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Cairo Residents Get Free Smoke Detectors: Everything You Need to Know

General 25 Jan, 2018

As of 20 January, fire alarms have been installed free of cost in homes in Cairo. This door-to-door installation programme, which has been hailed by residents as a “major life-saving donation,” became...

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Italy recalls ambassador from Cairo over Regeni case

General 11 Apr, 2016

Recall of ambassador follows lack of progress in Regeni murder investigation. Rome recalled the Italian ambassador from Egypt over lack of progress in the investigation into the death of Italian st...

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Egypt's president pardons two Al-Jazeera journalists

General 23 Sep, 2015

Unclear whether al-Sisi's pardon will extend to Australian Peter Greste Egypt's president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi pardoned 100 prisoners including two Al-Jazeera journalists, on 23 September, accordin...

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Israel reopens embassy in Cairo

General 10 Sep, 2015

Opening comes on fourth anniversary of storming of former embassy. Israel has inaugurated a new embassy building in Cairo, exactly four years after the sacking of the previous embassy on 10 Septem...

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Egypt sentences journalists to three years in jail

General 29 Aug, 2015

Al-Jazeera reporters convicting of aiding the Muslim Brotherhoodand spreading false news A Cairo court has handed down a three-year jail sentence to three Al-Jazeera English journalists whose 20-mo...

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22 killed at Cairo soccer stadium

General 08 Feb, 2015

Egypt suspends football league after Cairo stadium deaths At least 22 people were killed outside a Cairo soccer stadium on 8 February, prompting authorities to suspend Egypt's football league match...

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Islamic militants kill at least 30 in Sinai

General 29 Jan, 2015

Egyptian military targeted by attacks Islamic State’s Egypt wing has claimed responsibility for killing at least 30 security personnel in four separate attacks in the North Sinai and Suez pro...

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Islamic Museum in Cairo seriously damaged

General 27 Jan, 2014

Weekend of violence prompts Egypt to call early presidential elections The Museum of Islamic Art in central Cairo was extensively damaged when a car bomb exploded outside the adjacent police headq...

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Cairo court bans Muslim Brotherhood

General 23 Sep, 2013

An Egyptian court outlawed the Muslim Brotherhood and ordered the confiscation of its assets, following a ruling in Cairo on 23 September. The order marks a major escalation in the crackdown on the...

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US embassy Cairo changes visa application process

General 16 Sep, 2013

The visa application process at the US embassy in Cairo is set to change from 4 October with a transition period in effect from 15 September. The new system is part of the Cairo embassy's efforts t...

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Morsi accused of Hamas connections

General 25 Jul, 2013

The Egyptian state prosecutor has ordered the detention of ousted former president Mohammed Morsi for 15 days pending an investigation into a variety of accusations against him, according to a report...

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Cairo Tower restored for 50th anniversary

Sport General 18 Nov, 2010

Cairo tower, one of Cairo's most prominent landmarks, has undergone a EGP 35 million restoration process in time for its 50th anniversary in April 2011. Located in the heart of Cairo's embassy distric...

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Egypt Human Development Report 2010

General 04 Jul, 2010

Unemployment, poverty and lack of political participation are three of the main problems facing young people in Egypt according to the Egypt Human Development Report 2010, which was released at the en...

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Estonia and Latvia to share Cairo embassy

General 04 Jan, 2010

Estonia and Latvia are to share an embassy premises in Cairo according to an agreement signed at the end of 2009. If all goes according to plan the jointly operated facility should be operational in t...

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Zeinhom development scheme complete.

General 03 Jun, 2009

Zeinhom neighbourhood in southern Cairo has a new look thanks to an ambitious redevelopment programme completed recently. The project in the former slum area has involved building 179 new housing unit...

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Cairo’s Ramses Square to get overhaul.

General 21 Jan, 2009

Ramses Square in central Cairo is to get an overhaul under broad plans to revamp the centre city area. The restoration will be carried out according to the winning project in an international design c...

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Rockslide rescue operations end.

General 23 Sep, 2008

Operations to clear the area devastated by the 6 September rockslide have come to an end amid uncertainty over the actual number of dead. An unnamed security official told the international news agenc...

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Parliament to be restored after fire.

General 04 Sep, 2008

Work has begun to restore the Shura Council or upper house of Egypt

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New traffic law for Egypt.

General 27 Jul, 2008

A new traffic law is to come into force on 1 August in a bid to improve road safety in Egypt. The new regulations include stiffer penalties for driving without a seatbelt, using a mobile phone without...

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Nile Corniche project gets underway.

General 15 Apr, 2008

Work has started on a $1 billion high-rise hotel and residential complex in downtown Cairo, the

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