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Egypt hikes interest rates by 2% to contain inflation
Cairo: Egypt’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided to raise the interest rates of the central bank by 200 basis points in a new bid to contain high inflation, In a statement on…
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Egyptian pilgrim dies of heart attack during Umrah in Saudi Arabia
Riyadh: An Egyptian pilgrim passed away while on a fast and performing Umrah rituals at the Grand Mosque in Makkah during the holy month of Ramzan, local media reported. Heba Mustafa, an Egyptian…
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Palestine, Israel agree to de-escalate tension
Cairo: The Palestinian National Authority and Israel reaffirmed their commitment to advancing security, stability and peace for both Palestinians and Israelis. According to a communique released after a meeting between officials from…
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Egyptian journalist’s call to eat donkey, horse meat sparks controversy
Cairo: During the past few days, an Egyptian journalist’s statement on the arrest of a Pakistani selling horse meat in the Dakahlia governorate sparked widespread controversy in Egypt, especially after he asked, “Why don’t…
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Egypt’s annual inflation hits 5-year high
Cairo: Egypt’s annual inflation nationwide reached 32.9 per cent in February 2023, the highest rate since the end of 2017, according to an official report. The prices of food and beverage went…
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Egypt’s Prez urges intensive efforts to calm Israeli-Palestinian tensions
Cairo: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi has called for exerting intensive international efforts to achieve calm in the Palestinian territories amid the rising Israeli-Palestinian tensions. Sisi made the remarks on Wednesday during his…
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Death toll in Egypt’s train crash rises to four
Cairo: The casualty toll of the train derailment on Tuesday night in Qalyub, an Egyptian city about 23 km north of the capital Cairo, has risen to four killed and 23 injured,…
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2 killed, 16 injured after train derails in Egypt
Cairo: At least two people were killed and 16 others injured after a train derailed in Qalyub, a city in the Qalyubia Governorate about 23 km north of Egypt’s capital Cairo. Egypt’s…
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Egyptian president, Iraqi PM meet on bilateral, regional affairs
Cairo: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi met with visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani here to discuss issues of mutual interest. During the meeting on Sunday, the two leaders agreed that sustained…
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Top TV actor gets married secretly in Egypt
Mumbai: TV actor Vivian Dsena, who is best known for his acting skills, is also considered among the top handsome hunks in the TV world. The actor enjoys a huge fan following…
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Cargo ship refloated after running aground in Suez Canal
Cairo: A cargo ship was refloated after being stranded in Egypt’s Suez Canal for two hours, the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) announced. Four SCA tugboats succeeded to refloat the MSC-ISTANBUL cargo vessel…
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Egypt condemns Israeli minister’s call to ‘erase’ Palestinian village
Cairo: The Egyptian Foreign Ministry has condemned an Israeli Minister’s call for wiping out the Palestinian village of Hawara in the northern West Bank. Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, also the leader…
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Egyptian President announces measures to contain price hikes
Cairo: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi has announced a package of measures to cushion the impact of soaring prices. The measures included raising minimum wage for government employees to 3,500 Egyptian pounds ($114)…
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Egypt: 30ft hidden corridor discovered in Great Pyramid of Giza
Cairo: The Egyptian government has announced the discovery of a hidden 9-metre-long (30 feet) and 2.10-metre-wide corridor behind the 4,500-year-old Great Pyramid of Giza, known as Khufu Pyramid, which “will lead to…
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Saudi Arabia holds world’s first Islamic arts biennale
The world’s first Islamic Arts Biennale providing a survey of Islamic arts and culture in the religion’s birthplace, modern-day Saudi Arabia, is being held at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, gathering over 44 Islamic…