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Government studies issuing national IDs in colors
CAIRO: Egyptian national ID cards may be issued in colors as part of developments carried out to the civil affairs sector, Youm7 reported Monday. Ehab Abdel Rahman, Assistant Interior Minister for...
View ArticleErdogan, eyeing greater powers, says Turks voted for stability
ANKARA: A jubilant President Tayyip Erdogan on Monday cast the return of Turkey’s Islamist-rooted AK Party to single-party rule as a vote for stability that the world must respect, but opponents fear...
View ArticleAfter escaping war, asylum seekers in Sweden now face arson attacks
MUNKEDAL, Sweden: Throughout Europe’s migrant crisis, Sweden has laid out the welcome mat for tens of thousands of asylum seekers. But in towns like Munkedal and other small communities, someone has...
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Grand Egyptian Museum to house new King Tut relics
CAIRO: Some 3,000 relics have been taken out of storage in Luxor to be examined by experts from the Grand Egyptian Museum, then restored and taken to their new home, according to the Ministry of...
View ArticleEGX posts moderate rebound on gas supply promises
CAIRO: The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) posted a soft rebound Monday, boosted by an investor upbeat sentiment after President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi promised to end gas shortages at factories within a month....
View ArticleEgypt’s Mediterranean cities to be caught in heavy showers: EMA
CAIRO: Egypt’s Meteorological Authority (EMA) warned all governorates Monday about a fierce wave of weather expected to sweep nationwide Tuesday to Friday. Mediterranean cities of Alexandria, Marsa...
View ArticleFlight recorders show crashed Russian jet not struck from outside – investigator
CAIRO: The Russian plane that crashed in Egypt was not struck from the outside and the pilot did not make a distress call before it disappeared from radar, a source in the committee analyzing the...
View ArticleF-16 shipment symbol of strong US-Egypt relations: Ambassador
CAIRO: The delivery of four F-16 jets is a symbol of the cooperation between Egypt and the U.S. in the fight against terror, said Ambassador Stephen Beecroft, in a video posted by the U.S. Embassy on...
View ArticleSisi, Cameron talk counter-terrorism, relations Thursday
CAIRO: President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi will fly to U.K. Thursday to talk with British Prime Minister David Cameron on counter-terrorism and extremism in Egypt and the region, and bilateral cooperation...
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Man compensated after home flooded in Alexandria
CAIRO: An Alexandria citizen whose apartment was flooded amid last week’s wave of unstable weather in the Mediterranean city will receive compensation of 5,000 EGP ($622) from the government, Youm7...
View ArticleU.S. offered support in Russian plane crash investigation – White House
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE: The White House said on Monday U.S. investigators have offered to help Russian and Egyptian authorities determine the cause of the Russian plane crash in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula....
View ArticleObama says Syria deployment doesn’t break no ‘boots on ground’ pledge
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama said on Monday the planned deployment of dozens of U.S. special forces to Syria to advise opposition forces fighting Islamic State did not break his promise not to...
View Article140 Bodies of crashed Russian plane victims arrive in St Petersburg
CAIRO: A plane carrying the remains of 140 victims of the crashed Russian plane arrived Monday in St. Petersburg’s Pulkovo airport, Youm7 reported. Bodily remains of 175 out of 224 people on board the...
View Article“This Is Egypt” campaign suspended over crashed Russian plane: official
CAIRO: The activities of the “This Is Egypt” tourism promotion campaign have been suspended in seven European countries in the wake of a Russian plane crash, Chairman of the Egypt Tourism Authority...
View ArticleMIDEAST STOCKS-Weak PMI data may weigh on Gulf, Egypt
DUBAI: Weak economic data from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates may restrain Gulf stock markets from any major rises on Tuesday, despite a better global environment for equities. MSCI’s...
View ArticleKuwaiti charged with ‘deliberate killing’ of Egyptian expatriate
CAIRO: Kuwaiti Interior Minister has charged a national of the murder of an Egyptian expatriate in Kuwaiti city of Howally Saturday, according to a Monday statement from the ministry. Egypt’s Foreign...
View ArticleElection brings hope, fear for Myanmar refugees stuck in limbo
MAE SOT, Thailand: For refugees from Myanmar living in camps just across the border in Thailand, a landmark election in their homeland triggers mixed emotions – hope that a hated government will be...
View ArticleEgypt keen to boost relations with EU: FM
CAIRO: Egypt is keen to boost and resume bilateral relations with the European Union countries, Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said in a press conference Monday. The statement came during Shoukry’s...
View ArticleEgypt economy improving, but large financing needs still challenge: Moody’s
CAIRO: Egypt’s public finances and economic conditions have improved thanks to reforms, but the government’s large financing needs remain a “key challenge,” global rating agency Moody’s Investors...
View ArticleState Department says reviewing reporter incident during Kerry meeting in...
WASHINGTON: The U.S. State Department said on Monday it was reviewing an incident during a meeting of Secretary of State John Kerry with Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov in Samarkand in which an...
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