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Guinean man cycles 4,000 km to study at Egypt’s Al-Azhar University
Cairo: In a heartening move, a 25-year-old student from Guinea has cycled 4,000 km (2,500 miles) across West Africa, to secure an academic seat at Al Azhar University in Cairo, capital of…
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INS Sumedha participates in Exercise Bright Star-23 in Egypt
Cairo: The Indian Navy Ship (INS) Sumedha participated in Exercise Bright Star-23 with multiple other navies which began on September 3, till September 15. INS Sumedha exercised with navies of Egypt, Italy,…
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Egypt bans female students from wearing niqab in schools
Cairo: In a significant move, the Egyptian governmenthas issued a decision banning female students from wearing niqab— a veil that covers the face worn by Muslim women— in schools. The decision will…
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Egyptian preacher arrested for promoting ‘proxy Umrah’ app
An Egyptian preacher, Amir Mounir, has been arrested after he promoted an application that charges users for Umrah by proxy. Amir Mounir was arrested after a lawyer Hani Sameh lodged a complaint with the…
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Egyptian FM calls for financial contributions to UNRWA
Cairo: Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry has stressed the urgent necessity to provide the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) with financial contributions in order to continue its…
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Bright Star-23 exercise: IAF aircraft refuells Egyptian jet midair
Cairo: Indian Air Force (IAF) IL-78 air-to-air refuelling aircraft refuelled aircraft from the Egyptian Air Force during Exercise BRIGHT STAR-23, informed Indian Air Force on Sunday. Taking to X, (formerly Twitter), IAF…
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Egypt Prez pardons prominent activist Douma, other prisoners
Cairo: Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has pardoned a number of prisoners, including prominent Egyptian activist Ahmed Douma, Al Jazeera reported quoting state television and lawyers. Douma, 37, a key figure in…
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Egypt Prez says solutions to global conflicts should base on UN Charter
Cairo: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi has said that solutions to ongoing global conflicts should be based on the purposes of the UN Charter and the principles of international law. Sisi made the…
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Egypt to host summit of Sudan’s neighbours in effort to end war
Cairo: Egypt has announced the plan to host a summit meeting for Sudan’s neighbouring countries four days ago to find peaceful solutions to the Sudan crisis. Leaders attending the meeting would discuss…
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Child among four killed in Egyptian building collapse
Cairo: At least four people, including a child, have died and four others were injured after a building collapsed in Egypt’s Alexandria on Monday, CNN reported citing state newspaper Al-Ahram. The civil…
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PM Modi visits Al-Hakim Mosque, Heliopolis War Cemetery in Egypt
Cairo: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday visited Egypt’s historic 11th century Al-Hakim Mosque in Cairo, restored with the help of India’s Dawoodi Bohra community. On the second day of his state…
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PM Narendra Modi in Egypt
Cairo: Prime Minister Narendra Modi with prominent Yoga practitioners and instructors from Egypt, Reem Jabak and Nada Adel during a meeting, in Cairo, Saturday, June 24, 2023. (PTI Photo) Cairo: Prime Minister…
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PM Narendra Modi meets Egypt’s Grand Mufti
Cairo: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday met the Grand Mufti of Egypt, Shawky Ibrahim Abdel-Karim Allam, and discussed issues related to promoting social harmony and countering extremism and radicalisation. On a…
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PM Narendra Modi arrives in Egypt on two-day state visit
Cairo: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here on Saturday for a two-day state visit during which he will hold talks with the Egyptian leadership, including President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, as the two…
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Egypt calls for immediate halt to Israeli attacks in West Bank
Cairo: Egypt has called for an immediate halt to the attacks of Israeli settlers in a number of Palestinian villages in the West Bank. Egypt completely rejects acts of intimidation and collective…
