Egyptian Health Ministry said on Wednesday that 3 people were killed and 9 others injured in a microbus crash at Autostorad Road, near Mansheyat Naser in Cairo. Health Ministry spokesperson Khaled Megahid said that several ambulances rushed to the scene and transferred the victims to the Health Insurance Hospital and Rabaa al-Adaweya in Nasr City. Megahid added that the injuries range from concussions and fractures in the pelvis and leg to bruises and abrasions in different parts in the body, stressing that all the injured are receiving treatment and care. Egypt loses about 12,000 lives to traffic accidents every year. It has a road traffic fatality rate of 42 deaths per 100,000 population, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The majority (48 percent) of those killed are passengers of four-wheelers though pedestrians also constitute a significant proportion (20 percent) of these fatalities. According to a Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) … [Read more...] about Three killed, 9 injured in a microbus crash in Cairo
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Hamas delegation crosses to Cairo through Rafah
A delegation from Hamas, officially known as the Islamic Resistance Movement, has crossed from the Gaza Strip through Rafah on its way to Cairo, in order to meet with Egyptian officials. The delegation featured a number of movement leaders, from Deputy Head of the Hamas Political Bureau Salah al-Aarouri, to Movement Representative Abroad Maher Salah, to other members of the bureau including Moussa Abu Marzouq, Hossam Badran, Ezzat al-Rishq, Moussa Doudin, and Mohamed Nasr, according to an Egyptian official source. The delegation will meet with Egyptian officials to complete negotiations on Palestinian reconciliation, as well as other “internal and external affairs of Palestine”, the source claimed. Rafah’s border authorities have completed the delegation’s crossing procedures, and their journey to Cairo is among tight security, the source added. Largely under blockade since 2007, the Egyptian authorities have made the exception of … [Read more...] about Hamas delegation crosses to Cairo through Rafah
Cheryl ‘humilated’ as Liam Payne ‘moves on’ with younger model Cairo Dwek
With just one month having passed since their split, Cheryl is reportedly none too chuffed about Liam Payne's new flirtation with younger model Cairo Dwek. As Mirror Online reported, Liam, 24, was recently spotted trying to impress Cairo, 20, at Medusa restaurant and cabaret club in Cannes before he locked her down on Instagram and started liking her shots. "It's obvious that Liam saw her that night and now he's trying to get her attention," a source said of the One Direction star, who was shown busting out his best moves in a Snapchat video. Read More Cheryl and Liam split "He never followed any girl when he was with Cheryl . And Cheryl - who has one-year-old son Bear with the One Direction star - is said to be 'humiliated' that he's started getting his flirt on without so much as backwards glance. According to new! magazine she's also 'furious' that he's been the one to move on first, and with a woman 15 years younger than her. Instagram Cheryl has been open about wanting … [Read more...] about Cheryl ‘humilated’ as Liam Payne ‘moves on’ with younger model Cairo Dwek
Mohammad Bin Zayed meets Al Sissi in Cairo
Talks focus on ties boost and regional scene amid close links between both Arab allies Cairo: His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, arrived in Cairo on Tuesday and met Egyptian President Abdul Fattah Al Sissi amid warm ties between the two allied Arab countries. Al Sissi welcomed Shaikh Mohammad at Cairo airport and escorted him for talks aimed at enhancing relations between Egypt and the UAE and review of the regional scene, an Egyptian presidential official said. "Egyptian-Emirati relations are special, dating back to decades since the time of late Shaikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, who has special status among the Egyptian people because of his historic and noble stances towards Egypt, which are ongoing until now from rulers of the state of Emirates," the Egyptian official said. Shaikh Mohammad’s visit is his ninth to Egypt since Al Sissi took office in mid-2014. His previous … [Read more...] about Mohammad Bin Zayed meets Al Sissi in Cairo
Egypt’s Sisi receives Abu Dhabi Crown Prince in Cairo, hold talks
Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan arrived in Cairo on Tuesday where he was warmly greeted upon his arrival at Cairo International Airport by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. The two will hold talks discussing means of enhancing bilateral relations as well as the latest developments on some regional issues of common concern in the light of the strong and brotherly ties between the two countries and the two peoples. Spokesman for the Egyptian Presidency Bassam Rady on Tuesday praised Egyptian-UAE relations “lasting over several decades”. Rady said that the bond between the two countries has been special since the time of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. “Sheikh Zayed has a special place for the Egyptian people for his noble historical position towards Egypt, which has been extended so far by their the current rulers of the UAE,” Rady said. Egypt and the UAE have a concrete economic … [Read more...] about Egypt’s Sisi receives Abu Dhabi Crown Prince in Cairo, hold talks