A bus crashed on a road in South Sinai on Wednesday, killing at least 21 people including some Jordanians, Egypt's health ministry said.
At least 21 people were killed in a bus crash on the road between Dahab and Nuweibaa in South Sinai on Wednesday, Egypt's health ministry said. A number of Jordanians were among those on board, and Jordan's foreign ministry said initial information indicated some were killed and injured.
The road runs along Egypt's Red Sea coast, an area popular with tourists. A similar accident in Egypt's Ismailia governorate last month killed 15 people and injured 32.
Egyptian police said a viral social media post mischaracterized a kiosk dispute in Menoufia province, saying two men were accused of taking drugs when the actual cause was a disagreement over seating.
Cairo's local development ministry reported completing 45 pending citizen requests and closing 12 unlicensed shops during field inspections across three neighborhoods.
Cairo's supply authority seized 400 household gas cylinders and other contraband items during an enforcement campaign across the capital.
Egypt's liquefaction facilities make it central to regional efforts to export Eastern Mediterranean gas to Europe, but political tensions complicate the effort.
Egyptian authorities arrested three student drivers after a video showed them performing dangerous driving stunts with passengers sitting outside car windows, one brandishing a knife.