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Al-Azhar head urges UN members to vote for Palestinian state

Al-Azhar head urges UN members to vote for Palestinian state

Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb urged world nations to vote in favor of a Palestinian state during the UN General…
Energy minister discusses nuclear cooperation with IAEA head

Energy minister discusses nuclear cooperation with IAEA head

Electricity and Energy Minister Hassan Younis met on Wednesday with Director of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Yukiya Amano…
Penicillin shortage takes toll on ill Egyptians

Penicillin shortage takes toll on ill Egyptians

A shortage of penicillin on the local market is making it hard for many critically ill Egyptians to get the…
Drivers ‘march’ buses to cabinet building, reiterate demands

Drivers ‘march’ buses to cabinet building, reiterate demands

Hundreds of  public bus drivers "marched" their buses in procession Thursday from the Public Transportation Authority's office in Nasr City…
Israeli Embassy staff leaves Egypt following brief return

Israeli Embassy staff leaves Egypt following brief return

Israeli diplomats left Egypt for the second time this month Thursday morning, after returning to Cairo for three days to…
Four university presidents resign

Four university presidents resign

The ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) has accepted the resignations of four university presidents, said Higher Education…
Experts torn on legality of extended state of emergency

Experts torn on legality of extended state of emergency

The latest debate regarding Egypt’s state of emergency is not over whether it should be in place following the 25…
Thursday’s papers: Strikes continue despite being called ‘stubborn’

Thursday’s papers: Strikes continue despite being called ‘stubborn’

Continuing strikes and the state’s repossession of three privatized companies occupy Thursday's papers. State-owned daily Al-Ahram announces on its front…
Hundreds protest campaign against street cafes

Hundreds protest campaign against street cafes

Hundreds of young Egyptians in downtown Cairo protested Wednesday a police and army campaign to stop coffee shops from setting…
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