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Activist Mahinour al-Masry arrested pending May 31 verdict
Egypt

Activist Mahinour al-Masry arrested pending May 31 verdict

The Raml Misdemeanor Court of Appeal arrested activist Mahinour al-Masry on Monday while she was attending an appeal to a…
Two tourists killed, 9 others injured in Hurghada road accident
Egypt

Two tourists killed, 9 others injured in Hurghada road accident

Two tourists were killed and nine others were injured in a crash between a tourist bus and a truck Tuesday…
Egyptian Satirist Bassem Youssef to Host Int’l Emmy Awards
Egypt

Egyptian Satirist Bassem Youssef to Host Int’l Emmy Awards

Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef has been chosen to host the 2015 International Emmy Awards Gala in New York in November.Youssef…
UAE to deliver 50 thousand housing units to Egypt
Egypt

UAE to deliver 50 thousand housing units to Egypt

Egypt's Housing Ministry signed with the United Arab Emirates an agreement on Monday which sees the latter delivering 50 thousand…
Egypt issues $1.302 bn in dollar-denominated t-bills at avg yield of 2.643%
Business

Egypt issues $1.302 bn in dollar-denominated t-bills at avg yield of 2.643%

Egypt's central bank sold $1.302 billion in one-year, dollar-denominated treasury bills at an average yield of 2.643 percent at its…
Bad weather, rains, wind nationwide
Egypt

Bad weather, rains, wind nationwide

Scattered showers and high wind were witnessed on Monday by several areas of Greater Cairo and other provinces. In Qalyubia, heavy…
Court rejects appeal by activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, others
Egypt

Court rejects appeal by activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, others

Cairo's Court of Cassation turned down the appeal submitted by Alaa Abdel Fattah, his sister Mona Seif and three other…
Old ‘khayamiya’ craft endagered, says craftsman
Archaeology

Old ‘khayamiya’ craft endagered, says craftsman

The wonderful, old ‘khayamiya’, the art of tent-making, is endangered. It’s most famous location is Khayamiya street, situated at the…
Government to revive Arbaeen road project
Egypt

Government to revive Arbaeen road project

Transportation Ministry is preparing to revive the Arbaeen road, or Darb al-Arbaeen, project in the Western Desert to serve trade…
Official: Middlemen get 5-10% of Umrah costs
Egypt

Official: Middlemen get 5-10% of Umrah costs

Basel al-Sisi, head of the Egyptian Travel Agents Association’s religious tourism committee, said middlemen get between 5-10 percent of the…
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