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EgyptAir announces 20% discount on tax-free shops for Arab tourists during Eid
CAIRO: EgyptAir Tourism (Karnak) and Duty Free announced Wednesday a 20 percent discount on a big portion of the tax-free shops displays during Eid al-Adha vacation, Youm7 reported. The company...
View ArticleLebanese police beat back protesters ahead of talks
BEIRUT: Lebanese police beat back protesters and arrested several others who gathered in downtown Beirut Wednesday as a second session of dialogue between politicians got underway, the latest...
View ArticleBritain offers warship to tackle people smugglers in Mediterranean
LONDON: A British warship could be used to target people traffickers in theMediterranean as part of European Union efforts to tackle a growing migrant crisis, the Ministry of Defence said on Wednesday....
View ArticleMullah Omar’s family declares support for new Taliban leader
KABUL: Taliban insurgents say that the family of late Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar has announced their support for Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour as his successor. A statement posted on the...
View ArticleEGX shuts in green, gains $294M
CAIRO: The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) rallied at the close of Wednesday’s session, boosted by Arab and foreign purchases. The benchmark index EGX30 increased by 1.27 percent to record 7,266 points on...
View Article145 inmates pardoned due for Eid el-Adha
CAIRO: A total of 145 inmates in Egyptian prisons nationwide will be released per a presidential decree on occasion of Eid el-Adha scheduled Sept. 24, announced the Ministry of Interior in a Wednesday...
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Yemeni official: Cabinet returns from Saudi exile to port
SANAA: Yemen’s government spokesman says the Cabinet has returned to the country after months spent in exile in Saudi Arabia and is now in the port city of Aden. Rageh Badie says that as of Wednesday,...
View ArticleWill Sisi intervene in the GERD?
CAIRO: Egypt is studying alternatives to the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) studies after Dutch consultancy firm Deltares withdrew, citing conditions that do not guarantee “an independent...
View ArticleActis sells Globeleq Africa to CDC, Norfund
CAIRO: Private equity firm Actis has sold and transferred the property of Globeleq Africa to the Norwegian Norfund and the English CDC Group, according to an Actis press release Monday. “During the...
View ArticleAnti-terror law sees 5 sentences from 5 -7yrs for inciting violence
CAIRO: In the first case to apply a controversial anti-terrorism law passed in August by President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, three convicts were sentenced Wednesday to seven years in jail over charges of...
View ArticleMinistry of Manpower slaps 3K EGP price tag on foreigner work visas
CAIRO: A visa for a foreigner to work in Egypt will cost 3,000 EGP($383) annually, the Ministry of Manpower announced Monday. After the third year, the annual work visa cost jumps to 5,000EGP until the...
View ArticleAfter more than 2 yrs in jail, Shawkan’s first hearing to be Dec 12
CAIRO: The first court session of freelance photojournalist Mahmoud Abou Zeid, known as Shawkan, has been scheduled for Dec. 12, according to Journalists Against Torture. More than 700 defendants are...
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Senior Government Officials Inaugurate Egypt’s Largest Ever Property Event
CAIRO: The 2015 edition of Egypt’s leading property event, Cityscape Egypt is now open to the public following an official ribbon cutting ceremony attended by Eng. Assem El Gazzar, CEO, General...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia denounces Israeli actions at Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa mosque
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia denounced on Thursday what it called violations by Israeli forces of Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa mosque, one of Islam’s holiest sites, which has seen days of clashes between Israeli police...
View Article5420 candidates to run 1st phase of parliamentary elections: HEC
CAIRO: A total of 5,420 candidates and nine lists have been accepted to run in the first phase of parliamentary elections slated to kick off Oct. 17, the High Elections Committee (HEC) announced...
View ArticleRafah border continues to allow Palestinian pilgrims
CAIRO: A new batch of Palestinian pilgrims have arrived at the Egypt-Gaza border, heading to Cairo International Airport to join hundreds of thousands of Muslims in Saudi Arabia to perform the annual...
View ArticleCleopatra ‘brought back to life’ in Alexandria 3D show
CAIRO: A 3D video mapping show, narrating the biography of Queen Cleopatra, will be projected Thursday on the façade of Alexandria’s Qaitbey Citadel. “Legendary Cleopatra,” is organized under the...
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Sinai Province claims murder of Arish general
CAIRO: The Sinai Province has claimed responsibility for the Wednesday murder of General Khaled Othman in Arish while he was monitoring a checkpoint. Minister of Interior Magdy Abdel Ghaffar with...
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