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Hunger and frustration grow at Ebola ground zero in Guinea

Hunger and frustration grow at Ebola ground zero in Guinea

A charred kapok tree and around a dozen graves scattered amongst the mud brick houses of Meliandou are painful reminders…
Iraq says to track down antiquities after IS museum rampage

Iraq says to track down antiquities after IS museum rampage

Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (IS) militants who destroyed priceless antiquities from the northern Iraqi city of Mosul have…
Matareya Police Station, the grave of the living

Matareya Police Station, the grave of the living

Some families of detainees held at the Matariya Police Station have begun to call it the “grave of the living”. In…
Bassem Youssef: Replacing John Stewart is far-fetched fantasy

Bassem Youssef: Replacing John Stewart is far-fetched fantasy

The former TV host of the popular political satire show "El Bernameg" Bassem Youssef has squashed his fans' hopes that…
Chinese prison teaches technology to prisoners

Chinese prison teaches technology to prisoners

After serving many years behind bars, inmates often have trouble coping with the technological advancement of the outside world when…
Sama al-Masry: I don’t have an electoral program

Sama al-Masry: I don’t have an electoral program

Newly accepted parliamentary candidate, belly dancer Sama al-Masry, recently spoke to Al-Masry Al-Youm about her political career, show business and her plans…
Why Arab storms are given female names

Why Arab storms are given female names

The Egyptian Meteorological Authority has forecast a moderate sandstorm on Tuesday to be added to the numerous storms that hit…
INTERVIEW :Egypt aims to halt gas imports in 2020 , says minister

INTERVIEW :Egypt aims to halt gas imports in 2020 , says minister

Egypt hopes to halt liquefied natural gas imports in 2020, Oil Minister Sherif Ismail said on Monday, as projects to…
ECESR: Foreign investments don’t equal economic development

ECESR: Foreign investments don’t equal economic development

A few weeks prior to the long-awaited Egypt Economic Development Conference, the Egyptian Center for Economic and Social Rights (ECESR)…
WHO calls for ‘smart’ syringes to stamp out fatal diseases

WHO calls for ‘smart’ syringes to stamp out fatal diseases

Employing the same needle or syringe to give injections to more than one person is one of the principal attributors…
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