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Egypt’s steel industry, stuck in a legal limbo

Eleiwa says that billet imports reached 1.59 million tonnes last year, El…

Nihal Mounir Nihal Mounir

Ashmwai, the most-wanted terrorist admits training suicide bomber of St. Peter and St. Paul Church attack

The army officer-turned-terrorist Ashmwai confessed he was recruiting physicians to be part…

Taha Sakr Taha Sakr

Kushner seeks Arab leaders’ support to Mideast peace plan seemingly going into effect

"What remains are minor details. No Palestinian state, but civilian self-governance," says…

Fatma Lotfi Fatma Lotfi

Essebsi: The veteran politician who led Tunisia to democracy 

"He championed national consensus, women's rights, full access of all Tunisians to…

Fatma Lotfi Fatma Lotfi

The spinning wheel of US-China trade war

As Chinese economy slows, US import prices recognise biggest drop in six…

Logyn Sherif Logyn Sherif

Minibus girl: Victim detained after stabbing her assailant 

“She should not be detained, not only because she is a child,…

Fatma Lotfi Fatma Lotfi

Prices soar in Egypt, but people find ways to cope

In Egypt, economic challenges since 2016 forced the people to adapt to…

Bassant Mohammed Bassant Mohammed

Growing Ethiopian economy, yet facing political troubles, external risks

Some of Ahmed’s reforms stirred-up tensions within Oromo Democratic Party, wider country 

Mohammed El-Said Mohammed El-Said

Libya Tajoura attack: Migrants caught up in spiral of violence

“This is another example of the suffering of migrants living in countries…

Fatma Lotfi Fatma Lotfi