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Former deputy central banker Hisham Ramez is appointed new head of CBE, replacing longtime bank governor Farouq El-Oqda; Latter insists his departure not linked to currency devaluations
US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says he made 'very good progress' with Afghan President Hamid Karzai after the U.S. administration said this week it will not rule out a complete withdrawal after 2014
Black Stars stun Egypt in Nations Cup warm-up match, burying the seven-time African champions by a whopping 3-0
Benjamin Netanyahu condemns Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas' Thursday meeting in Cairo with Hamas' Khaled Meshaal, accusing latter of wanting to wipe Israel off map
Party leaders say internal elections are underway while scores of members continue sit-in for fifth consecutive day to demand resignation of unelected party figures
Egyptian cotton yarn exports will now enjoy duty-free access to Turkish market; Trade Minister Hatem Saleh calls move 'great opportunity' to boost national exports
Former leading members of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood announce plans to form parallel apolitical body devoted exclusively to education and preaching
New prosecution body will look into fact-finding committee's report on crimes committed against protesters during and after 25 January Revolution
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In this ongoing series, Ahram Online celebrates several of Egypt's Coptic-Christian war heroes who risked.....
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The future of the press is in limbo with papers and publishers sinking into the red, unable to sustain.....
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Mohamed Abul-Ghar shows how Jews were well integrated into Egyptian society and how things started to.....
Margot Badran
Though the banned practice of female genital mutilation has nothing to do with Islam, Egyptian Islamists look determined to re-legitimise it. The implications for Egyptian women are dire
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Hisham Wahby
Imagine transplanting the Muslim Brotherhood's concept of democracy into an American reality. What kind of America do you get?
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Ibrahim Nawar
Well-heeled and educated, or poor and religious: Egypt must make room for both
Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos was handed a five-match ban by the Spanish football federation (RFEF) on Thursday, after being sent off and insulting the referee in their King's Cup victory over Celta Vigo
Nigeria finally announced their 23-man squad for next week's African Cup of Nations in South Africa
Egyptian champions to play friendly on Friday against Saudi club Al-Hilal
Collection of tombs from Egypt's turbulent Third Intermediate Period are found in King Amenhotep II's funerary complex by Italian archaeological mission
Late-nineteenth century Villa Casdagli on Simon Bolivar Square in Cairo’s Garden City is in urgent need of restoration following years of neglect
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UNESCO has added Cordova's Fiesta of the Patios, for centuries the capital of Muslim Spain, to the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
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Targeting 100 per cent of seats, Egypt's Salafist Nour Party could welcome electoral alliance with breakaway group – Watan Party – and Muslim Brotherhood, according to spokesman Nader Bakkar
Despite instances of sectarian incitement by certain radical Islamist preachers, Egypt's Christians celebrate Coptic Christmas this year amid 'unprecedented' warmth on the part of their Muslim compatriots
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Tahrir newspaper's El-Walid Ismail gets one year in prison after being found guilty of attacking security forces during last year's trial of ousted president
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Egypt's foreign minister holds talks with his Iranian counterpart to discuss a solution for the ongoing crisis in Syria
Former president Sarkozy faces accusations of violating confidentiality law in an alleged corruption case dubbed the 'Karachi affair'
Palestinian rivals hold talks in Cairo to thaw relations and promote a stalled reconciliation deal
With a five pct rise in Egyptian exports in December, 2012 exports register a significant increase
Plans to reduce the number of street lights across Egypt should be underway
Centamin says preliminary results for end of 2012 mark an all-time high in gold production in Egypt following earlier stoppages
Ahead of Saturday's Arab world music concert in New York, Ahram Online hears from American soprano Christine Moore her own background with Arab music, heritage and composers
Enana Dance Theatre that performed in Manama on 28 December is now working on choreography for Ibn Battuta, a show that will see a collaboration between artists from Arab countries, Hungary and Poland, in February
Trying to decide how to spend your weekend? Take a look at these suggestions, handpicked by our arts and culture team, for events in Cairo from Thursday through Sunday (10-13 January)

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