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Taxi drivers launch campaigns to win back customers
Egypt

Taxi drivers launch campaigns to win back customers

As the popularity of private taxi companies including Uber and Careem rises, white-taxi drivers have launched numerous campaigns to regain…
Egyptian pound hits all-time low against the dollar on black market
Business

Egyptian pound hits all-time low against the dollar on black market

The value of the Egyptian pound relative to the US dollar hit rock bottom last week, with US$1 equaling LE10…
Parliament to draft law banning niqab in government institutions, public places
Egypt

Parliament to draft law banning niqab in government institutions, public places

The Egyptian Parliament is drafting a new law preventing women wearing the niqab (full-face veil) in government institutions and public…
Egyptian student to be deported from US for FB post that threatened Donald Trump
Egypt

Egyptian student to be deported from US for FB post that threatened Donald Trump

A 23-year-old Egyptian student who was detained by the FBI for allegedly posting a death threat against US presidential candidate…
Egyptian journalist’s question at the Oscars stirs controversy
Egypt

Egyptian journalist’s question at the Oscars stirs controversy

Controversy erupted on social media over a female Egyptian journalist, who was the first from the country to cover the…
Journalist Hossam Bahgat banned from traveling abroad
Egypt

Journalist Hossam Bahgat banned from traveling abroad

Journalist and human rights activist Hossam Bahgat was banned from traveling on Tuesday based on a decision issued by the…
Jordan, Latin America to make history at this year’s Oscars
Art news

Jordan, Latin America to make history at this year’s Oscars

Jordan's "Theeb" has been nominated in the Best Foreign Language Film category at this year's Academy Awards, a first for…
Novelist Ahmed Naji gets two years in prison for ‘violating public morality’
Art news

Novelist Ahmed Naji gets two years in prison for ‘violating public morality’

A Cairo criminal court has sentenced the novelist Ahmed Naji to two years in prison for violating public morals after…
Egypt’s internet speed among the slowest in the world
Science

Egypt’s internet speed among the slowest in the world

Competing with 31 countries, Egypt ranked last in internet connection speed just after India and Nigeria with an average speed…
Mohamed Hassanein Heikal dies at age 92
Egypt

Mohamed Hassanein Heikal dies at age 92

Leading Egyptian journalist Mohamed Hassanein Heikal died on Wednesday at the age of 92 after suffering from kidney problems. Heikal's journalism…
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