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Air traffic control officers announced a four-hour strike for Thursday as they threaten to shutdown airspace in protest at corruption and poor working conditions
Egyptians demonstrate in honour of Khaled Said on the one year anniversary of his death in police custody
A few hundred activists gathered today in front of the Ministry of Interior in Cairo in memory of Khaled Said, murdered by policemen a year ago
Hassan Shehata has stepped down from the Egypt job on Monday, bringing the curtain down on the most successful era of Egyptian football
Israel fears for its borders if Palestinian youth continue to attack
Conflicting news about the proposed capital gains tax overshadows investor optimism in a weak trading day
Telecommunications giant Mobinil halt construction of transceiver station after thousands of El-Ayyat residents halt railway services in protest
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Maged, an HIV carrier, is the first in Egypt to announce his disease in a press conference, where he.....
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In an interview with Ahram Online, Geraldine Fraser details how a collective leadership is essential.....
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On the anniversary of Khaled Said’s murder, allegedly by Egypt’s police, the question is: Do Egyptians.....
Taha Abdel Alim
For Egypt's future to reflect the hopes and demands of the revolutionary forces, they will have to come together to raise the country's economic and cultural conditions
Ahmed Abdallah, political scientist and activist, died five years ago today. In this talk given on the first anniversary of his death, Roger Owen recalls the man and the historic events he witnessed as an active participant
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While international law aims to promote peace, powerful states continue to celebrate violence and killing, as well as supplying the arms that allow for it
An Egyptian ministerial archaeological committee starts their tour of the Cairo University archaeology museum after last month's break-in to determine precisely what is missing
The finds include a rare colossal alabaster statue of Amenhotep III, an 18th Dynasty king
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The Minister of State for Antiquities announced that the BBC radio broadcast yesterday regarding the identification of 17 lost pyramids in Saqqara is inaccurate
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Hassan Shehata has stepped down from the Egypt job on Monday, bringing the curtain down on the most successful era of Egyptian football
The Egyptian Football Association's bad day following the national team's failure to qualify for the 2012 African Cup of Nations was made worse by Zamalek fans protesting its 'oppression' toward them
Hassan Shehata steps down as manager of the Egyptian national team following his failure to take the side to the 2012 African Cup of Nations finals
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After two days of debate on new democracies and their experiences with democratic transitions in light of recent Arab popular uprisings, the UNDP's Cairo forum drew to a close Monday
Over 500 underground train employees staged a sit-in, calling for the sacking of the head of the subway train agency
Ahram Online speaks to Helen Clark, head of the UNDP, whose recent conference stresses that democracy and economy in Egypt will be hindered if women are not well represented
Palestinian officials reveal that President Mahmoud Abbas has received assurances from 140 nations that they will vote in favour of recognising the state of Palestine at September's UN General Assembly meeting
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Lebanon's Palestinian refugees Sunday staged a day of mourning for the 44th anniversary of the "Naksa", or Israel's defeat of Arab armies in the 1967 Six-Day War
Worried over the state's future, Israelis are keener than ever to obtain dual-citizenship, says a university study
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IMF delegation's stress on 'private sector-led' economic growth and reference to subsidies reform hint at behind the scenes pressures
Cairo's financial supervisory authority has approved a proposal for issuing Islamic bonds in a bid to attract further Arab investment
Swiss-listed company sees a 98 per cent plunge in its bottom line on construction delays and the tourism crisis
TROPFEST spelled out to a sizeable, eager Arab audience its requirements for participation in the short film festival, who were noticeably disappointed by the ‘no politics’ clause
Al Fagoumy, a biopic about the Egyptian outspoken poet Ahmed Fouad Negm and his friend and companion the oud player El Sheikh Imam, does not do the iconic duo justice
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Lacking statehood and, therefore, most of the bureaucracy, a Palestinian artist adds his own touch to their fight for statehood by designing a passport entry stamp that he promotes on Facebook - and the border

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