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Jailed Palestinian Activist Lands In France After Egypt Release

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Egyptian-Palestinian activist Ramy Shaath arrived in France Saturday after almost two-and-a-half years in detention in Egypt, after his family said he had to renounce his Egyptian nationality. The 48-year-old was a figure of the 2011 uprising in Egypt and the coordinator of the country’s chapter of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel. An …

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Billionaire Sawiris Wants ‘Level Playing Field’ For Egypt Business

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Naguib Sawiris — one of Africa’s richest men, with an estimated fortune of over $3 billion — has warned that the Egyptian government’s involvement in the private sector makes for an unfair playing field. “Companies that are government-owned or with the military don’t pay taxes or customs,” Sawiris told AFP from a luxury hotel in …

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Nearly 100 people injured after train derails in Egypt, 11 people left dead

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Security forces look inside a passenger train that derailed injuring some 100 people, near Banha, Qalyubia province, Egypt, Sunday, April 18, 2021. At least eight train wagons ran off the railway, the provincial governor’s office said in a statement. (AP Photo/Fadel Dawood) OAN NewsroomUPDATED 6:50 PM PT – Sunday, April 18, 2021 Multiple people were …

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Egypt holds ‘Parade of Mummies’ to reignite tourist interest

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A convoy of vehicles transporting royal mummies is seen in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, April 3, 2021. Egypt held a parade celebrating the transport of 22 of its prized royal mummies from Egyptian Museum to he newly opened National Museum of Egyptian Civilization. (AP Photo) OAN NewsroomUPDATED 8:10 AM PT – Monday, April 5, 2021 The …

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President of Egypt sends hopeful message to the world as traffic resumes through Suez Canal

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In this photo released by Suez Canal Authority, the Ever Given, a Panama-flagged cargo ship is accompanied by Suez Canal tugboats as it moves in the Suez Canal, Egypt, Monday, March 29, 2021. Salvage teams on Monday set free a colossal container ship that has halted global trade through the Suez Canal, bringing an end …

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Train collision kills 32 people, injures scores in Egypt – ministry

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People inspect the damage after two trains have collided near the city of Sohag, Egypt, March 26, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer March 26, 2021 CAIRO (Reuters) -At least 32 people were killed and 108 injured when two trains collided in central Egypt on Friday, health ministry officials said. “Unknown individuals” triggered the emergency brakes on one of …

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