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Egypt unveils five ancient tombs in Saqqara necropolis

Saqqara (Egypt) (AFP) - Egypt unveiled Saturday five ancient Pharaonic tombs at the Saqqara archaeological site south of Cairo, the latest in a series of landmark discoveries in the area.

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Egypt Displays Recently Discovered Ancient Tombs in Saqqara

Egypt on Saturday displayed recently discovered, well-decorated ancient tombs at a Pharaonic necropolis just outside the capital Cairo. The five tombs, unearthed earlier this month, date back to the Old Kingdom (1570 B.C. and 1069 B.C.) and the First Intermediate Period that spanned more than a century after the collapse…

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Egypt displays recently discovered ancient tombs in Saqqara

Egypt has put on display recently discovered, well-decorated ancient tombs at a Pharaonic necropolis just outside the capital Cairo

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Five Tombs of Senior Statesmen Discovered in Egypt

The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has announced the discovery of five historic cemeteries in the Saqqara region, Giza, (western Cairo) that belong to major statesmen from the Old Kingdom (2686-2181 BC), and the First Intermediate Period (2181-2055 BC), dating to over 4,600 years ago. The ministry organizes a…

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War in Ukraine wheat belt hits Egyptian pockets

Cairo (AFP) - Soaring bread prices sparked by Russia's invasion of Ukraine have bitten into the purchasing power of consumers in Egypt, a leading importer of wheat from the former Soviet states.

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Egyptians count rising bread costs as Ukraine war disrupts wheat exports

From his job as a Cairo doorman, Mahmoud Farag earns 1,500 Egyptian pounds ($95) each month but it's no longer enough to adequately feed his family of five.

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Saudi Arabia Seeks New Markets, Promising Investments in Africa

Saudi Minister of Commerce, Majid al-Qasabi underscored the Kingdom's readiness to support cooperative efforts to achieve economic and social development in Arab and African countries. Speaking at the 3rd meeting of the Governance Council of the Arab-African Trade Bridges Program (Jusoor) in Cairo, Qasabi stressed that Vision 2030 seeks to…

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US Man Who Tried to Join ISIS Pleads Guilty

A 21-year-old Seattle man pleaded guilty Monday to a terrorism-related charge after being arrested while trying to board a flight to join ISIS. Elvin Hunter Bgorn Williams was arrested last June at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport as he checked in for a flight to Cairo. He entered a guilty plea in…

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Egyptians Fight to Save Trees amid Cairo's Transformation

A few months ago, Choucri Asmar decided he wasn’t ready to give up hope. So he led a group of residents in “a peaceful demonstration to protect the trees” of his Cairo neighborhood. “It was like a war on green,” Asmar said. Asmar and other residents of Heliopolis — an…

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Cairo, Doha to Boost Bilateral Cooperation

Qatar and Egypt held talks on Thursday to discuss enhancing bilateral relations, the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced. Alaa Moussa, the Assistant Egyptian Foreign Minister for Arab Affairs, met with Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Saleh, the Assistant Qatari Foreign Minister for Regional Affairs, at the Egyptian Foreign Ministry in…

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As Cairo transforms, Egyptians fight to save their trees

Massive road construction projects have erased some of the oldest remaining green spaces in the Egyptian capital of Cairo

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163 years later, scientists still debate the truth of “shrinking penis syndrome”

New evidence has emerged from doctors in Cairo, Egypt, using botox injections in men who are embarrassed by a retracting penis.

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ISSF World Cup: Women's 25m pistol team win India's third gold in Cairo

Rahi Sarnobat, Esha Singh and Rhythm Sangwan defeated the Singaporean trio of Xiu Hong, Shun Xie and Ling Chiao Nicole Tan in the gold medal match-up. Read full report

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Egyptian-EU Talks Discuss Fight against Terrorism, Illegal Immigration

Brussels on Saturday hosted Egyptian-European talks on boosting cooperation in combating terrorism and illegal immigration, as well as coordination on Middle East issues. The talks were held between Egypt’s Ambassador in Brussels Badr Abdel Aty and Chairman of the European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs David McAllister. The Egyptian Foreign…

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Nile basin at a turning point as Ethiopian dam starts operations

Egypt and Sudan currently claim absolute control of Nile water resources. The two states – handed the rights in colonial treaties with the British – have resisted subsequent attempts by the Nile basin states to produce new agreements. But Ethiopia defied the old treaties and built its Grand Renaissance Dam…

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Sherif strikes twice as Ahly survive CAF Champions League scare

Johannesburg (AFP) - Mohamed Sherif scored twice as holders Al Ahly of Egypt claimed three crucial points by beating Al Merrikh of Sudan 3-2 in a CAF Champions League group match in Cairo on Saturday.

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Woman sits on key court in Egypt first

Cairo (AFP) - Radwa Helmi made history on Saturday as the first woman judge to sit on the bench of Egypt's State Council, a top court in the Arab country.

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Sudanese, Ethiopian Officials Discuss GERD in Khartoum

Sudan and Ethiopia launched new talks on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) a few days after Addis Ababa began generating electricity from the disputed dam between the three basin countries without referring to Egypt and Sudan. A meeting was held at the Sudanese Foreign Ministry between the Minister of…

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Up to 20,000 Ukrainian tourists in Egypt await return to Europe

Arrangements are being made to help as many as 20,000 Ukrainian tourists stranded at Egyptian resorts to fly to Europe, Ukrainian embassy officials in Cairo said on Thursday, adding that many were ready to head to Ukraine to fight Russian forces.

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Egypt Discusses with EBRD Clean Energy Transition

Egypt and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) discussed clean energy transition and Cairo's ongoing preparations for hosting the UN's Conference of Parties on Climate Change (COP 27). Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Tarek El-Molla met Vice President of Policy and Partnerships at EBRD Mark Bowman and…

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Cairo’s Newspaper Vendors Go Silent as Sales Collapse

Newspaper sellers were once a dime a dozen on Cairo's bustling streets, but now the vendors hawking hot-off-the-press editions have fallen almost silent As elsewhere in the world, Egypt's print media has been in sharp decline as news has moved mostly online and readers tend to stay up-to-date via their…

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Cairo's newspaper vendors go silent as sales collapse

Cairo (AFP) - Newspaper sellers were once a dime a dozen on Cairo's bustling streets, but now the vendors hawking hot-off-the-press editions have fallen almost silent.

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Egypt, Iraq Boost Cooperation Through Military Production

Egyptian and Iraqi officials held defense talks in Cairo, amid interest in boosting their cooperation in various fields, along with Jordan. Minister of State for Military Production Mohamed Ahmed Morsi met with the visiting Iraqi advisor to the Interior Minister, Lt-Gen Jaafar Falhi, and his accompanying delegation. The meeting addressed…

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Nomadic Bedouins set up camp by the housing blocks of Egypt's Nile Delta

With the roads and brick housing blocks of Egypt's densely populated Nile Delta in the distance, Elsayed Abuhamed and his family have pitched their tents in a field scattered with straw, tied up their livestock, and are cooking over an open fire.

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Egypt Holds Onto Legally Binding Agreement on GERD

Egypt has reaffirmed its unwavering stance in seeking a legally binding agreement on the rules of filling and operating the mega dam Ethiopia is building on the Nile River. Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Mohamed Abdel Aty said talks between Cairo, Khartoum and Addis Ababa on the Grand Ethiopian…

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