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Egypt frees nine Coptic Christians arrested after protest

Cairo – Egyptian state security released nine Coptic Christians who had been detained for nearly three months following a protest demanding... Read more

25 Apr, 2022

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Egypt releases 41 political prisoners, says negotiator

Cairo – Egypt on Sunday released 41 political prisoners from pre-trial detention, according to a politician-turned-negotiator, in a country where... Read more

25 Apr, 2022

Business

Egypt gig economy workers face rough ride

Cairo – Young men on bikes and scooters zip through Cairo, Egypt’s sprawling megalopolis, dodging cars to deliver more than... Read more

24 Apr, 2022

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Egypt cuts TikTok influencer sentence to 3 years

Cairo – An Egyptian court has reduced TikTok influencer Haneen Hossam’s 10-year “human trafficking” sentence to three years, a... Read more

19 Apr, 2022

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Egyptians see red over Israeli-run dance festivals in Sinai

Cairo – Israeli-organised twin dance festivals in the Sinai have sparked outrage in Egypt as they come just days before... Read more

17 Apr, 2022

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Slain student’s family seek Facebook sleuths over Egypt murder

Rome – The family of Italian student Giulio Regeni appealed on Friday for help tracking down four Egyptian security... Read more

16 Apr, 2022

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Get this straight: Curls bounce back in Cairo

Cairo – “Shaggy,” “messy,” “unprofessional”. Natural curls were once looked down upon in Egypt, where Western beauty standards favoured... Read more

15 Apr, 2022

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Four French, one Belgian among 10 dead in Egypt bus crash: governor

Cairo – Four French and one Belgian were among 10 people killed in a bus crash Wednesday in Egypt,... Read more

14 Apr, 2022

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Egypt prosecution says ‘no criminal suspicion’ in economist’s death

Cairo – Egypt’s public prosecution said on Tuesday that an investigation showed “no criminal suspicion” in the death of economist... Read more

13 Apr, 2022

Business

Egypt economist dies, police denies ‘forced disappearance’

Cairo – Egyptian economist Ayman Hadhoud, who was allegedly detained in early February, has died, his brother told AFP on... Read more

11 Apr, 2022