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Egyptians accused of proselytizing in Libya return home
Egypt

Egyptians accused of proselytizing in Libya return home

Four Coptic Egyptians detained by Libyan authorities for several weeks over charges of spreading Christianity have returned home. According to…
Luxor hot air balloons back in business
Egypt

Luxor hot air balloons back in business

Hot air balloon tours are set to resume in Luxor on Wednesday after a hiatus of nearly six weeks following…
Pope calls for Muslim and Christian cooperation
Egypt

Pope calls for Muslim and Christian cooperation

Pope Tawadros II called on Al-Azhar to expand its Family House initiative as part of efforts to boost patriotism and…
Assets frozen in Switzerland, England reach US$934 million: Cabinet
Egypt

Assets frozen in Switzerland, England reach US$934 million: Cabinet

Mohamed Omar Wahby, head of the Cabinet’s Administrative Control Authority, has said that frozen assets in Switzerland and England amount…
Egypt-Saudi Arabia trade up by 20%, says ambassador
Business

Egypt-Saudi Arabia trade up by 20%, says ambassador

Bilateral trade between Egypt and Saudi Arabia grew by 20 percent last year in transactions worth US$30 billion, said Egyptian…
FM: Nile Basin countries must unite, not fight, over water scarcity
Egypt

FM: Nile Basin countries must unite, not fight, over water scarcity

All Nile Basin countries should unite around the issue of sharing the Nile’s water, instead of fighting over it, said…
Information Minister increases wages of state tv staff
Egypt

Information Minister increases wages of state tv staff

Information Minister Salah Abdel Maqsoud decided to grant 10 percent of the revenues of advertising, which are broadcast on television…
Khosous Christian family surrenders to police
Egypt

Khosous Christian family surrenders to police

The Christian family accused of sparking the sectarian violence in Khosous surrendered to police Monday out of fear they would…
Wafd Party sets conditions for participation in elections
Egypt

Wafd Party sets conditions for participation in elections

The Wafd Party would neither run in the upcoming parliamentary elections nor participate in the planned national dialogue unless the…
Court to consider Mubarak release petition Monday
Egypt

Court to consider Mubarak release petition Monday

The Cairo Court of Appeals set Monday as the date to consider a grievance former President Hosni Mubarak submitted, in…
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