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Domestic Issues Dominate Inquiries of Women on Fatwa in Egypt Mosques

In a first-of-its-kind experience, Egyptian female preachers have been hired in mosques to give fatwas.

Asharq Al-Awsat

War-driven race for food and gas converges on Arab linchpin Egypt

Offshore from Ras al-Bar, where the Nile flows into the Mediterranean, cargo ships shimmer through the midday haze as they head west along the coast toward the blue loading-cranes on the horizon.

Tribune News Service

Dad treated like 'animal' as he queued 24 hours to renew son's passport for holiday

Phil Corns says he faced a nightmare 24-hour wait for his son's passport ahead of a family holiday to Egypt later this year, amid long waits for travel documentation

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Egypt Prepares to Issue its First Sovereign Sukuk

Egypt’s Finance Minister Mohamed Maait said his country is preparing to issue its first sovereign Sukuk (Islamic bonds) based on exclusively state-own assets. In a statement published on the government’s official Facebook page on Tuesday, Maait said the state-ownership policy document includes a national strategy to empower the private sector…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Egypt's SCZONE Signs MoU on $4bln Waste-to-Hydrogen Plant

Egypt's Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) and H2-Industries have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to build a waste-to-hydrogen facility at a greenfield site in east Port Said with an estimated cost of $4 billion, an SCZONE statement said on Wednesday. The project targets production capacity of 300,000 tons of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Archaeologists just dug up 250 Egyptian mummies

The discovery, at a necropolis just outside Cairo, also included over 100 ancient artifacts.

Mic

Glencore scandal: Cameroon opposition demands inquiry into bribery

In tonight's edition: Senior officials of state companies in Cameroon are accused of accepting bribes from Swiss-based mining giant Glencore. In Egypt, two months after opposition figure Alaa Abdel Fattah started a hunger strike, his supporters are demanding his release from captivity. And in Libya, traditional ceramics are not finding…

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Al Jazeera presenter Ahmed Taha condemns Egypt sentence

Network says verdict ‘irrational’ and part of campaign by Egyptian authorities ‘against Al Jazeera and its journalists’.

Al Jazeera

Archeologists in Egypt open newly discovered coffins that have been shut for 2,500 years

The incredible dig at a cemetery in Saqqara uncovered mummies as well as statues of the gods Anubis, Amun, Min, Osiris, Isis, Nefertum, Bastet and Hathor - along with a headless statue of the architect Imhotep, who built the Saqqara pyramid

Daily Mirror

Egypt: Fresh Incentives to Attract Private Sector Contribution to Economic Activity

Egyptian Finance Minister Mohamed Maait reaffirmed that his country is looking to raise the private sector contribution to economic activity to 50% by 2025. Maait said that Egypt’s government is constantly working to encourage development investment to improve living standards, public services, economic growth, and job opportunities. Maait’s remarks came…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tired and Sad, Mane and Salah Head to Africa for AFCON Qualifying

Premier League stars Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah head to Africa for 2023 Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers weary and disappointed after a 70-match season that ended with Liverpool's Champions League final loss. Mane-inspired defending champions Senegal host Benin and visit Rwanda in Group L and should secure maximum points…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Archaeologists uncover trove of ancient Egyptian mummies

Archaeologists working near Cairo have uncovered hundreds of ancient Egyptian coffins and bronze statues of deities.

Reuters

Egypt Displays Trove of Newly Discovered Ancient Artifacts

Egypt on Monday displayed a trove of ancient artifacts dating back 2,500 years that the country's antiquities authorities said were recently unearthed at the famed necropolis of Saqqara near Cairo. The artifacts were showcased at a makeshift exhibit at the feet of the Step Pyramid of Djoser in Saqqara, 24…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Egypt displays trove of newly discovered ancient artifacts

Egypt has displayed a trove of ancient artifacts recently unearthed at the famed necropolis of Saqqara near Cairo

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UAE, Egypt, Jordan Sign Industrial Partnership in 5 Sectors for Sustainable Economic Growth

The United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Jordan announced on Sunday an integrated Industrial Partnership for Sustainable Economic Growth in Abu Dhabi. The partnership agreement aims to unlock new industrial opportunities and enhance sustainable economic growth in the three countries, across five promising industrial sectors, namely food and agriculture, fertilizers, pharmaceuticals,…

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Egyptian Army Kills 10 Terrorists in Sinai

The Egyptian army announced that at least 10 "extremely dangerous" terrorists were killed in a military raid in North Sinai province in northeastern Egypt. Over the past weeks, north Sinai witnessed several clashes between armed militants affiliated with ISIS and the Egyptian army and police. Egyptian military spokesman Gharib Abdel-Hafez…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Egypt Calls for Halting Any Measures Targeting Jerusalem’s Identity

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry held talks with the Secretary-General of the Fatah Central Committee, Jibril Rajoub, in the Ministry’s headquarters in Cairo on Sunday. Shoukry underscored the importance of halting all measures and actions that target the Arab Islamic and Christian identity of Jerusalem and its sanctities, and aim…

Reuters

Court jails Egyptian former presidential candidate for 15 years

An Egyptian court sentenced former presidential candidate Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh and several prominent figures from the banned Muslim Brotherhood to lengthy jail terms on Sunday on accusations including plotting to overthrow the state.

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Investment Opportunities in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, UAE Shift Attention Away from Africa

Investment opportunities in the Arab markets have emerged, in light of the successive crises that have impacted the global economy, starting with the global financial crisis in 2008, the geopolitical changes in the Middle East, the coronavirus pandemic and the current war in Ukraine. Countries that have carried out broad…

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Turkey Speaks of ‘Additional Steps’ to Improve Ties with Egypt

Turkey said it will take “additional steps” to bolster relations with Egypt, in light of efforts to normalize bilateral ties at various levels. “Differences might exist, but severing relations is not good,” Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said during a meeting with with UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Salah's Egyptian Fans Share in His Champions League Misery

Donning Liverpool jerseys, Egyptian soccer fans cheered "Mo Salah!

Asharq Al-Awsat

Egypt's Sisi Calls for Protecting Youth from 'Radical Ideologies'

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi called on Saturday for protecting Arab youth from radical ideologies. He proposed declaring 2023 as the year of Arab youths to help them confront wrong and extremist ideas. He made his remarks during a meeting with Arab ministers of youth and sports on the sidelines…

The National (Scotland)

Lisa Aitken on immersing herself in Egyptian culture where squash is king

N her quest to reach the upper echelons of her chosen sport, Lisa Aitken has chosen to work like an Egyptian.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Siemens Mobility Wins $8.7 Billion High-speed Rail Deal in Egypt

Egypt has signed a contract with industrial manufacturing company Siemens' rail and traffic unit and its consortium partners to build about 2,000 kilometers of high-speed railways, the German group said on Saturday. The deal between Egypt's National Authority for Tunnels (NAT) and a consortium of Siemens Mobility, Orascom Construction and…

Daily Mirror

Images of Egypt's iconic Sphinx statue 'with eyes closes' sparks Nuclear Winter fears

An image of Egypt's Sphinx statue has gone viral on social media sparking fears the strange photo may be a hint that a global catastrophe is on the way

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