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Ancient Egyptians had 8-foot long prenups
Over 2,000 years separates us, but we may not be as different from the ancient Egyptians as one might think. An 8-foot long prenuptial agreement currently hanging at the Oriental Institute of the...
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This energy company just found the ‘largest-ever’ gas field in the...
Eni SpA, an Italian energy company, announced in a press release on Sunday that it has discovered a “supergiant” natural gas field. The discovery was made about 120 miles miles off the coast of Egypt,...
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France is selling Vladimir Putin’s warships…to Egypt
France has found a new buyer for two advanced warships that were intended for Russia until Vladimir Putin’s annexation of Crimea last year. The Elys?e palace announced Wednesday that it will sell the...
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Sinai disaster airline Metrojet hadn’t paid staff for two months
The Russian airline that operated the Airbus A321 that crashed in Egypt over Saturday hasn’t paid its staff in over two months, local news agencies reported Monday. The revelation adds to speculation...
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Egypt’s Economy: The Next Casualty Of The Metrojet Disaster
It’s not grabbing the most headlines, for obvious reasons, but the Egyptian economy is looking like one of the biggest casualties of the Metrojet disaster 10 days ago. If it’s confirmed that the...
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Putin Puts $50 Million Bounty on Heads of Metrojet Bombers
Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered a $50 million bounty for anyone who can find those responsible for blowing up a Russian plane over Egypt last month, sparking a global manhunt for the...
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Facebook’s Free Internet App Shut Down in Egypt
Free Basics, Facebook’s controversial service that provides users with free access to select websites on mobile, is in trouble in a yet another country. On Wednesday, the service was shut down in Egypt...
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What Black Lives Matter Can Learn from the Arab Spring
When thousands came together in Egypt's Tahrir Square in early 2011, connected in anger and frustration by social media, many of us thought it was the dawn of a new era of democratization. Give the...
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Human Rights on Trial in Egypt as NGO Funding Case Revived
Egypt has launched a new crackdown on human rights groups, questioning staff and ordering asset freezes over accusations they took foreign funding to destabilize the country after the 2011 uprising...
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Egypt Targets Higher Growth, Deficit Reduction
Egypt promised tough action to restore growth on Sunday with a government program that aimed to reduce the budget deficit while protecting the poor as public anger mounts over a deteriorating economy....
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Egyptair Jet Lands in Cyprus After Hijacking; Most Passengers Freed
An EgyptAir plane flying from Alexandria to Cairo was hijacked and forced to land in Cyprus on Tuesday but the passengers and crew were freed unharmed and the hijacker, whose motives remained a...
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Egypt Blocked Facebook Free Basics For Not Letting It Spy on Users
Egypt blocked Facebook’s Free Basics Internet service at the end of last year after the U.S. company refused to give the Egyptian government the ability to spy on users, two people familiar with the...
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Search On For Missing EgyptAir Flight
An EgyptAir flight carrying 66 passengers and crew on a flight from Paris to Cairo disappeared from radar over the Mediterranean, Egypt‘s national airline said. Officials said they believed the jet has...
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Searchers Scour Mediterranean For Wreckage of Missing EgyptAir Jet
Search teams scoured the Mediterranean Sea on Friday, hunting for wreckage of an EgyptAir jet carrying 66 people that disappeared in a crash that Egypt said may have been caused by a terrorist attack....
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Egyptian Military Finds Debris of Crashed EgyptAir Jet
The Egyptian military found the personal belongings of passengers and other debris from an EgyptAir jet floating in the Mediterranean, Cairo said on Friday, confirming that the plane had plunged into...
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French Investigators Say Smoke Reported on EgyptAir Jet Before Crash
An EgyptAir jet sent a series of signals indicating that smoke had been detected on board before it crashed into the Mediterranean on Thursday, France’s air accident investigation agency said on...
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Egypt Due for Another Devaluation in 2016/17, Economists Say
As Egypt’s foreign currency shortage intensifies and the gap between official and unofficial currency rates widens, economists say another devaluation is inevitable this fiscal year. Foreign currency...
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Egypt’s Urban Consumer Inflation jumps to 14% in June
Egypt’s urban consumer inflation jumped for a third straight month in June as consumer demand spiked during Ramadan, official data showed on Sunday. Food demand normally surges during the Muslim holy...
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Egypt’s Telecom Regulator Approves Revised Terms for 4G Licenses
Egypt’s telecom regulator has approved revised terms for 4G mobile broadband network licenses, and said it will send them out to operators on Sunday. The government offered four 4G telecom licenses in...
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In Egypt, IMF Deal Brings Austerity Few Can Afford
A few years ago Imad would not have imagined himself queuing in the Cairo sun for a weekly ration of subsidised baby milk. But rising prices mean his civil servant’s salary barely lasts the month and...
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