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Bahia Shebab, “We love Life” (2019) (image courtesy of the artist) CAIRO — Near the entrance of Glitch, a group exhibition featuring the work of 13 international artists at the American University of Cairo’s Tahrir Cultural Center, is Egyptian artist Haytham Nawar’s “Bread Diaries” installation. The space is filled with black vector drawings of different …

A car driving against traffic collided with three cars on Sunday night on Nile Corniche street in the capital Cairo and triggered an explosion and a fire, Egypt’s Interior Ministry said in a statement on Facebook. Those injured in the explosion were taken to hospitals and legal action will be taken in the case, the ministry …

The Health Ministry confirmed the blast, which ripped through the National Cancer Institute in El Manial, Cairo shortly before midnight. A further 32 are believed to be injured. Reports suggest the explosion was caused by an oxygen cylinder in a car driving into oncoming traffic that collided with with three other vehicles.   The Health …

By Tania Snuggs, news reporter Egypt’s aviation minister has expressed his dismay over British Airways’ decision to suspend flights to and from Cairo for a week. BA had suddenly announced on Saturday that it would temporarily stop serving the Egyptian capital’s airport as a “security precaution”. Aviation minister Younis al Masry met British ambassador Geoffrey …

Image copyright @Ael_sheikh Image caption Passengers at London Heathrow were handed letters from BA explaining the suspension of the Cairo flights British Airways has cancelled all flights to the Egyptian capital Cairo for a week as a security “precaution”. Passengers about to board a BA flight to the city from London’s Heathrow Airport were told …

LONDON — British Airways abruptly canceled all flights to Cairo on Saturday for what it described as security reasons, a day after the British government warned of a heightened risk of terrorist attacks against airplanes over Egypt. The airline told stunned passengers at their departure gate in London that they could not fly and could …