The historical area centers around Saint Menas, who died in the early days of Christianity and is buried at the site that was ...

A 13-storey building often used to house holidaymakers over the ... The tower block in Egypt's northern city of Alexandria suffered a catastrophic collapse this morning, sending clouds of smoke ...

Such incidents are common in Egypt, where shoddy construction ... vacationers in the summer season, the Alexandria governorate said on Monday. With real estate at a premium in big cities like ...

Alexandria, Egypt's fabled second city and ... with 1.5 million of its six million people forced to flee their homes. Its ancient ruins and historic treasures are also in grave danger from the ...

About 7,000 old, inhabited buildings in Alexandria are at risk of collapse, Al-Ahram reported, citing a member of Egypt’s House of Representatives.