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Kuwaiti FM Deplores Systematic Aggression against Palestinian People

Kuwait's Foreign Minister Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah denounced on Wednesday the Israeli occupation's systematic assaults on the Palestinian people. "The Israeli occupation authorities continue their systematic aggression against the Palestinian people, increasing their suffering," Minister Salem said at the 159th session of the Arab Foreign Ministers Council, that was…

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Sisi, US Secretary of Defense Discuss Strengthening Security, Military Ties

Cairo and Washington agreed on Wednesday to strengthen their military and security ties, given their importance in reinforcing efforts to restore security and stability in the Middle East region. During a meeting with visiting US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi stressed his country’s keenness on strengthening…

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US Defense Secretary: Egypt Partnership ‘Essential Pillar’

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Wednesday that America’s defense partnership with Egypt is an “essential pillar” of Washington’s commitment to the Middle East. Austin made the remark on Twitter after touching down in Cairo on the latest leg of his Middle East tour. He was greeted by senior Egyptian…

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Four Dead in Egypt Train Crash

Four people were killed and 23 injured when a passenger train slammed into the buffers at a station north of Cairo, the Egyptian health ministry said in an update Wednesday. The train went off its tracks as it traveled through the station in the city of Qalyub on its way…

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Watch: US defence secretary Lloyd Austin arrives in Egypt during Middle East tour

Watch as the US defence secretary arrived in Cairo as part of his tour of the Middle East.

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Egypt Stresses its Support to UNRWA’s Efforts to Revive Peace Process

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry stressed on Tuesday Cairo’s keenness to support all efforts aimed at breaking the current stalemate in the Palestinian-Israeli peace process. “Resuming the peace process would positively impact the work of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)…

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2 Dead as Train Derails in Northern Egypt

A passenger train derailed Tuesday north of Cairo, killing at least two people and injuring 16 others, Egyptian authorities said. The train went off its tracks as it traveled through a station in the city of Qalyub on its way to the city of Menouf in the Nile Delta, state…

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Cairo Asks UNESCO Not to ‘Politicize Discussions’

Egypt has urged the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to abstain from “politicizing discussions” at its headquarters. Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met on Monday with Tamara Rastovac, President of the Executive Board of UNESCO. The organization should adopt its decisions based on consensus, following broad consultation,…

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Smiley, dimpled sphinx unearthed in Egypt

CAIRO: Archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed a sphinx statue "with a smiley face and two dimples" near the Hathor Temple, one of the country's best preserved ancient sites, the tourism and antiquities ministry announced.

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Egypt Affirms Keenness to Support Iraq’s Security, Stability

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi has stressed Egypt’s sturdy commitment to backing Iraq and providing full support to the Iraqi people at all levels, particularly in the areas of counter-terrorism and consolidating security and stability. Sisi's statements came during his meeting on Monday with Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad Shia Al-Sudani…

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Egypt's leader, visiting Iraqi premier seek to deepen ties

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi has met with Iraq’s prime minister in Cairo as the two countries seek to deepen their ties and reinforce a regional alliance with Jordan

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Scientists reveal hidden corridor inside Cairo's Great Pyramid

Scientists have discovered a hidden passage inside Egypt's Great Pyramid. The find is part of a seven-year international research mission.

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Egypt unveils 4,500-year-old tunnel hidden inside Great Pyramid

Egypt’s antiquities authorities on Thursday unveiled a newly discovered, sealed-off chamber inside one of the Great Pyramids at Giza, just outside of Cairo, that dates back some 4,500 years ago.

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Egypt Unveils Newly Discovered Chamber Inside Great Pyramid

Egypt’s antiquities authorities on Thursday unveiled a newly discovered, sealed-off chamber inside one of the Great Pyramids at Giza, just outside of Cairo, that dates back some 4,500 years ago. The corridor — on the northern side of the Pyramid of Khufu — was discovered using modern scanning technology, The…

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Egyptian MP Rejects US Criticism of Cairo’s Dealing with Damascus

Egyptian MP Mustafa Bakri has rejected the criticism made by the US Department of State over Cairo’s dealing with the Syrian regime, against the backdrop of Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry’s solidarity visit to Damascus. Bakri described the demands by Congress members to impose sanctions on the countries that normalize…

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Egypt and Hungary Ink New Deals as Leaders Seek Closer Ties

Hungary's Prime Minister Victor Orban on Tuesday thanked Egypt for its role in capping Europe-bound migration as the two countries inked a series of preliminary agreements in Cairo. Orban's praise for Egypt, and its president, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, came during his visit to the Egyptian capital in which the two…

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Price tags for Egypt holidays hit rock bottom as pound surges against local currency

Trips to Egyptian hotspots such as Sharm el-Sheikh and Cairo are much cheaper now than a year ago thanks to the British proud surging 73% against the Egyptian pound

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Egypt Mobilizes Efforts to Support African Water, Food Security

Egypt is mobilizing efforts to support water and food security in Africa, calling on the international community to finance "climate adaptation" in the continent. The Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Hani Swailem, met in Kenya with the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Inger Andersen, to…

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Aishwary back to winning ways with World Cup gold in Cairo

The MP shooter leaves previous heartbreaks behind to clinch 50m Rifle 3P top position

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ISSF World Cup: Aishwary Pratap Singh wins gold in Cairo

NEW DELHI: India continued their dominance at the ISSF World Cup in Cairo on Wednesday as Olympian Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar clinched the gold medal in the men's individual 50m rifle 3-positions event.

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Unwell Rudrankksh Patil wins maiden individual shooting World Cup gold

World champion Rudrankksh Patil braved fatigue and fever to clinch his first World Cup individual gold in men’s 10m air rifle event at the ISSF World Cup in Cairo on Tuesday.

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Egypt Unveils Renovated Wing of Oldest Museum, New Papyrus

Egypt's ministry of tourism and antiquities unveiled a renovated wing of its oldest museum Monday, home to a 16-meter (52-foot) -long scroll unearthed last year. The refurbishment marks the first stage of broader renovations for the 120-year-old salmon-colored palatial complex in downtown Cairo, opposite the capital's famed Tahrir Square. Waziry…

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Shooting World Cup: India sweep mixed team air events

NEW DELHI: The Indian mixed team shooters swept the air pistol and rifle competitions in the ISSF World Cup in Cairo to reach the top of the medals tally on Monday.

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Egypt's model prison rife with abuses, inmates' families and activists say

A new prison which Egypt touted as a model for reform and which holds some of its most prominent prisoners denies inmates healthcare and subjects them to punitive treatment including isolation, relatives of those inside and rights groups say.

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‘The Lions of Sicily’ …Drama of Poverty and Wealth

Al Arabi Publishing and Distribution, Cairo, has released an Arabic translation of “The Lions of Sicily”, a novel by Stefania Auci. Translated by Egyptian Leila al-Badri, the novel tells a decade-worth of stories about a El Florio family, which lived fame, wealth, power, love, betrayal, secrets, and revenge. From the…

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