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Explained: Suez Canal blockade is costing world trade in billions every day
Cairo: The report that the massive container ship that blocked the stretch of the Suez Canal is finally re-floating in the right direction is a piece of good news for the global…
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Massive container ship that blocked Suez Canal re-floats after 5 days
Cairo: A massive container ship that had blocked the Suez Canal since March 23 has been freed and re-floated, maritime service provider Inchcape Shipping said on Monday. The Panama-flagged ship, Ever Given, had…
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UN says breakthrough achieved in Libya transition talks
Cairo: The top UN official for Libya said Saturday an advisory committee for representatives of Libya’s different regions has proposed a way forward for choosing a transitional government that would lead the war-torn…
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Sudan says it signed ‘Abraham Accords’ with US
Cairo: Sudan on Wednesday said it signed the Abraham Accords with the US, paving the way for the African country to normalise ties with Israel. A statement from the office of Sudans prime…
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US Embassy says Sudan no longer on list of terror sponsors
Cairo: The U.S. Embassy in Khartoum said Monday that President Donald Trump’s administration has removed Sudan from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism, a move that could help the African country…
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Mohamed Salah tests COVID positive
Cairo: The football-association Egyptian Football Association (EFA) on Friday announced that Mohamed Salah has tested positive for coronavirus. EFA said that the Liverpool forward is asymptomatic. “The medical swab conducted on our…
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Nobel winner Mahfouz lives on in Cairo’s alleyways
CAIRO: The legacy of Islamic Cairo’s most famous son Naguib Mahfouz lives on in its winding lanes more than three decades after he became the only Arab to win the Nobel Prize…
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17 killed in blast outside Cairo hospital
Cairo:At least 17 people were killed and 32 others injured in an explosion involving several vehicles in front of the National Cancer Institute in Cairo, an Egyptian Minister has confirmed. Health Minister…
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Egypt’s former president Morsi quietly buried in Cairo
Cairo: Egypt’s first democratically elected president Mohamed Morsi was buried Tuesday, as the UN backed calls for an independent investigation into the causes of his death after he collapsed in a Cairo…
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Egypt ex-president Mohamed Morsi dies: official sources
Cairo: Former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi died on Monday in a Cairo hospital after fainting during a session in court, judicial and security sources said. “He was speaking before the judge for…
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20 killed in Cairo railway station fire
Cairo: At least 20 people were killed and more than 40 injured when a fire erupted inside the main railway station in Egypt’s capital Cairo on Wednesday. The blaze broke out after…
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20 killed in fire at Cairo’s railway station
Cairo: At least 20 people were killed and 40 others suffered injuries after a fire broke out at a railway station in Egypt’s capital city Cairo on Wednesday. “The death toll is…