Cairo
Cairo's Tahrir Square gets a contested makeover
Critics say the project appears designed to tighten control of a symbolic public space and prevent future protests. Some archaeologists worry about the...
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17 dead in car explosion in central Cairo - health ministry
A car driving against traffic on Cairo’s corniche collided with three other cars, causing the explosion, Egypt’s interior ministry said in a statement.
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BA resumes Cairo flights after security review
British Airways flights to and from the Egyptian capital will start again on Friday, it said in a statement.
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Egypt's GDP growth seen slowing to 5.5% in current fiscal year: poll
The forecasts were similar to a Reuters survey of economists released three months ago but fiscal 2019/20 growth was seen lower than the government’s target of 6%.
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Air France, Emirates maintain Cairo flights after British Air suspension
International Airlines Group’s British Airways suspended flights on Saturday for seven days 'as a security precaution' as it reviews security at Cairo airport.
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British Airways suspends flights to Cairo for seven days - statement
Three Egyptian airport security sources told Reuters that British staff were checking security at Cairo airport on Wednesday and Thursday. They provided no further details.
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Step by step, Africa inches toward 'historic' free trade zone
The 55-nation AU, gathering for a summit in Niger, will give the formal push to a deal to phase out tariffs on trade from the Cape of Good Hope to Cairo.
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Egyptian authorities prevent Morsi from being buried in hometown
A state of emergency was declared in Morsi’s birthplace of El Adwah where his family planned to bury him.
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12 suspected jihadists killed in Egypt raids: ministry
Weapons and ammunition were seized in the two apartments, the interior ministry said.
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Students ‘have no regrets’ after cycling from Cairo to Cape Town
Alex McMaster and Merlin Hetherington met at St Andrews University in Scotland four years ago and cycled through 10 African countries.
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Five Africa Cup of Nations facts
Five Africa Cup of Nations facts after draw for 2019 tournament was made in Cairo Friday:
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One police officer injured, seven militants killed in Cairo: govt
Militants 'opened fire' on security forces at a checkpoint on the southern part of the city's ring road, leaving one officer wounded and three attackers dead.
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Fiery Cairo train crash: ‘Driver left train without pulling hand brake’
Health minister Hala Zayed said authorities had not been able to identify many of the 20 bodies recovered because they were too badly burned.
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Seeking influence, Egypt's Sisi to chair African Union
Cairo's tenure "will probably concentrate on security and peacekeeping", said Ashraf Swelam, who heads a think tank linked to the country's foreign ministry.
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In Egypt, stray dogs pose growing urban challenge
Complaints about dog attacks, exposure to rabies and in some cases even deaths over the years have triggered calls for the animals to be brought under control.
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Macron tells Sisi human rights go together with stability
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi told reporters that rights should be taken in the context of regional turbulence and the fight against terrorism.
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Egypt's Sisi to inaugurate Coptic cathedral after bomb blast
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for Saturday's explosion on the eastern edge of Cairo that killed a policeman who was trying to defuse the device and wounded two others.
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Huge Tutankhamun show set to tour world
Another 1.2 million people queued to see a smaller exhibition six years earlier at the Petit Palais in Paris in what was called "the show of the century".
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Man detained after blast near US embassy in Cairo
A witness said she heard a blast and then saw a man with a backpack that had caught on fire close to the Semiramis Hotel, across the road from the embassy premises.
