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bombings • 10 min read
The National Cancer Institute was in crisis long before the car bomb attack
Mostafa Mohie | The institute's medical services and research capacity have been steadily deteriorating for years.
20 August 2019
bombings • 11 min read
Was Hassm behind the car bomb attack outside the National Cancer Institute?
Mariam Elashmawy, Mohamed Ashraf Abu Emaira and Mohamed Hamama | A look into militant group Hassm, accused in Sunday's attack, as well other possible culprits.
7 August 2019
bombings • 10 min read
Car bomb outside Cairo hospital kills 20, security agencies instruct TV outlets on coverage
At least 20 people were killed and 47 wounded in a car bomb explosion in central Cairo.
5 August 2019
sectarian violence • 10 min read
Christians and churches in Egypt: Aggression from all sides
Mostafa Mohie | We track the 4 sources of sectarian aggression against churches and Christians over the past 5 decades
14 December 2016
St. Peter and St. Paul Church bombing • 9 min read
From the flood of fury and tears: What happened at St. Peter and St. Paul Church?
Karoline Kamel | Karoline Kamel reports from the immediate aftermath of the bombing of St. Peter and St. Paul Church
11 December 2016
St. Peter and St. Paul Church bombing • 3 min read
Images of destruction and despair from St. Peter and St. Paul Church
Photos capture the destruction and despair left in the aftermath of the IED that donated in a Cairo church
11 December 2016
attack on Italian Consulate • 3 min read
The Italian Consulate in Cairo: The building that no one noticed
Amany Ali Shawky and Mostafa Mohie | People pass by the building without giving it much attention. It looks closed most of the time,
12 July 2015
attack on Italian Consulate • 7 min read
Why can’t the police stop the bombs?
Mostafa Mohie | A spate of highly destructive bombings in Cairo and Sinai over the past two weeks has raised questions
11 July 2015
Cairo bombings • 7 min read
Prosecutor General Hesham Barakat killed in Cairo bombing
Mai Shams El-Din and Mohamed Hamama | Prosecutor General Hesham Barakat was assassinated in a car bombing on Monday, an attack of unprecedented
29 June 2015
 
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Cairo bombings • 2 min read
Explosion in south Cairo suburb kills 1, injures 3
24 March 2017
attacks on churches • 5 min read
Dozens killed, injured in explosion near Cairo’s main Coptic cathedral
11 December 2016
Cairo bombings • 4 min read
Update: Militant group Hassm claims responsibility for Giza bombing
9 December 2016
Cairo bombings • 4 min read
Islamic State affiliate claims Giza bomb blast
22 January 2016
Cairo bombings • 4 min read
Update: Assailants among deceased in Giza bombing
21 January 2016
Cairo bombings • 3 min read
Nightclub deaths and moral TV
6 December 2015
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Cartoon: Childishness
Andeel | #Explosion near school in Boulaq.  Child: "Go play somewhere else, idiots!"
21 September 2014
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