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Roving barber: An extinct profession

Roving barber: An extinct profession

A black bag with shaving tools was all Mohamed Mohamed inherited from his father. Mohamed, from the village of Badrashin in Giza, followed in…
Ansar Beit al-Maqdis says it killed US oil worker

Ansar Beit al-Maqdis says it killed US oil worker

An Egyptian militant organization allied with the Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the killing of an American oil…
Acquitted of corruption, Mubarak-era businessman denies fortune waiver

Acquitted of corruption, Mubarak-era businessman denies fortune waiver

Businessman Hussein Salem has denied news he intends to give up half of his LE8 billion fortune following his acquittal…
Education Ministry considers including Mubarak’s acquittal in history syllabi

Education Ministry considers including Mubarak’s acquittal in history syllabi

The Education Ministry has announced it is considering requests to include acquittal of toppled President Hosni Mubarak from charges of…
Suzanne Mubarak celebrates husband’s acquittal with cake bearing his image

Suzanne Mubarak celebrates husband’s acquittal with cake bearing his image

A Saudi newspaper said on Monday that Suzanne Thabet, the wife of former President Hosni Mubarak, celebrated the acquittal of…
Egyptian fighting for Islamic State denies rumors of his death

Egyptian fighting for Islamic State denies rumors of his death

Islam Yakan, aka Abu Salama al-Masry, an Egyptian young man fighting for the Islamic State in Syria, has denied rumors…
Report: Egypt’s private sector most corrupt in world

Report: Egypt’s private sector most corrupt in world

The Egyptian private sector has been ranked as the world's most corrupt, according to details of a report released by…
Muslim Brotherhood leaders jailed for insulting court a day after Mubarak verdict

Muslim Brotherhood leaders jailed for insulting court a day after Mubarak verdict

An Egyptian judge sentenced the leader of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood and 25 others on Sunday to three years in…
Tunisian presidential front runner: I will not exclude or persecute anyone if I win

Tunisian presidential front runner: I will not exclude or persecute anyone if I win

Tunisian presidential candidate Beji Caid Essebsi is competing in a runoff with Interim President Moncef Marzouki, to take place on…
Critics slam Egypt’s ‘selective justice’ after Mubarak ruling

Critics slam Egypt’s ‘selective justice’ after Mubarak ruling

Critics on Sunday accused Egypt's courts of taking sides after the dropping of a murder charge against ex-president Hosni Mubarak, with…
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