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Egypt lifts assets freeze of anti-torture NGO
Egypt

Egypt lifts assets freeze of anti-torture NGO

Egyptian authorities have lifted a week-old freeze on the assets of a prominent rights group that works with torture victims,…
Amnesty warns new Egypt rights bill ‘draconian’
Egypt

Amnesty warns new Egypt rights bill ‘draconian’

An international rights group has warned of a new Egyptian bill to regulate civil society, saying that the proposed law…
Egypt government exempts sugar imports from customs duties
Business

Egypt government exempts sugar imports from customs duties

Egypt’s Prime Minister Sherif Ismail has issued a decree exempting white sugar imported from 10 November, 2016 to 30 May,…
Tickets for entering Egyptian Museum in evening increased
Archaeology

Tickets for entering Egyptian Museum in evening increased

The Supreme Council of Antiquities has doubled the price of the tickets for the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square to increase…
Court sentences low-ranking police officer to life in prison for killing ‘Rehab vendor’
Egypt

Court sentences low-ranking police officer to life in prison for killing ‘Rehab vendor’

Cairo Criminal Court sentenced a low-ranking police officer to life in prison for killing street vendor in Rehab city, New…
Sisi orders imports of 146 unavailable medications subsidized by national company
Egypt

Sisi orders imports of 146 unavailable medications subsidized by national company

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi instructed Health Minister Ahmed Rady to order a national company to swiftly import medicines that are…
Egyptian films at Cairo International Film Festival: an eye on awards
Cinema/TV

Egyptian films at Cairo International Film Festival: an eye on awards

The 38th Cairo International Film Festival gives the opportunity for Egyptian cinema to be presented to a wider, art cinema…
Egypt clears way for former presidential candidate to return home
Egypt

Egypt clears way for former presidential candidate to return home

Egyptian authorities have taken the name of former presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq, who fled the country after his 2012 defeat,…
Health Ministry to sue Doctors Syndicate official over claims on syringe use
Egypt

Health Ministry to sue Doctors Syndicate official over claims on syringe use

An official with the Health Ministry on Wednesday said that it will sue Doctors' Syndicate Undersecretary Mona Mina over her…
Weather forecast for Thursday: Significant decline in temperatures
Egypt

Weather forecast for Thursday: Significant decline in temperatures

Temperatures will decline by 3 to 5 degrees centigrade during the coming few hours, according to Ahmed Abdel Aal, head…
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