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Egypt releases Al Jazeera journalist Ahmed Al-Najdi
Cairo: The Egyptian investigative authorities on Wednesday released Al-Jazeera journalist Ahmed Al-Najdi, whom Cairo had held in pretrial detention on charges of spreading false news. 67-year-old Ahmed Al-Najdi, who has been detained since August 2020, was…
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Egypt, Qatar sign three agreements to enhance cooperation
Cairo: Egypt and Qatar signed three memoranda of understanding (MoUs) in Doha, the Egyptian presidency said in a statement. Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and visiting Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah…
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Egypt’s President heads to Qatar for 1st visit after 4-yr row
Cairo: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi headed to Doha, the capital of Qatar, for a two-day visit, the first-of-its-kind in four years, according to a statement by the Egyptian presidency office. “The visit,…
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Egyptian man sent to 5 yrs in jail for slapping wife causing loss of vision
Cairo: The Cairo Criminal Court in Egypt sentenced a citizen to five years in prison, for slapping his wife, causing her to lose eyesight permanently, local media reported. The ruling was issued…
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Egypt among world’s most countries affected by climate change, says minister
Cairo: Egyptian Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Hani Suweilam has said that Egypt is one of the world’s most affected countries by climate change, a news website reported. The Egyptian minister…
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Egypt: Man shoots woman for rejecting marriage proposal
Cairo: For the third time in four months, Egypt was rocked by a new horrific crime after a 19-year-old Egyptian girl was shot dead by a man in Menoufia Governorate on Saturday…
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Egypt’s Prez meets Saudi FM on bilateral ties, regional issues
Cairo: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi met with visiting Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud in Cairo, where they discussed bilateral ties and regional and international issues of mutual…
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Egypt: Double-decker bus overturns; killing 5, 50 injured
Cairo: At least five people were killed and 50 others injured when a double-decker bus overturned in the northeastern governorate of Suez, according to Egyptian police. The accident happened on Egypt’s Cairo-Ain…
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Egypt, Saudi and Greece to submit tripartite bid to host FIFA WC 2030
Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Greece are planning to submit a tripartite bid to host FIFA World Cup in 2030. Earlier this month Egypt’s sports and youth minister Ashraf Sobhi finalised the plan…
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Egypt: Wheat deal with India on, not shipped yet, says minister
Cairo: Egypt’s supply minister Aly Moselhy on Monday said that the deal to buy wheat from India still stands, but there is no clarity on when the grain will be shipped. Egypt…
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In a first, two women hired as metro train drivers in Egypt
Cairo metro has hired two women as the country’s first female train drivers to expand its services to a population of nearly 20 million people The two women hired are— 30-year-old Hind…
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At least 41 killed, 14 injured in Egyptian church fire
Cairo: At least 41 people have died in a fire at a Coptic church in Giza near Cairo, the Health Ministry of Egypt said on Sunday. The fatalities were due to thick…
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Egypt: At least 9 killed, 18 injured in road accident
Cairo: At least nine people were killed and 18 others injured when a microbus overturned on a highway in Upper Egypt’s province of Minya, said the Egyptian authorities. “The accident took place…
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Egypt: 20-year-old woman Salma Bahgat stabbed to death 16 times
Cairo: A new horrific crime shook the Egyptian streets after a 20-year-old Egyptian woman has been stabbed to death 17 times just one and a half months after the brutal murder of…
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9 million international migrants live in Egypt: IOM
Cairo: More than 9 million international migrants from about 130 countries currently live in Egypt, according to the latest figures released by the International Organization for Migration (IOM). In a statement, the…