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Homegrown jihadists with Libya ties target Tunisia’s democracy
SOUSSE, Tunisia: In late 2013, two young Tunisians returned from a jihadi camp in Libya planning to blow themselves up among foreign tourists. It was a spectacular failure – one bomb malfunctioned; the...
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‘Real risk’ of famine in Yemen as death toll passes 3,000
LONDON: Conflict-ridden Yemen, where more than 3,000 people have been killed and one million displaced since war broke out in March, is at risk of famine, aid chiefs said on Tuesday, the day after the...
View Article35 Greco-Roman artifacts seized in illicit digging attempt in Alexandria
CAIRO: A total of 35 illegally excavated artifacts were seized Tuesday in Egypt’s Mediterranean city of Alexandria, head of Alexandria investigation department Sherif Ismaiel told Youm7. Dating back...
View ArticleCabinet approves income tax law amendments: Minister
CAIRO: The Cabinet has approved an amendment to the income tax law, reducing the tax from 30 to 22.5 percent and suspending the capital gains tax for two years, Youm7 reported Tuesday. The decision is...
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30 % increase expected in Egypt’s inbound tourism in 2015, official
CAIRO: A total of 11 million tourists are expected to have visited Egypt by the end of 2015; a 30 percent increase compared to last year, member of the Federation of Chambers of Tourism Hossam al-Shaer...
View ArticleVideo: Building knocked down in Alexandria for construction violations
CAIRO: Building knocked down in Alexandria for construction violations
View Article2nd A\C carriage on Helwan-Marg metro line operational before Eid al-Fitr
CAIRO: A second air-conditioned metro carriage on Helwan-Marg line, the oldest line of Cairo’s metro, will operate before Eid al-Fitr mid-July, an official source at the metro told youm7 Wednesday....
View Article‘Patriotic mission’ of security firm Falcon renewed at 9 universities
CAIRO: A total of nine Egyptian universities have renewed their contracts with the private security firm Falcon during the 2015-2016 academic year, Youm7 reported Wednesday. The nine universities...
View ArticleUse of birth control methods in Egypt declines by 10 % in past 6 years
CAIRO: The use of birth control methods in Egypt reached 58 percent in 2014, down from 63 percent in 2008, Health Ministry spokesperson Hossam Abdel Ghafar said in a statement Tuesday. The use of...
View ArticleUpdate: Iraqi court sentences 24 to death over Speicher killings
BAGHDAD: An Iraqi court sentenced 24 people to death on Wednesday over the killing of hundreds of soldiers at a former U.S. military base near Tikrit during an offensive by Islamic State militants, an...
View Article2 new hepatitis C drugs to be available in November in Egypt
CAIRO: Minister of Health Adel al-Adawy announced that two new hepatitis C drugs, Harvoni and Viekira, are to be available at the hepatitis treatment centers by next November, youm7 reported Wednesday....
View ArticlePeace talks between Kabul, Taliban end, plan to meet again
ISLAMABAD: One-day peace talks between Afghan officials and Taliban representatives ended with both sides agreeing to meet again after the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan, Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry...
View ArticleHealth Ministry runs 40 Brotherhood hospitals
CAIRO: The Ministry of Health runs 40 hospitals after seizing them for belonging to the banned-Muslim Brotherhood group, Youm7 reported Wednesday. “The Ministry of Health is managing the seized...
View ArticleUS police: 3 dead in shooting near university campus
BALTIMORE: Police say four people have been shot, three fatally, near a university campus outside the U.S. capital. Detective Rashawn Strong said in a statement early Wednesday that officers responded...
View ArticleTurkey-based Pro-MB anchor Moataz Matar sentenced to 10 yrs in prison
CAIRO: Pro-Muslim Brotherhood TV presented Moataz Matar was sentenced to 10 years in prison in absentia Wednesday over attempting to topple the regime and inciting violence against state institution,...
View ArticleEGX slumps for 4th day, benchmark down 2.6%
CAIRO: The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) widened its plunged for a fourth straight day at the close of Wednesday’s session, hurt by foreign institutions’ sell-offs triggered from concerns over Greece...
View ArticleSecurity forces impose total closure on Arish, Sheikh Zuwayed, Rafah
CAIRO: Security forces imposed a total closure on three cities, Arish, Sheikh Zuwayed and Rafah, and their affiliated towns in North Sinai; a security source told Youm7 Wednesday. The three cities have...
View ArticleGovernment to bid for 7.5B EGP in T-bills Thursday
CAIRO: The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) on behalf of the Ministry of Finance is scheduled to auction 7.5 billion EGP ($957.84 million) in treasury bills Thursday, according to the bank’s official...
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Two people survive falling in front of Cairo metro
CAIRO: Two people survived falling in front of the metro at Cairo University station Wednesday, sustaining mild injuries, Youm7 reported. Yasmine, 20, reportedly lost her balance and fell on the tracks...
View ArticleUS, UAE launch anti-IS online messaging center in Abu Dhabi
DUBAI: The U.S. and Emirati governments say they have launched a new digital communications center focused on using social media to counter the Islamic State group’s active online propaganda efforts....
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