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Migrant Workers Face Evictions As Dubai Cracks Down On Shared Crowded Apartments
Lights flicker, doors hang off their hinges and holes in the walls expose pipes in the apartment building where Hesham, an Egyptian migrant worker, lives in Dubai, an emirate better known for its flashy skyscrapers and penthouses.
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2 Israelis, Their Guide Killed In Egypt After Cop Fires At Tour Group
An Egyptian policeman shot dead two Israeli tourists and their Egyptian guide Sunday, local media and Israeli authorities said, as war raged for a second day between Israel and Palestinian militants.
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Woman walking On Israeli Beach Finds 3,000 Year-Old Figurine
The Authority confirmed that the figurine represented Hathor, an Egyptian goddess associated with fertility, strength, protection, and wisdom.
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Suez Megaship Owner Haggles Over $900m Release Demand
The Japanese owner of a megaship seized after blocking the Suez Canal has said it is negotiating with Egyptian authorities after they demanded $900 million in compensation for its release.
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3.5 Days To Clear Suez Canal Traffic Jam Once Ship Refloated: Authorities
Once the container ship blocking the Suez Canal is refloated it will take three and a half days to clear a traffic jam of hundreds of vessels, Egyptian authorities said Monday.
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Golden-Tongued Mummies Discovered Near Egypt's Alexandria
An Egyptian-Dominican archaeological mission working near Alexandria has discovered mummies from around 2,000 years ago bearing golden-tongued amulets, the Egyptian authorities told AFP on Wednesday.
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Egypt's Female Tiktok Influencers In The State's Crosshairs
Young Egyptian women with thousands of followers each on the popular TikTok app have become the latest target of state authorities who accuse them of spreading "immorality" in society.
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Egypt Jails US Traveller, Saying She Criticised The Government On Facebook
When Reem Mohamed Desouky arrived from Washington last month with her 13-year-old son, Egyptian authorities detained them at the airport, she said. They confiscated their phones and interrogated Desouky, holding the two for hours.
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Egypt Unearths 4,400-Year-Old Tomb Of Top Ancient Priest
Egyptian archaeologists have discovered the tomb of a priest dating back more than 4,400 years in the pyramid complex of Saqqara south of the capital Cairo, authorities said on Saturday. "Today we are announcing the last discovery of the year 2018, it's a new discovery, it's a private tomb," antiquities minister Khaled el-Enany said.
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Egypt Probes Images Of Naked Couple Atop Pyramid
Egyptian authorities have launched an investigation into images of a naked couple on top of the Great Pyramid that sparked uproar in the conservative Muslim country, an official said Tuesday. In a video titled "Climbing the Great Pyramid of Giza", Danish photographer Andreas Hvid appears to scale the 4,500-year-old tomb on the outskirts of Cairo at...
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Migrant Workers Face Evictions As Dubai Cracks Down On Shared Crowded Apartments
Lights flicker, doors hang off their hinges and holes in the walls expose pipes in the apartment building where Hesham, an Egyptian migrant worker, lives in Dubai, an emirate better known for its flashy skyscrapers and penthouses.
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2 Israelis, Their Guide Killed In Egypt After Cop Fires At Tour Group
An Egyptian policeman shot dead two Israeli tourists and their Egyptian guide Sunday, local media and Israeli authorities said, as war raged for a second day between Israel and Palestinian militants.
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Woman walking On Israeli Beach Finds 3,000 Year-Old Figurine
The Authority confirmed that the figurine represented Hathor, an Egyptian goddess associated with fertility, strength, protection, and wisdom.
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Suez Megaship Owner Haggles Over $900m Release Demand
The Japanese owner of a megaship seized after blocking the Suez Canal has said it is negotiating with Egyptian authorities after they demanded $900 million in compensation for its release.
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3.5 Days To Clear Suez Canal Traffic Jam Once Ship Refloated: Authorities
Once the container ship blocking the Suez Canal is refloated it will take three and a half days to clear a traffic jam of hundreds of vessels, Egyptian authorities said Monday.
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Golden-Tongued Mummies Discovered Near Egypt's Alexandria
An Egyptian-Dominican archaeological mission working near Alexandria has discovered mummies from around 2,000 years ago bearing golden-tongued amulets, the Egyptian authorities told AFP on Wednesday.
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Egypt's Female Tiktok Influencers In The State's Crosshairs
Young Egyptian women with thousands of followers each on the popular TikTok app have become the latest target of state authorities who accuse them of spreading "immorality" in society.
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Egypt Jails US Traveller, Saying She Criticised The Government On Facebook
When Reem Mohamed Desouky arrived from Washington last month with her 13-year-old son, Egyptian authorities detained them at the airport, she said. They confiscated their phones and interrogated Desouky, holding the two for hours.
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Egypt Unearths 4,400-Year-Old Tomb Of Top Ancient Priest
Egyptian archaeologists have discovered the tomb of a priest dating back more than 4,400 years in the pyramid complex of Saqqara south of the capital Cairo, authorities said on Saturday. "Today we are announcing the last discovery of the year 2018, it's a new discovery, it's a private tomb," antiquities minister Khaled el-Enany said.
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Egypt Probes Images Of Naked Couple Atop Pyramid
Egyptian authorities have launched an investigation into images of a naked couple on top of the Great Pyramid that sparked uproar in the conservative Muslim country, an official said Tuesday. In a video titled "Climbing the Great Pyramid of Giza", Danish photographer Andreas Hvid appears to scale the 4,500-year-old tomb on the outskirts of Cairo at...
