Louvre museum attacker was Egyptian national?
Paris, Feb 4 (IBNS): The man, who attempted to attack the Louvre museum in Paris on Friday, was an Egyptian nation, French officials were quoted saying by the media.
Nine policemen killed in Egypt suicide bomber attack
El Arish (Egypt), Jan 9 (IBNS): A suicide bomber driving a garbage truck packed with explosives rammed his vehicle into an Egyptian security checkpoint in Sinai, on Monday, killing nine people, according to media reports.
US issues travel warning for Egypt,Jordan
Washington, Dec 24 (IBNS): The US on Friday issued travel warnings to its citizens for Egypt and Jordan over threats from terrorist groups.
Egypt: UN experts report worsening crackdown on protest
New York, May 10 (Just Earth News/IBNS):Three United Nations human rights experts on Monday urged the Egyptian Government to put an end to the disproportionate reactions against the exercise of the rights to assembly and expression in the country.
Ban condemns deadly terrorist attack against police officers in Egypt
New York, May 10 (Just Earth News/IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday condemned the deadly terrorist attack in Cairo, Egypt, on Sunday, which reportedly killed eight police officers, his spokesperson said.
Egypt: Ban calls for fair trial standards in judicial proceedings against rights defenders
New York, Apr 21 (Just Earth News/IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has announced he is closely following the judicial proceedings in Egypt against a number of civil society organizations and human rights defenders.
UN rights chief urges Egypt to halt 'clampdown' on civil society groups
New York, Mar 25 (Just Earth News/IBNS):The United Nations human rights chief has expressed grave concern over the closure of hundreds of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Egypt and the prosecutions of numerous rights defenders for their legitimate work since November 2014, urging the Government to end such repressive measures.
Egypt: Tourists killed by suspected ISIS militants
Cairo, Jan 9 (IBNS): At least two suspected ISIS militants stormed into a hotel in Egypt's Hurghada town and killed three foreign tourists , media reports said.
Masked gunmen attack Israeli tourists in Egypt
Cairo, Jan 7 (IBNS) Two masked gunmen open fired at a bus carrying Israeli tourist in Egypt on Thursday in Cairo, but no casualties were recorded, according to reports.
Egypt: Ban condemns latest terrorist attacks, calls for holistic approach to scourge
New York, Nov 25 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Condemning Tuesday’s terrorist attack in the Egyptian city of al-Arish,Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for an overall approach to preventing and countering terrorism, with full respect for human rights and refugee law.
Egypt, Japan, Senegal, Ukraine and Uruguay elected to serve on Security Council
New York, Oct 16 (IBNS): In one round of voting the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday elected Egypt, Japan, Senegal, Ukraine and Uruguay to serve as non-permanent members on the Security Council for two-year terms beginning on 1 January 2016.
Egypt: Morsi sentenced to death
Cairo, May 16 (IBNS) Ousted Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi has been sentenced to death by a court in the country in connection with a mass prison break in 2011 on Saturday, media reports said.
Egypt: UN chief welcomes release of detained journalist, urges Government to release others
New York, Feb 3 (IBNS) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has applauded the decision by the Egyptian authorities to release the detained Al Jazeera journalist, Peter Greste, ending his 400-day imprisonment.
Ban, Security Council condemn terrorist attacks in Egypt's Sinai peninsula
New York, Jan 31 (IBNS) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the United Nations Security Council on Thursdaycondemned the terrorist attacks on towns in the northern part of Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, which killed and injured dozens of Egyptian soldiers and people.
Schoolbus tanker collision leaves 18 dead in Egypt
Cairo, Nov 5 (IBNS): At least 18 people, mostly school children died when their schoolbus collided with a oil tanker in northern Egypt on Wednesday, media reported.