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Court for Urgent Matters says Egypt's Administrative Court had no jurisdiction over Red Sea islands case
Cairo Court for Urgent Matters ruled on Sunday that the country's High Administrative Court, which ...
Egypt court issues preliminary death sentence against controversial Muslim preacher Wagdy Ghonim
A Cairo criminal court issued a preliminary death sentence on Sunday against controversial Muslim ...
Policeman succumbs to injuries from Egypt's Tanta terror blast
The blast near a police training centre was claimed by militant group Lewaa Al-Thawra
Squash: Ups and downs in April rankings, Egypt's Mohamed Elshorbagy at lowest position since 2014
Marawan Elshorbagy moves into the world’s top five for the first time in his career, Nour El-Sherbini still leading PSA Women’s World Rankings for April
Dems urge Trump to veto bill blocking online privacy rule
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer is urging President Donald Trump to veto a resolution that ...
Egypt's Sisi to focus on economy in trip to Washington: FM Shoukry
The Egyptian president is set to meet with Trump on Monday
Colombia mudslides kill more than 200, sweep homes away
Rescuers clawed through piles of mud and twisted debris Sunday searching for survivors after violent ...
Ivorian Coulibaly scores twice on league debut to help Ahly to 4-0 win
Defending champions Ahly are now seven points clear at the top of the league table
Egyptian MPs in Washington to rally support against Muslim Brotherhood in Congress circles
The meetings the Egyptian delegation has held with US congressional leaders come ahead of President El-Sisi's upcoming visit to the White House
Zamalek misery compounded by second straight defeat in Egyptian league
Departing Zamalek manager Mohamed Helmi failed to steer his side to victory in his last game in charge
Egypt PM approves start of development of Maspero Triangle area despite complaints by residents
Egypt's Prime Minister Sherif Ismail approved on Saturday the start of a project to tear down ...
Turkey's Erdogan says he 'guardian of peace' as seeks Kurds' support
President Tayyip Erdogan described himself as a "guardian of peace" on Saturday as he called ...
4th century imperial bath complex inaugurated in Egypt's Alexandria
Egyptian Minister of Antiquities Khaled El-Enany and members of parliment inaugurated Alexandria's ...
Bomb blast injures 16 people in Egypt's Tanta
At least 16 people, including 13 police conscripts, were injured in a bomb blast in the Egyptian Nile ...
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Exploring Egypt AO Travel Section
Outbound Adventures: For proper pizza, go to Napoli
I don’t think there is any five-letter word that can bring instant joy to a human being the way this one can: Pizza!
Exploring Cairo: Unravel Egypt's history anew at the Textile Museum
The museum, located in the heart of Islamic Cairo, traces the country's history through clothes, shrouds, and decorative textiles
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Arts & Culture
Egypt's arts and culture events of the week: 2-9 April

As the festivals continue, Cairo and Alexandria are filled with artistic events, from film screenings and exhibitions, to theatre and music events. Check our listings below

Interview
The Arab order has been fudged into the larger Middle East, says analyst Gamil Mattar

Not much should be expected from the Amman Summit of the Arab League, argues Gamil Mattar

Travel
'For us, Egypt is a very important destination': Exec. VP of Air France-KLM

In an interview with Ahram Online, VP Patrick Alexandre reflects on the Egyptian market, the economic situation and the challenges of the aviation sector

Egypt
Egypt's Sisi to arrive in Washington Saturday, meet Trump Monday
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi is scheduled to arrive in Washington on Saturday for a five-day ...
Belgium reissues Egypt travel advice: Sharm not included in Sinai warning
The Belgian foreign ministry has reminded citizens that it does not advise against travel to the resort ...
Egypt’s Shoukry discusses Libya with French foreign minister
Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry discussed the latest developments in Libya ...
World
US top diplomat demands NATO allies pay up
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson pressed NATO allies Friday to ramp up military spending and denounced ...
Ghosts of Mosul stalk Iraq's fleeing children
The children proudly wield donated plastic water bottles like freshly dug nuggets of treasure, smiling ...
Senate girds for battle over Trump Supreme Court pick
Senate Democrats are mounting a filibuster of US President Donald Trump's Supreme Court pick, ...
Business
Egypt expects inflation to start easing by December: Finance minister
Egypt expects inflation to start easing by November or December, a year after abandoning its currency ...
Egypt's trade ministry plans to increase exports to $34 billion by 2020
The trade ministry's strategy will seek to target new export markets for a range of product categories, from cement to electronic goods
Egypt to allocate 1pct of GDP for social protection programmes in 2017/18: Minister
Egypt's GDP stood at EGP 2.7 trillion in the fiscal year 2015/16, according to the latest data of the Central Bank of Egypt
Arts & Culture
Palestinian composer Issa Murad moves across cultures in new album Joussour
Following its release in France, Issa Murad’s first album is now available in Egypt
First-time filmmakers win host of awards at BBC Arabic Festival
The winners of the 3rd BBC Arabic festival, which runs between 24 and 30 March, have been announced ...
To love or not to love, that is the question: Love's End performed in Cairo
Love's End was performed in Cairo as part of the ongoing Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival
Opinion
What if banks currency pricing is inaccurate?‎
Noaman Khalid
How do banks currently determine the exchange rate? If the Egyptian pound was tradable in the forex ...
On the school meal dilemma
Ziad Bahaa-Eldin
I guess it is perfectly normal for the government to halt distribution of school meals ...
A case for Egyptian political liberalism (Part 4)
Tewfick Aclimandos
From an early semi-liberal experience, Egypt passed through the vying of nationalists and Islamists. But when conditions improved, post-2011, Egyptian liberals missed the train
Sports
Squash: Ups and downs in April rankings, Egypt's Mohamed Elshorbagy at lowest position since 2014
Marawan Elshorbagy moves into the world’s top five for the first time in his career, Nour El-Sherbini still leading PSA Women’s World Rankings for April
Egyptian players abroad: Salah creates goal in Roma win, Ramadan Sobhi plays but Stoke lose in England
Follow Ahram Online's weekend coverage of Egyptian footballers playing overseas
Ivorian Coulibaly scores twice on league debut to help Ahly to 4-0 win
Defending champions Ahly are now seven points clear at the top of the league table
Life & Style
Glaucoma Week marked in Egypt with run and release of global survey
Glaucoma is one of the top causes of blindness, but awareness on it is scant, new global survey reveals
For Autism, Giza Pyramids to be lit blue; Cairenese to run for the cause
Friday, 7 April, will see Egyptians highlight Autism awareness by donning blue and running alongside the world famous Pyramids of Giza
Captain James Cook waistcoat fails to sell at Sydney auction
The auctioneer said Cook's family kept the waistcoat in the United Kingdom after the explorer's death from a knife wound in Hawaii in 1779
Heritage
4th century imperial bath complex inaugurated in Egypt's Alexandria
Egyptian Minister of Antiquities Khaled El-Enany and members of parliment inaugurated Alexandria's ...
Egyptian Museum of Islamic Art now open in the evening on Saturdays
As part of an effort by the Ministry of Antiquities to increase historical awareness among Egyptians, ...
Archaeobotany meeting to be held Wednesday in Egypt for the first time
The Ministry of Antiquities is to organise the first annual meeting of archaeobotanists working in Egypt, Wednesday
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