Egypt: Avoid Sinai Travel

By Larry Habegger | August 16th, 2005 |

Several incidents in the Sinai have prompted the U.S. Embassy in Cairo to advise against all travel to the Sinai until further notice. Following the car bombings in Sharm el-Sheik... [Read this entry]

Egypt: Bombings in Sharm el-Sheikh

By Larry Habegger | July 23rd, 2005 |

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A series of bombings ripped the Sinai resort of Sharm el-Sheikh in the early hours of July 23, a time when the city is bustling with activity because most residents... [Read this entry]

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By Larry Habegger | June 7th, 2005 |

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The U.S. Embassy in Cairo believes that the threat to Americans there remains undiminished a little more than a month after two bombings killed the assailants and injured nine others.... [Read this entry]

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By Larry Habegger | May 3rd, 2005 |

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Four foreign tourists were injured in two attacks in Cairo April 30 in which the three attackers died. These incidents follow a suicide bombing April 7 that killed three tourists.... [Read this entry]

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By Larry Habegger | April 19th, 2005 |

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A pro-reform movement called Kefaya (Enough) plans to hold 13 simultaneous demonstrations across the country April 27 to demand greater political freedom in advance of elections planned for the fall.... [Read this entry]

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By Larry Habegger | April 12th, 2005 |

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A suicide bombing in one of the main alleyways in the famed Khan al-Khalili bazaar, which lies in the heart of old Cairo and is a popular tourist site, killed... [Read this entry]

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By Larry Habegger | April 5th, 2005 |

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Knowing the customs of unfamiliar cultures can help travelers avoid problems. In a recent incident in Cairo, a Hungarian couple was stabbed by a �mentally unstable� man after kissing near... [Read this entry]

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By Larry Habegger | October 12th, 2004 |

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Seven years had passed since the last terrorist attack on tourists in Egypt when, on Oct. 7, a series of bombs exploded in the resort of Taba on the Egypt-Israel... [Read this entry]

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By Larry Habegger | September 14th, 2004 |

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More than 200 Germans who stayed at the Siva Grand Beach Hotel in the Red Sea resort of Hurghada contracted hepatitis A recently, and German health officials are urging anyone... [Read this entry]

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By Larry Habegger | August 24th, 2004 |

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Anti-Americanism is currently popular in Egyptian entertainment, with theater performances and popular music satirizing and attacking U.S. foreign policy. Similar sentiment is common throughout the Arab world, but invariably people... [Read this entry]

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