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Former Israeli ambassador claims rights to Cairo’s Jewish manuscripts
Egypt
December 31, 2015
Former Israeli ambassador claims rights to Cairo’s Jewish manuscripts
Israel’s sixth ambassador to Cairo has demanded Jewish manuscripts kept in the capital’s most famous synagogue to be transferred to…
Danish Jews reject Netanyahu’s call to move to Israel
Egypt
February 16, 2015
Danish Jews reject Netanyahu’s call to move to Israel
Danish Jews on Monday turned down an offer by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to emigrate to Israel following a…
Trial of Egyptian accused of attacking synagogue is postponed
Egypt
March 17, 2011
Trial of Egyptian accused of attacking synagogue is postponed
An Egyptian court decided on Thursday to postpone the trial of the man charged with attempting to bomb a historic…
Alexandria’s only Jewish monument eyed for restoration
Archaeology
December 20, 2010
Alexandria’s only Jewish monument eyed for restoration
Authorities in Alexandria are preparing plans for the restoration of the city’s only Jewish monument. The synagogue on Nabi Daniel…
Court to send suspect in synagogue attack to panel of psychiatrists
Egypt
September 18, 2010
Court to send suspect in synagogue attack to panel of psychiatrists
A Cairo criminal court adjourned Saturday the case of a man accused of throwing a primitive bomb at a Jewish…
Defense says NY synagogue-bomb plot was feds’ idea
World
March 20, 2010
Defense says NY synagogue-bomb plot was feds’ idea
New York, United States--Four men accused of trying to bomb synagogues and shoot down planes in New York last spring…
Today’s papers: Responsible debts and primitive bombs
Egypt
February 22, 2010
Today’s papers: Responsible debts and primitive bombs
Al-Ahram led with the news that Egypt regularly meets all of its foreign financial commitments and has "never been a…
Terrorism suspected in fire at downtown synagogue
Egypt
February 21, 2010
Terrorism suspected in fire at downtown synagogue
A small fire erupted today in front of the synagogue on Adly Street in downtown Cairo, causing no damage or…
Fire at downtown synagogue, terrorism suspected
Egypt
February 21, 2010
Fire at downtown synagogue, terrorism suspected
A fire erupted early this morning in front of the Jewish synagogue on Adly Street in downtown Cairo, Ministry of…
The curious case of a Cairo synagogue
Egypt
December 15, 2009
The curious case of a Cairo synagogue
The first sign says it's a National Democratic Party (NDP) office. Another establishes it as a Ministry of Social Solidarity…