Egyptair to operate year round Dublin-Cairo service Egyptair is to launch a new year-round service between Dublin and Cairo. Business • 24 Feb
19 dead in Egypt car explosion caused by crash Nineteen people died and 30 were injured in an explosion resulting from a car crash in central Cairo, Egypt's health ministry said. World • 05 Aug 19
Mass hunger strike at Egypt prison: Amnesty About 130 inmates have been on hunger strike in an Egyptian prison for more than six weeks in protest at inhumane conditions and denial of … World • 31 Jul 19
BA suspends flights to Cairo over security concerns British Airways has suspended flights to the Egyptian capital, Cairo, for seven days over security concerns. World • 21 Jul 19
25 dead in blaze at Cairo train station At least 25 people were killed and more than 50 injured when a fire broke out at the main train station in Egypt's capital, two … World • 27 Feb 19
Egypt unveils Pharaonic tomb containing 50 mummies Egyptian archaeologists have uncovered a tomb related to the Pharaohs containing 50 mummies dating back to the Ptolemaic era, in Minya, south of Cairo, the … World • 02 Feb 19
Egypt criticised over British journalist's deportation Egypt has deported a British journalist working for The Times, the newspaper said, describing an "increasingly oppressive environment" for media in the country ahead of … World • 24 Mar 18
Govt 'shares frustration' at delay in Halawa's release The Government has said that it shares the growing frustration over the delay in Ibrahim Halawa being released from prison in Cairo despite having been … Ireland • 13 Oct 17
Shatter in call over Halawa's release Irishman Ibrahim Halawa has said that the past three weeks in a Cairo jail have been harder than the previous four years following his acquittal … Ireland • 11 Oct 17
Taoiseach and Egyptian president to discuss Halawa case Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has confirmed that he will speak with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi about the case of Irishman Ibrahim Halawa. News • 17 Aug 17
Egypt militant group claims police shootings An Egyptian militant group said it had carried out an attack on an Egyptian police convoy in Cairo that killed three officers and wounded five. News • 02 May 17
Pope calls for mediation to ease North Korea tensions Pope Francis said a third country, such as Norway, should try to mediate the dispute between North Korea and Washington, to cool a situation that … World • 30 Apr 17
Islamic State claim responsibility for Cairo blast The so-called Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a bomb attack on a Cairo church that killed 25 people, in a statement circulated on … Cairo • 13 Dec 16
Data recorder from crashed EgyptAir plane repaired Egyptian investigators said tonight that the flight data recorder of crashed EgyptAir flight MS804 has been successfully repaired. News • 27 Jun 16
Voice recorder from EgyptAir flight recovered The cockpit voice recorder from EgyptAir flight MS804 has been retrieved by search teams in a breakthrough for investigators seeking to explain what caused the … News • 16 Jun 16
16 killed in petrol-bomb attack on Cairo club At least 16 people have been killed in a suspected petrol bomb attack at a club restaurant in Egyptian capital Cairo. News • 04 Dec 15
21 dead after cargo ship hits party boat on Nile At least 21 people celebrating an engagement have been killed on the Nile north of Cairo after a cargo ship hit their chartered boat. News • 23 Jul 15
ISIS claims responsibility for Cairo blast The so-called group Islamic State have claimed responsibility for a bomb attack in front of the Italian consulate in Cairo, Egypt which killed one person. News • 11 Jul 15
Sisi sworn in as Egyptian president Former army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has been sworn in as president of Egypt. News • 08 Jun 14
One person killed in Cairo bomb attacks An Egyptian police brigadier-general has been killed in bombings outside Cairo University. World • 02 Apr 14
Six soldiers shot dead in Cairo Gunmen opened fire on a checkpoint in Cairo this morning, killing five Egyptian soldiers, state television reported. News • 15 Mar 14
Mursi murder trial adjourned in Cairo A Cairo court adjourned the trial which sees Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Mursi accused of inciting the killing of protesters. News • 02 Feb 14
Gunmen kill Egyptian general in Cairo A top Interior Ministry official has been killed in the Egyptian capital of Cairo. News • 28 Jan 14
Six killed in Cairo explosions A wave of bomb attacks across Cairo have killed six people and raised fears that an Islamist insurgency is gaining pace. News • 24 Jan 14
Amnesty: Egypt trampling on human rights Egypt has seen state violence on an "unprecedented scale" since the army deposed Islamist president Mohammed Mursi last July following mass protests against his rule, … News • 23 Jan 14
