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Two men confess to murder in Sharqiya: security services
Egypt

Two men confess to murder in Sharqiya: security services

Two men in Sharqiya have confessed to killing a man in a violent robbery, cutting his throat to order to…
Cyprus signs deal with Egypt for gas transfers via pipeline
Business

Cyprus signs deal with Egypt for gas transfers via pipeline

Cyprus signed a deal on Wednesday for the transfer of natural gas via pipeline to Egypt, once extraction starts of…
Egypt’s new law on churches angers Christian critics
Egypt

Egypt’s new law on churches angers Christian critics

Egypt's lawmakers on Tuesday passed the country's first law spelling out the rules for building a church, a step Christians…
Egyptian court begins hearing favoring Tiran and Sanafir agreement
Egypt

Egyptian court begins hearing favoring Tiran and Sanafir agreement

An Egyptian court began a hearing on Tuesday for a legal challenge against the recent nullification of an agreement between…
Policeman remanded into custody over shooting of diver in Basateen
Egypt

Policeman remanded into custody over shooting of diver in Basateen

Prosecutors in the Basateen area of south Cairo have ordered a low-ranking policeman to be remanded into custody for four…
Parliament chief refers wheat corruption report to prosecutor general
Business

Parliament chief refers wheat corruption report to prosecutor general

A parliamentary fact-finding commission's report on corruption in the country's wheat industry was referred to the prosecutor general and an…
Two police conscripts injured as gunman opens fire on Haram Street
Egypt

Two police conscripts injured as gunman opens fire on Haram Street

Two police conscripts were injured on Monday evening as a gunman opened fire on a security checkpoint located on Haram…
Egyptian parliament approves value-added tax at 13 percent
Business

Egyptian parliament approves value-added tax at 13 percent

Egypt's parliament approved on Monday a long-awaited law introducing a value-added tax of 13 percent, rising to 14 percent in…
Save the middle class
Opinion

Save the middle class

After zuhr prayers on Friday, I went to buy my weekly needs from the grocery store, and I stopped at…
Investigators target Facebook page critical of Al-Ahly board
Egypt

Investigators target Facebook page critical of Al-Ahly board

Investigators from Egypt's National Security Agency are stepping up efforts to identify the administrators of a Facebook page called “We…
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