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Gaza ceasefire talks in Cairo press ahead
John Kirby says discussions to continue on the working-group level for the next few days to iron out specific issues
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Hamas, CIA director to hold talks in Cairo on Gaza truce
Hamas delegates traveling to Cairo in "positive spirit" after studying latest proposal for truce agreement
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Death toll from sunken Lebanon migrant boat rises to 94
Syrian authorities began finding bodies off the coast of the northern port city of Tartus on Thursday afternoon
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Egypt forges new plan to restore Cairo's historic heart
Govt prepares to move to a futuristic new capital in the desert
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Ancient mass production brewery uncovered in Egypt
The site in Egypt’s Sohag Governorate likely dates back to the reign of King Narmer around 3,100 BC
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Deadly fire hits Egyptian hospital treating Covid patients - sources, media
The hospital was evacuated and closed and patients were transferred to a public hospital in Cairo
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Egypt discovers 27 sarcophagi more than 2,500 years old
Tombs were found during an archaeological dig, and follow 13 wooden sarcophagus discovered in same burial spot
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Egyptians crowd livestock market ahead of Eid holiday despite coronavirus
Egypt’s economy has been badly hit by the coronavirus as tourism has collapsed
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OIC rejects Trump's 'controversial' Mideast peace plan
Arab League also rejects US-Israel plan as 'it did not meet the "minimum rights" of the Palestinians'
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'Blindsided by the beauty': Architects struggle to save Cairo's historic heart
The demolitions appear at odds with government officials' pledges to maintain Cairo's role as Egypt's cultural...
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Egypt bucks trend with vote to extend Sisi rule
Amendments would prolong Sisi's current term to 2024 from 2022
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Egypt parliament votes to extend Sisi presidency
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi won his first term as Egypt's president in 2014
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Egyptian explosives expert killed defusing bomb near church in Cairo
Less than two days before Egypt’s Christians celebrate the Coptic Christmas
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Egypt security forces kill 40 suspected militants after tourist bus bombed
In three raids carried out simultaneously
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Egypt unearths tomb of ancient high priest
Newly discovered tomb contains more than dozen niches and 24 colourful statues of the cleric and members of his family
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Egypt unearths eight ancient mummies
Dahshur complex was major royal burial site that boasts well-known bent pyramid of King Snefru.
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Egypt struggles to restore Cairo's historic heart
UNESCO warns of increasing degradation in historic Cairo, raising alarm as it has for many other heritage cities
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Gazans at Egypt border seek to escape blockade
Rafah border crossing is one of only two routes out of Gaza strip and the only one not controlled by Israel
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Egypt condemns 17 to death for IS church attacks
Amnesty International criticises ruling and urges Egypt to give suspects "fair trial" in civilian court
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Cairo hosts trade summit to celebrate 70 years of Pakistan-Egypt diplomatic ties
Federal Minister Planning Khusro Bakhtiar is attending the summit
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Blast at Cairo chemical site injures 12: army
Army spokesperson says blast the result of an increase in temperature in the area
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Egypt Sinai researcher Alexandrani sentenced to 10 years
Alexandrani, arrested in November 2015, was accused of publishing military secrets and belonging to Muslim Brotherhood
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Egypt's Sisi sweeps vote with 97 per cent, turnout down
Head of the election authority Lasheen Ibrahim says at a press conference that turnout was 41.05 per cent
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Ahead of contentious vote, Egypt sets sights on 'fake news'
Head of Egypt's Supreme Media Council, a state media regulator, voiced concerns about media standards
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Crown prince signs $10 billion deal on mega-city during Cairo visit
Egypt and Saudi Arabia have strengthened ties since Sisi took power in 2013
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Media under official scrutiny ahead of Egypt poll
Much of the domestic media is seen as generally pliant, and criticism of Sisi is rare
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US envoy Tillerson in Egypt at start of Mideast tour
Speaking about presidential polls, Tillerson said Washington supports "a transparent credible electoral process"
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Egypt hangs four convicted of deadly 2014 bomb attack
This is the second reported multiple execution of convicted militants in a week
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Moscow, Cairo may sign deal on Friday to resume Russian flights to Egypt
Egypt's aviation minister to sign agreements to resume the flights to Russia that were suspended
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Cairo, Moscow sign contract for Egypt's first nuclear plant
Egyptian media reports put the cost of the plant at around $30 billion
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Egypt's Sisi rules out extending presidential term
Some of his supporters including a member of parliament want to allow Sisi to stay longer by extending the time
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Trump calls Egypt's Sisi to affirm support
US president's arrival has seen an improvement between the two countries, in contrast to his predecessor Barack Obama
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Egypt to end visas on arrival for Qataris
The Gulf crisis is the worst to hit the region since the establishment of the Gulf Cooperation Council
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Likelihood of prolonged period of uncertainty towards Qatar increased: Moody's
Any future measures that are taken will be 'within the framework of international law'
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Egypt sentences 20 to death over killings of police
The court also handed 114 people sentences ranging from 15 years to life and ordered a juvenile jailed for 10 years
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Roadside explosion in Cairo kills Egyptian police officer
Bomb was detonated remotely
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Islamic State claims deadly Cairo church bombing
The attacks were aiming to foment a large-scale sectarian crisis
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At least 20 dead in blast at Cairo church
The blast at the Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in the Abbasiya neighbourhood also wounded 10 people
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Ajoka Theatre to represent Pakistan at theatre festival in Cairo
Ajoka Theatre to represent Pakistan at International Festival for Contemporary and Experimental Theatre
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Sunni Islam riven anew by ancient dispute
The exclusion of Salafis at a gathering that sought to define Sunnism has provoked outrage
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Cairo bus collision claims 17 lives
Some 12,000 people die every year in road accidents in Egypt
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King Tut's dagger was 'made from a meteorite'
British Egyptologist Howard Carter found the dagger on Tutankhamun's right thigh in the wrapping of his mummy
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Pope Francis to receive Sunni Muslim leader at Vatican
The hugely symbolic visit comes against the backdrop of a recent improvement in relations between the two faiths
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At least 50 injured in downtown Cairo fire
The fire erupted overnight in a small hotel in the Al-Mosky neighbourhood, not far from the Al Azhar mosque
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'Pharaoh', the king of Cairo strongmen
Karim Hussein seemed destined to be a strongman from a young age
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Cairo-based firm wants to sink teeth in Pakistan’s brokerage industry
EFG-Hermes Holding Company interested in buying majority stake in Karachi-based brokerage house
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Bomb kills six during police raid on Cairo apartment
Explosion in Cairo's Al-Haram district, near the pyramids, came ahead of Monday's anniversary of the 2011 revolution
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Gunmen kill four Egypt policemen south of Cairo
Militants have killed scores of policemen and soldiers since the army overthrew president Mohamed Morsi in 2013
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Egypt says foreign powers ignored calls to fight terrorism
Russia, Turkey and several European countries have suspended flights to Sharm al-Sheikh
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Egypt heads to polls to elect new pro-Sisi parliament
With no opposition parties, polling has not inspired the enthusiasm witnessed for Egypt's elections in 2011