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Lingering security void devastates tourism in Luxor
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Lingering security void devastates tourism in Luxor

The absence of security poses a significant challenge to the tourism industry in Luxor, a main tourist center in Egypt.…
Cigarette smuggling costs government LE160 million
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Cigarette smuggling costs government LE160 million

A recent study showed that the Egyptian government lost about LE160 million during the first half of this year due…
Washington pressures Egypt to release alleged Israeli spy
Egypt

Washington pressures Egypt to release alleged Israeli spy

Informed sources have said that some members of the US Administration are threatening to reduce US aid to Egypt if…
Egypt mulls buffer zone on Gaza border
Egypt

Egypt mulls buffer zone on Gaza border

Egypt is currently considering a plan to set up a 5 km wide buffer zone on its border with the…
Revolutionary youths storm rally held by former minister
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Revolutionary youths storm rally held by former minister

Scores of youths claiming to be members of revolutionary coalitions on Saturday stormed a rally organized by Ali al-Meselhy, former…
Police arrest 27 ‘thugs’ around Egypt
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Police arrest 27 ‘thugs’ around Egypt

Forces from the military and the police arrested 27 people over the past three days, in a continued joint effort…
Egypt’s PM to visit Iraq to end ‘yellow remittances’ issue
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Egypt’s PM to visit Iraq to end ‘yellow remittances’ issue

Prime Minister Essam Sharaf will visit Baghdad, Iraq on 5 and 6 September to finalize negotiations regarding "yellow remittances" to…
Following cabinet reversal, professors threaten general strike
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Following cabinet reversal, professors threaten general strike

Egyptian university professors on Saturday renewed calls for a general strike at the start of the new academic year, given…
Senior military official asks Israeli Embassy not to re-raise flag
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Senior military official asks Israeli Embassy not to re-raise flag

Informed sources told Al-Mary Al-Youm on Saturday that a high-ranking military official visited the Israeli Embassy on Thursday evening and…
Recent changes at Maspero don’t eradicate Mubarak-era mindset
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Recent changes at Maspero don’t eradicate Mubarak-era mindset

In early April, 22 year-old reporter Salma Amer was told by her superiors at Nile TV that her freelance contract…
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