Helwan

terrorist attack targeted a church in Egypt's Helwan

Cairo - Mina Guirguis

Gunmen killed at least five people including three policemen in an attack on a Coptic Christian church south of Cairo’s Helwan district on Friday, medical and security sources said. The two attackers opened fire at the entrance to the church of Mar Mina, which was being guarded by police in the run-up to Orthodox Christmas celebrations next week, security sourcesRead more

IS claims deadly attack on Egypt church

Beirut - Emiratesvoice

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for an attack Friday on a church south of Cairo that left at least nine people dead. A "security detachment" carried out the attack on the Saint Mina Coptic church in the district of Helwan, IS said in a statement via its propaganda agency Amaq.Read more

Egyptian official says banking sector developed 15 slums

Cairo - Safaa Abdel Qader

Chairman of the Commission on Sustainable Development in the Union of Banks of Egypt Dalia Abdel Qader revealed that the launched an initiative to develop Egypt’s slums three years ago, saying that it was the first time for the different banks to rally behind a unified objective. She added, in a statement to “Arabs Today”, that the union works toRead more

AU strongly condemns attack against police officers in Egypt

Addis Ababa - Arab Today

The African Union (AU) has strongly condemned Sunday's attack against police officers in Helwan district. According to an AU statement later Monday, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Chairperson of the AU Commission, has strongly condemned the attack against a government minivan in Helwan district of Cairo, on Sunday. The attack, which has been claimed by the so-called Islamic State (IS) terrorist group, resultedRead more

Arab Parliament condemns terrorist attack in Helwan

Cairo - Arab Today

Arab Parliament Speaker, Ahmad bin Mohammed Al Jarwan, has condemned the terrorist attack that killed eight police officers in the Cairo suburb of Helwan on Sunday. In a press conference following the conclusion of an emergency meeting of the Foreign Affairs, Political and National Security Committee of the Arab Parliament to discuss the repercussions of the Syrian crisis, Al JarwanRead more

France condemns Helwan suicide attack, expresses solidarity with Egypt

Paris - Arab Today

France has strongly condemned Sunday's terrorist attack in Cairo's suburb of Helwan which killed eight policemen. Foreign Ministry spokesman Roman Nadal offered in a statement Monday condolences to the families of the victims and expressed solidarity with Egypt to combat terrorism. Eight policemen were shot dead by masked gunmen in Helwan early on Sunday. The victims were traveling in aRead more

Orthodox Church mourns 8 policemen killed in Helwan

Cairo - Arab Today

The Coptic Orthodox Church under Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese mourned the death of eight policemen, who were killed while on patrol in the capital's southern district of Helwan in the early hours of Sunday. In a statement Monday, the Church mourns the martyrs of policemen, who sacrifice their lives to protect homeland fromRead more

Greece condemns Helwan suicide attack

Paris - Arab Today

Greece has strongly condemned Sunday's terrorist attack in Cairo's suburb of Helwan which killed eight policemen. A statement issued by the Greek Foreign Ministry and distributed by the Greek Embassy in Cairo Monday offered condolences to the families of the victims and expressed solidarity with Egypt to combat terrorism. The statement asserted that the stability of Egypt is a keyRead more

Militants kill 8 policemen in Egypt, IS claims responsibility

Cairo - Arab Today

Armed militants shot dead eight Egyptian policemen in Cairo's southern district of Helwan Sunday, in an assault whose responsibility was claimed by Islamic State (IS) militants, according to the Interior Ministry. Apparently, four assailants in a pickup truck intercepted the policemen in their minivan and opened fire with their automatic rifles against them, added the ministry. The dead include aRead more