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The size of Egypt’s economy will rank 20th in the world by 2050, according to a report issued by international investment bank HSBC on the economic situation of the Middle East and North Africa region.
Poor education, high populations, scarce...
The Spanish National Court in Madrid agreed on Monday to extradite Magda Salem, the daughter of fugitive Egyptian businessman Hussein Salem, who is accused of money laundering.
The court hearing was held in the presence of a delegation from the...
Two Egyptians died Monday after a residential building collapsed in Beirut, Lebanon's capital, the Interior Ministry said.
Four other Egyptians survived the collapse, which happened in Beirut's district of Ashrafiya late Sunday.
A medical...
The construction site of Egypt’s first nuclear power plant, located at Dabaa in Matrouh Governorate, has been looted and vandalized, a source from the Ministry of Electricity and Energy said on Monday.
The official, who spoke to Al-Masry Al-...
Pope Shenouda III, the head of the Coptic Orthodox Church, underwent medical examinations on his heart and kidneys at Ohio’s Cleveland Clinic in the United States on Monday.
“Doctors will assess the pope’s state of health over...
The Egyptian Court of Cassation on Monday quashed the murder conviction of prominent businessman Hesham Talaat Mostafa, ordering a retrial of the case.
Mostafa and his alleged partner in crime, former policeman Mohsen al-Sokkary, had been convicted...
Egypt's government pharmacists continued protests over low salaries and delayed bonuses on Monday.
The strike covers pharmacies at government-run hospitals in Cairo, Alexandria and Kafr al-Sheikh, which have stopped selling medicine.
The...
A group calling itself the Youth of the Libyan Revolution has issued a statement expressing support for the Egyptian revolution and demanding an end to military rule in Egypt ahead of Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi’s trip to Libya.
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Gas shortages in Cairo and several Egyptian governorates continued Monday despite repeated government statements denying the crisis, saying that large amounts of fuel have been pumped into gas stations and distribution controls have been tightened....
Upper Egypt-bound trains are stalled for a second day due to protests blocking railroads in Qena and Sohag governorates, Egyptian National Railways head Hany Hegab said Monday.
The protests are staged by people who are unhappy with elections results...
