CAPMAS: Poverty rate rose to 26 percent in 2013
Egypt’s poverty rate jumped to 26.3 percent in 2013 compared to 16.7 percent in 2000, the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and…
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#attack on Gaza
Presidency says talks to end Gaza offensive met with resistance
Presidential spokesperson Ehab Badawy said that President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi expressed concern over the “intransigence and stubbornness” in mediation efforts to reach…
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#nuclear power
Chronic power cuts to continue for 2 or 3 years: Planning minister
Egypt’s frequent power cuts are likely to continue for two to three years, despite the government’s proposed reforms to the energy sector,…
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#Muslim Brotherhood assets
Prosecution to investigate 737 MB leaders for ‘funding terrorism’
The prosecution is investigating a lawsuit against 737 leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood on allegations of “funding terrorism,” the privately owned Al-Watan…
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#austerity measures
2 killed, 3 critically injured in anti-austerity protests in Cairo
Two protesters were killed and three others seriously injured on Friday during clashes with police in the northern Cairo neighborhood of Matareya,…
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#Ancient Egyptian artifacts
London auction house goes ahead with sale of contested Egyptian artifact
On Thursday, a 4,300-year-old statue of an Ancient Egyptian scribe was auctioned off in London for GBP15.8 million. The auction has distressed…
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#attack on Gaza
Egypt closes Rafah crossing again as Israeli strikes continue on Gaza
Egypt once again closed the Rafah border crossing on Friday, as Palestinian medical authorities reported that the death toll in the besieged…
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#due process violations
NCHR denies allegations of rape, torture in Qanater women’s prison
In a statement released Thursday, the National Council of Human Rights (NCHR) denied allegations of torture and rape of political detainees inside…
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#Egypt-Israel relations
Update: As Gaza death toll climbs to 88, Egyptian hospitals receive 11 injured
By Thursday evening Egyptian hospitals had received 11 Palestinians injured in the latest Israeli air strike, according to North Sinai deputy health…
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#Antiquities Ministry
Antiquities Ministry recovers 9 smuggled artifacts from France, Denmark
The Ministry of Antiquities announced on Wednesday that it would receive nine historical artifacts which were stolen from the country years ago. …
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#environment
Enviro Ministry in talks with Microsoft to develop monitoring system
The Environment Ministry is in talks with software giant Microsoft to develop automated monitoring systems to detect violations against environmental law. According…
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#Ibrahim Mehleb
Mehleb urges committee to protect workers when seizing MB companies
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb instructed a committee responsible for identifying and freezing Muslim Brotherhood funds to avoid harming employees of organizations affiliated…
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#Egypt-Lebanon relations
Labor leader questions legality of new union for Egyptians working in Lebanon
The government plans to establish a labor union for Egyptians working in Lebanon by next week, announced on Wednesday Gebali al-Maraghi, president of…
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#CAPMAS
Industrial production spiked in last quarter of 2013, says CAPMAS
Egypt’s industrial production reached LE80.81 billion in the fourth quarter of 2013, an annual increase of 6.28 percent, according to the state…
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#Education Ministry
Education minister under scrutiny in forced labor case
The administrative prosecution is investigating claims that Education Ministry officials coerced vocational high school students into forced labor, the state-owned newspaper Al-Ahram…
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#Amnesty International
Despite new testimony, Interior Ministry still denies reports of prisoners’ torture
The Interior Ministry issued a statement on Wednesday denying reports of torture in prisons made by human rights organizations and prisoners’ families.…
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#Armed Forces
Armed Forces: Decision to keep Rafah crossing closed is political
The decision to keep the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza closed is a political move and not a military decision,…
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#Ahmed Douma
Activist Ahmed Douma returns to court in Cabinet clashes trial
Activist Ahmed Douma, currently serving a three-year sentence for protest-related charges, returns to court on Wednesday with 268 other defendants for a…
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#Cairo Criminal Court
Morsi espionage trial resumes
Cairo Criminal Court will be holding a court session today to look into a case in which former president Mohamed Morsi, along…
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#Damanhour
11 Brothers arrested for alleged terrorist operations
Security agencies in the governorate of Beheira, in coordination with Egypt’s National Security Agency, arrested 11 members of the now-banned Muslim Brotherhood…
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