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Egypt releases Al-Jazeera journalist after 4 years
Cairo: The Egyptian authorities on Monday released Hisham Abdel Aziz, a journalist for Al-Jazeera Mubasher, after nearly 4 years of detention. The family of Hisham confirmed the implementation of the decision to…
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Egyptian mother kills 5-yr-old son, cooks and eats parts of his head
Cairo: A horrific crime shook the Egyptian street on Friday, as a mother killed her 5-year-old son, then cooked his corpse and ate parts of his head, local media reported. A woman…
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UAE President arrives in Cairo for official visit
Cairo: President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan arrived in Cairo on Wednesday to begin his official visit to Egypt. Upon arrival at Cairo International Airport, Sheikh Mohamed and his…
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Egypt’s annual inflation hits record high of 33.9% in March
Cairo: Egypt’s annual inflation reached a record high of 33.9 per cent in March, the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) announced. During March, inflation rose by 3.2 per cent…
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Egyptian FM calls for end to terrorism in Syria
Cairo: Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry has called for an end to all forms of terrorism and foreign “interference” in Syria in order to restore its security and stability. During a phone…
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Six killed as microbus, tractor collide in Egypt
Cairo: At least six people were killed and eight others wounded as a microbus collided with a farming tractor in Egypt’s Giza province adjacent to the capital Cairo, an Egyptian Health Ministry…
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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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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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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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Tehran welcomes normalisation of ties with Riyadh, Cairo: Iranian FM
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has said Tehran welcomes the normalisation of relations with Riyadh and Cairo within the framework of its policy of strengthening ties with Muslim countries. Amir-Abdollahian made…
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Egypt’s FM, EU envoy discuss Israeli-Palestinian conditions
Cairo: Egyptian Foreign Minister and EU envoy discussed here the developments of the Israeli-Palestinian situation and the escalating violence. The Egyptian top diplomat Sameh Shoukry warned against the serious repercussions of the…
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Former Egyptian PM Sherif Ismail dies at 67
Cairo: Fomer Egyptian Prime Minister Sherif Ismail died at the age of 67, Egypt’s official news agency MENA reported. Ismail had a disease in the digestive system, according to earlier official media…
