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Kenya's Odinga formally challenges presidential election results at Supreme Court

In tonight's edition: Former Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga is cheered on by his supporters as he hoists boxes of material for his Supreme Court challenge of last week's presidential election result. Also, during the final day of campaigning in Angola, the opposition electoral coalition's calls for change are met…

France 24

Winslow Homer, Cézanne and Zaha Hadid: the best art and architecture of autumn 2022

The exhibition of the year is here, plus we have South Korean pop culture, a Sudanese women’s champion, decoded Egyptian hieroglyphs, Zaha Hadid’s ‘yonic stadium’ and a rare showing for the ‘American Turner’

The Guardian - UK

Egypt Completes Work on Restoration of Amun-Ra Shrine in Temple of Seti I

The Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities has completed its restoration of the ancient shrine of the ancient Egyptian deity Amun-Ra in the Temple of Seti I in the city of Abydos in southern Egypt’s Sohag Governorate as part of a comprehensive project to restore and develop cultural tourist attractions that…

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Egypt Says Deal for Indian Wheat Stands, but Not Shipped Yet

Egypt's supply minister said on Monday an agreement to buy wheat from India still stood despite recent curbs on Indian exports, although the grain had not yet been shipped. India, the world's second biggest producer of wheat, banned private overseas sales of the grain on May 14 after a scorching…

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Book Seen with Azhar Imam Renews Debate Over Enlightenment Concept

A photo of a book that appeared next to Al Azhar Sheikh Ahmed Al-Tayeb during his return flight from a European country, renewed on Sunday a debate over the concept of enlightenment among some of his supporters in Egypt. The debate started when Dr. Khaled Montaser posted on his Twitter…

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Five-Way Summit Anticipated in Egypt

Arab and regional observers have turned their eyes towards Egypt’s northwestern coastal city of New Alamein, where the North African state is expected to hold a five-way summit that will see the participation of leaders from Egypt, the UAE, Jordan, Bahrain, and Iraq. Meanwhile, UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed…

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Hercules-2 Joint Military Exercises Kick Off with Saudi Participation

The Hercules-2 joint military training kicked off at Mohamed Naguib military base in Egypt, with the participation of units of the Royal Saudi Land Forces, the US, Greece, Cyprus, the UAE and Jordan, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported Sunday. The spokesman for the Egyptian Armed Forces, Colonel Gharib Abdelhafeez, said…

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Alarm bells as Somalia's new president sours relationship with Ethiopia

The new government in Somalia that won elections held in May has got off to a rocky political start in its relations with the relatively powerful and influential neighbour, Ethiopia.

The Conversation

Egypt’s Presidential Pardon Committee Says More Prisoners to be Released Soon

Members of Egypt’s Presidential Pardon Committee said the committee is preparing a list of detainees for pardoning that will be announced soon. They affirmed that the committee is looking into all the cases and excluding those linked to “acts of violence.” Egyptian authorities had previously released dozens of prisoners under…

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Egypt’s Copts want changes to law after deadly church fire

Gov’t policies restricting construction and renovation of churches pose major health and safety issues, advocates say.

Al Jazeera

Brit couple's £1,800 holiday 'hell' after being left stranded without accommodation

Gareth Tysoe, 40, and partner Treacy Senco, 46, from Milton Keynes, arrived at the King Tut Aqua Park Resort in Hurghada, Egypt on August 11 after booking their trip through Love Holidays

Daily Mirror

Egypt Central Bank Holds Rates Steady After Change of Governor

The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) kept its overnight interest rates steady on Thursday, hours after a new governor was named to replace Tarek Amer, who quit on Wednesday. President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi appointed Hassan Abdalla as caretaker CBE governor on Thursday after Amer's resignation. Analysts said the CBE may…

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Ethiopia Says It Demands 'African Solution' for GERD Crisis, Rejects Outside Mediation

Ethiopia said it strongly demands an "African solution" to its dispute with Egypt and Sudan over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), which it is building along a tributary of the Nile River, raising tensions with the two downstream countries. MP and Advisor to the Minister of Water and Energy…

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Egypt appoints central bank caretaker chief amid crisis

Egypt’s president has appointed a caretaker governor of the central bank amid a grinding economic crisis triggered by the Russian war on Ukraine

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Nurses who leaked video of body of murdered student, 21, in morgue released from prison

Two nurses and a young man have been released after they paid a significant bail fine. The three were jailed for filming the body of murdered student Naira Ashraf, killed in a shocking femicide in Egypt

Daily Mirror

Woman's 'bedbug nightmare' on holiday with people 'too scared' to use pool with her

'Abbie' from West Yorkshire was unable to sunbathe or relax because of the medication she was asked to take and when using the hotel swimming pool in Egypt she was left embarrassed when she was asked if she had an infectious disease

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Egypt Says Central Bank Governor Resigns

President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on Wednesday accepted the resignation of central bank governor Tarek Amer and named him a presidential adviser, the Egyptian leader' office said in a statement. The brief statement offered no reasons for Amer's resignation. He had been appointed as governor of the central bank in November…

The Independent UK

Egypt says central bank governor resigns amid economic woes

Egypt’s central bank governor resigned as the country has struggled to address its economic woes

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Pope Tawadros Calls for Moving or Expanding ‘Crowded’ Egyptian Churches after Abu Sifin Fire

Egypt's Coptic Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria joined government calls to move churches in overcrowded areas to “wider places,” days after a major fire engulfed a church in the Giza governorate, killing dozens. “There are small prayer places compared to the number of Copts in the area, and the church…

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Egypt to Develop Local Industry, Encourage Modern Technologies

Egypt's Ministry of Trade and Industry will focus on developing the local industry, increasing the proportions of the local component, providing raw materials and production requirements, encouraging modern technologies, and localizing several sectors. Newly-appointed Trade and Industry Minister Ahmed Samir said the ministry would work to restore the status of…

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Minister of Irrigation Says COP27 is an Opportunity to Set Out Egypt's Water Scarcity

The newly appointed Egyptian Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Hani Swailem, said the upcoming COP27 climate summit is "an opportunity" to introduce the world to Egypt's water poverty. Swailem indicated that Egypt depends on boosting its cooperation with the Nile Basin countries to benefit from its resources and reduce…

Bangkok Post

Food subsidies perpetuate hunger

If you want an image of subsidised food in the world, you might think of Egypt, where the price of flatbread is fixed and more than half the population lives on loaves costing just 0.05 Egyptian pounds (8 baht) thanks to heavy government support.

Daily Mirror

Mohamed Salah offers condolences after Egyptian church fire kills 41 people

Mohamed Salah has sent his condolences after a deadly fire which broke out at a Coptic Christian church during Sunday Mass killing at least 41 people in his native Egypt

The Independent UK

French backpacker missing in Egypt for a year back in Paris

A lawyer says a French backpacker who had gone missing in Egypt a year ago has safely returned home to Paris

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UAE’s Agthia Working on New Acquisitions in Egypt, Expansion in Saudi Arabia

The UAE Agthia Group said that the total value of the acquisitions it carried out in 2021 exceeded AED2.3 billion ($626 million), adding that it is working on a new acquisition in Egypt, in addition to expanding in Saudi Arabia. Alan Smith, CEO of the Agthia Group, said the group…

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