Egypt
- Thailand News
Egyptian man damages Phuket taxi in violent outburst
An Egyptian traveller was taken into protective custody at a hospital following a violent outburst which caused significant damage to a taxi in Bang Tao, Phuket, yesterday. The taxi driver, 53 year old Suriya Plodmai reported to the police that he had picked up the 31 year old Egyptian national, Basem Aly Ismail, from the Patong area and was ferrying him…
- World News
Egypt unearths 3,400-year-old cemetery from New Kingdom era packed with ancient treasures
The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced the discovery of a 3,400-year-old ancient cemetery from the New Kingdom era at the Tuna El-Gebel necropolis in the southern Minya governorate. These burial grounds belonged to high-ranking officials and priests of ancient Egypt, according to Mostafa Waziri, the Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities. Waziri said the excavation, led by…
- World News
Cairo apartment block collapse kills 13: Residents left in rubble as building crumbles
A five-storey residential building yesterday in the Al-Kubba district of Cairo, Egypt, crumbled resulting in at least 13 fatalities. Seven victims were members of the same family. Several others sustained injuries, and responders from the Civil Defence Authority rescued nine survivors. Charges have been made against the respective property owner, contractor and workers linked to the collapse. A sobering scene…
