Local guide slain, third Israeli injured as policeman reportedly opens fire in Alexandria

After largest Jewish prayer gathering in the city in decades, expats ask government to release community registers

The city's few remaining Jews praise Egyptian leader Sissi for funding project, part of a push to draw tourists by marketing country's rich cultural heritage

Jewish community leaders, Egyptian antiquities minister and diplomats are slated to attend Eliyahu Hanavi's reopening following multi-million-dollar rehab

Eliyahu Hanavi shul is one of two remaining Jewish houses of worship in the coastal city, where only a few Jews live today; Jewish leaders originally from Egypt welcome move

Victims include 4 children; mayhem raises questions about Cairo's ability to deal with heavy precipitation after years of poor maintenance of city's sewage and drainage systems

Home to five million people, urban sprawl is located on Nile Delta which is itself sinking due to erosion; government aiming to stem process with barriers, protective measures