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Cairo

Middle East and Africa 1 year ago

Hamas delegation to hold ceasefire talks in Cairo: Official

The announcement came two days after a ceasefire went into effect between Israel and the Lebanese group Hezbollah, a Hamas ally

Middle East and Africa 1 year ago

Hamas official says delegates going to Cairo but won't attend Gaza talks

Egypt, Qatar and the United States have for months tried to reach a deal to end more than 10 months of war in the Gaza Strip between Israel and Hamas.

Art & Culture 3 years ago

Egypt's tanoura puts kaleidoscopic spin on dervish tradition

In a 500-year-old stone theatre in Cairo, two young dervishes spin ceaselessly. Slowly, then all at once, they are consumed in a flurry of vivid fabrics.

People 4 years ago

Arrests in Egypt after girl's suicide over internet shaming

The case of internet shaming and loss of a young life has stirred angry demands on social media in Egypt for those responsible to be held to account.

Middle East and Africa 4 years ago

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Egypt's Sisi looks to new desert capital to cement legacy

As far as the eye can see, building sites dot the horizon heralding the arrival of this crown jewel of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's grand urban plans.

Middle East and Africa 4 years ago

Egypt government to begin move to new capital in December

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi "directed the government to start the actual transfer to the government district in the New Administrative Capital starting in December for a trial period of 6 months," he said.

People 4 years ago

Egypt frees activists amid criticism of rights record

Egypt on Sunday freed six activists including journalist Esraa Abdel-Fattah, a symbol of the 2011 revolution, just days after Washington warned Cairo over a crackdown on rights activists.

World 5 years ago

Canal Authority says Suez backlog cleared

Traffic on the canal, a conduit for over 10 percent of world trade, had begun moving again on Monday evening after the 200,000-tonne MV Ever Given was refloated with the help of international salvage experts.

Environment 5 years ago

Aswan High Dam: Nasser's dream, Nubian nightmare

Opened on the mighty Nile on January 15, 1971 with the help of the Soviet Union at the height of the Cold War, the dam was to generate electricity for the whole region, increase agricultural land and reduce flooding.

Art & Culture 5 years ago

Cairo restored hieroglyph typecaster tells new stories

The French-made typecasting machine is over a century old, the Egyptian hieroglyphs 5,000 years. Now, in a Cairo workshop, the mechanical marvel has come to life once again.

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