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Egypt responds to Italian sanctions over Regeni case

Crime 07 Jul, 2016

Cairo considers measures in retaliation for Italy's decision to cut military supplies. The Egyptian government has said it is considering taking reciprocal measures against Italy after Rome halted...

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Egyptian court quashes transfer of Red Sea Islands

Politics 23 Jun, 2016

Court overturns Egypt's decision to cede Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia. The Egyptian government is set to appeal a court's nullification of its controversial decision in April to cede two strateg...

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Fines doubled on Cairo metro

Transport 15 Jun, 2016

Management company double fines for violations on Cairo metro. Fines for passengers caught breaking the rules on Cairo's metro system have been doubled from EGP 25 to EGP 50, according to its manag...

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Cairo Museum of Islamic Art partners with the Louvre

Culture 27 May, 2016

Louvre to show antiquities from damaged Islamic art museum in Cairo. The Louvre in Paris has entered into a partnership agreement with the Museum of Islamic Art after the 19th-century Egyptian inst...

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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 moves 800 artefacts to Grand Egyptian Museum

Culture 24 Mar, 2016

Grand Egyptian Museum to open partially in 2018. A total of 778 ancient artefacts will be moved from Luxor in southern Egypt to the long-planned Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), which is currently unde...

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Cairo mural covers 50 buildings

Culture 17 Mar, 2016

Tunisian street artist creates giant mural in Cairo slum. The well-known French-Tunisian street artist eL Seed has created a gigantic mural covering 50 buildings in Cairo's Manshiyat Naser district...

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Italy demands truth from Egypt over Regeni death

Justice 22 Feb, 2016

Renzi steps up pressure as Italy awaits result of Egyptian report on Regeni case. Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi has reiterated his call for Egypt to help uncover the truth surrounding the dea...

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New runway at Cairo airport

Transport 17 Feb, 2016

Cairo airport expansion comes amid continued decline for Egyptian tourism. Cairo airport has unveiled a new runway as the airport's Terminal 2 nears completion under a EGP 3.4 billion expansion pro...

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Italian student found dead in Cairo with signs of torture

Civil rights 05 Feb, 2016

Investigation after body of missing Italian student indicates “slow death”. Italy and Egypt have launched a joint investigation after the body of missing Italian student Giulio Regeni was found in...

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Cairo prepares for Metro Line 6

Transport 07 Jan, 2016

China to construct Cairo's sixth metro line. The China Railway Construction Corporation is to build Cairo's metro Line 6, according to an announcement by Egypt's transport ministry. Although a m...

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King Tutankhamun's mask back on display

Culture 18 Dec, 2015

King Tut's burial mask returns to Egyptian Museum. King Tutankhamun's golden burial mask went back on display at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo on 16 December after a delicate restoration process fol...

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Second phase of Egyptian elections

Politics 24 Nov, 2015

Low voter turnout for Egypt’s parliamentary elections. The second round of Egypt’s two-part parliamentary elections ended on 23 November, following two days of low voter turnout. The elections,...

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Foster and Partners wins design for Cairo's Masbero

City 23 Nov, 2015

Project links Masbero to Zamalek Island. British architectural company Foster + Partners has won an international competition to redevelop the Masbero Triangle district in downtown Cairo. The compe...

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British tourists fly out of Egypt

Transport Terrorism 06 Nov, 2015

EasyJet travel ban causes confusion. Flights carrying British tourists began leaving Egypt's Sharm el-Sheikh again on 6 November in the wake of the Russian plane crash in which all 224 passengers w...

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Sinai plane crash another blow to Egyptian tourism

Tourism 02 Nov, 2015

Egypt dismisses claim that Islamist terrorists brought down Russian passenger plane. An investigation has been opened after a Russian passenger plane crashed early on 31 October in Egypt's Sinai Pe...

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First round of Egyptian elections ends

Politics 21 Oct, 2015

Low turnout in first phase of Egypt's parliamentary elections. The first round of Egypt's two-part parliamentary elections ended on 19 October, following two days of extremely low turnout in the st...

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Cairo airport to display ancient artefacts

Culture 15 Oct, 2015

Culture initiative to boost Egypt's tourism sector. Cairo airport is to exhibit 39 ancient Egyptian artefacts from various eras to promote tourism in Egypt. The airport's designated 60-sqm muse...

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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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Mexican embassy protests deadly attack in Egypt

Terrorism 14 Sep, 2015

Embassy cancels Independence Day celebrations after deaths Mexico's embassy in Cairo has cancelled its Independence Day celebration scheduled for 15 September, two days after an attack in which an...

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