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Iranian leader concludes Cairo visit
Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad concluded his historic visit to Cairo on 8 February, marking the first time an Iranian leader has visited Egypt in 34 years.
The landmark trip was not without...
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Iranian leader on historic visit to Cairo
Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad began a three-day visit to Egypt on 5 February when he was welcomed to Cairo by Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi.
The historic event marks the first time an I...
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The Egyptian defence minister Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi has warned that Egypt's ongoing political, economic and social crisis threatens the country's "security and stability" and may lead to the “col...
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Polio virus detected in Cairo sewers
The polio virus has been found in the sewers of Cairo, in what is Egypt's first case of polio since 2004.
The World Health Organization (WHO), which has planned a vaccination drive in Cairo for 25...
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A Cairo court ordered a retrial of ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak on 13 January, granting an appeal of the former dictator’s life sentence for failing to prevent violence against protes...
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Cairo’s Egyptian Museum to be restored
Cairo's Egyptian Museum is to undergo a major upgrading project to enhance the display of artefacts and improve the facilities of the institution located in the central Tahrir Square.
Egypt's minis...
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Egyptian voters have approved the contentious Islamist-drafted constitution, which was signed into effect on 25 December by President Mohammed Mursi, shortly after the official results were announced...
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Protests continue over Egyptian referendum
Fresh opposition protests have been held outside the presidential palace in Cairo over the contentious Islamist-backed draft constitution that looks on course to be adopted after the second and final...
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Egypt’s new constitution published
Egypt’s new constitution has been finalised after being rushed through in a vote by the country’s Islamist-led assembly on 30 November. The move is seen as an attempt to quell the ongoing...
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Mursi grants himself sweeping powers
Opposition leaders in Egypt are calling for mass protests across Egypt on 23 November over the decree issued by President Mursi that gives him sweeping powers and makes it difficult for him to be remo...
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Confusion over Egyptian closing times
The Egyptian government has delayed implementing its nationwide closing hours, a controversial piece of legislation that has generated a backlash from the public and business owners, particularly in t...
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The following photographs were sent to Wanted in Africa by Rome-based Irishman Brendan Breen. Breen's photographs show the vicinity of the American University of Cairo, near central Cairo's Tahrir Sq...
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Makeover for Cairo’s Tahrir Square
Authorities in Cairo have worked to regenerate the central Tahrir square, which had suffered a decline since it acted as the main stage during the 18-day revolution in early 2011 that led to the overt...
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Israeli national airline seeks to halt Cairo flights
Israel’s national airline El Al says it wishes to cease operating its weekly service between Tel Aviv and Cairo, despite the fact that the provision of flights between both countries is mandated...
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Protesters attacked the American embassy in Cairo on 11 September. Some 2,000 people gathered around the heavily- fortified embassy in central Cairo, before tearing down and destroying the US flag....
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New management at Cairo Film Festival
High-profile Egyptian filmmaker and producer Marianne Khoury has replaced Youssef Cherif Rizkallah as artistic director of the Cairo Film Festival, two months before the 35th edition of the event take...
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Egypt's new prime minister Hesham Kandil and his cabinet were sworn in on 2 August, becoming the first government since the inauguration of the president Mohammed Mursi on 30 June.
The little-known...
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Courts defer ruling on Egypt’s constitutional assembly
A Cairo court deferred a ruling on the legitimacy of Egypt’s constitutional assembly until 24 September, extending the ongoing legal row that has overshadowed the country's transition to democra...
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Egypt’s new president heads for African summit
Newly-elected Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi will attend the African Union’s (AU) African summit in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa on 15-16 July. Mursi’s participation marks the first...
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Mursi orders parliament to reconvene
Egypt’s newly-elected president Mohammed Mursi has ordered the Islamist-dominated parliament to reconvene until new elections can be held, in defiance of the generals who dissolved it days befor...
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Mursi takes office as Egypt’s president
The Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohammed Mursi was sworn in as Egypt's new president on 30 June at Cairo’s constitutional court despite Mursi's wish that the swearing-in ceremony would be befor...
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Mursi wins Egyptian presidential election
The Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohammed Mursi was declared the winner of the Egyptian presidential election on 24 June, over his opponent Ahmed Shafiq in the 16 June elections. The historic victory...
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Tension in Cairo ahead of election results
Following Egypt's landmark presidential elections over the weekend of 16 June both candidates are claiming victory while the Supreme Presidential Electoral Commission (SPEC) has delayed its announceme...
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Egyptians vote for new president
Egyptians start two days of voting on 16 June to choose their new president. The run-off election is between Ahmed Shafiq – the last prime minister of deposed president Hosni Mubarak – and...
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Mubarak ruling leads to protests in Cairo
There have been mass protests in Cairo's Tahrir Square following the news on 2 June that former president Hosni Mubarak received a life sentence for his failure to halt the killing of protesters durin...
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Shafiq’s Cairo office set ablaze after election results
The Cairo campaign headquarters of Ahmed Shafiq were set on fire on 28 May only hours after it was confirmed that Shafiq would face Mohammed Mursi in the run-off of Egypt
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Egyptians have begun to cast their votes in elections on 23 May to determine which of the 12 presidential candidates will become their future leader.
It is the first time that ordinary Egyptians ha...
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Egypt’s ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) has shortened a nightly curfew in Cairo's central Abbasiya district, where violent scenes on 4 May resulted in one death and 373 wounded...
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Violent clashes in Cairo leave 11 dead
11 people have been killed in Cairo after protesters were attacked outside Egypt's defence ministry in the capital's Abbasiya district on 2 May.
In addition to the fatalities, 150 people were injur...
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Egyptian presidential candidates lose disqualification appeal
Ten candidates have lost their appeal against disqualification from running in Egypt’s presidential elections, scheduled for 23 and 24 May.
The Supreme Presidential Electoral Commission (SPEC...
