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Pics: Defying Luxor’s “terrorist” attack, World Bank Chief visits Karnak temple
CAIRO: President of the World Bank Group (WB,) Jim Yong Kim, visited Karnak temple of Luxor few hours following a suicide attack at the temple’s parking area Wednesday. “To all tourists worldwide, do...
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Egypt, WB sign $500M loan agreement for social housing
CAIRO: Egypt and the World Bank signed an agreement to provide a $500 million loan, to finance an affordable government housing project, according to a Wednesday Cabinet statement. Prime Minister...
View ArticleSisi hints at navigable channel from Nile to Mediterranean during AFTZ signing
CAIRO: President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi announced that Egypt exerts efforts to launch a navigable channel in the Nile River, linking Lake Victoria and the Mediterranean, during his speech on the occasion...
View ArticleCBE auctions 7B EGP in T-bills Thursday
CAIRO: The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) on behalf of the Ministry of Finance is scheduled to auction 7 billion EGP ($917.92 million) in treasury bills Thursday, according to the bank’s official website....
View ArticleLandslide hits 6 villages in Nepal; 15 feared dead
KATHMANDU: A landslide triggered by heavy rainfall buried six villages in Nepal’s mountainous northeast, and at least 15 people sleeping in the homes are believed to have been killed and another 12 are...
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Egypt to host Africa Trade, Investment Forum in October: Sisi
CAIRO: President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi announced Wednesday that Egypt will host Africa’s Trade and Investment Forum in October, according to a Presidency statement. Sisi statements were part of his...
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Egypt court motions death sentence for 7 over 2014 violence outside Al-Ahly club
CAIRO: An Egyptian court motioned a death sentence for seven people and sentenced three minors to 10 years in prison Wednesday over violence that broke out outside Cairo-based Al-Ahly Sporting Club in...
View ArticleEP president condemns probing CIHRS after speaking on Egypt human rights record
CAIRO: After speaking at the European Parliament (EP) on the Egyptian human rights record, director of Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) Bahey eldin Hassan was referred to...
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Retrial of Al-Jazeera journalists postponed to June 21, student ordered arrested
CAIRO: A Cairo Court adjourned the retrial of Al-Jazeera journalists to June 21, and ordered the arrest of student Sohaib Saad for not appearing at the Thursday hearing. Canadian Journalist Mohamed...
View ArticleVideo: April 6’s call for strike does not receive attention
Video: April 6’s call for strike does not receive attention.
View ArticleSyrian rebel alliance says captures air base in south
BEIRUT: A Syrian rebel alliance said it had captured an air base from thearmy in southern Syria on Thursday, a gain that would compound setbacks for President Bashar al Assad in the area after losing a...
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Al-Azhar Imam, Archbishop of Canterbury vow to combat ‘terrorism’
CAIRO: During his meeting with Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby in London Wednesday, Egypt’s Al-Azhar Imam Ahmed al-Tayeb reiterated the necessity to overcome “terrorism” that faces the region in...
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‘So Mahlab won’t be surprised,’ shocking pics of hospitals, slums circulated
By : Sara Ghali CAIRO: After Egyptian doctors created a Facebook page to show poor conditions at public hospitals, several other pages were launched to shed light on deteriorating conditions at slums...
View Article3 female suicide bombers die in failed attacks in Nigeria
BAUCHI: Three women wearing explosive vests blew up near Maiduguri in an apparent failed suicide bombing attack on Nigeria’s beleaguered northeastern city, police said Wednesday. Dozens of people have...
View ArticleSainsbury’s boss acquitted by Egyptian court of all charges
LONDON: Mike Coupe, chief executive of British supermarket Sainsbury’s, has been acquitted by an Egyptian court of all charges brought against him. The case relates to a legal dispute brought against...
View ArticleDollar black market in Egypt worth $35B: CBE
CAIRO: Dollar black market in Egypt is estimated at $35 billion during the current year, Youm7 quoted governor of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) Hisham Ramez Wednesday. Earlier in January, the central...
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