latest Sinai bombings, having warned for months about possible attacks in the region.…

Daily Star Egypt Staff