U.S. tourists warned on incidents, lack of security near Egypt’s pyramids

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U.S. tourists warned on incidents, lack of security near Egypt’s pyramids

Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — The United States has warned its citizens of rampant criminal attacks in Egypt. The U.S. embassy in Cairo urged Americans not to travel to popular tourist sites where they could be targeted by criminals. The embassy cited the area around the Giza pyramids, said to lack security. The U.S. warning […]

Egypt arrests three U.S. students; ‘We were throwing rocks’

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Egypt arrests three U.S. students; ‘We were throwing rocks’

Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Egypt has detained American students amid rising unrest in the Arab state. Egyptian police arrested three American students from the American University of Cairo, located at Tahrir Square, the focus of the protest campaign against the military regime. The three were said to have been on a study program at […]