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Heat will be bearable in Ramadan, says meteorologist

CAIRO: As Muslims brace themselves for Ramadan, which, for the first time…

Tamim Elyan

Egypt index tracks sideways in low volume

CAIRO: Egypt s main index tracked sideways in low volumes as big…

Reuters

More Muslim pilgrims turned away at Cairo airport amid flu ban

CAIRO: Egypt on Monday prevented dozens of pilgrims over the age of…

AFP
AFP

Obama seeks Egypt help in Mideast deadlock

WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama, bidding Tuesday to breathe new life into…

AFP
AFP

Russian scuba diver swims to shore, 3 still missing near Marsa Alam

HURGHADA: A Russian scuba diver swept away by strong currents off the…

Agencies

Obama neglecting Egypt political reform, says Ayman Nour

CAIRO: Egyptian dissident Ayman Nour on Monday accused US President Barack Obama…

AFP
AFP

Tanta Flax factory workers go on hunger strike

CAIRO: Around 850 workers from the Tanta Flax and Oil Company went…

Manar Ammar

Clinton raises human rights with Egypt, presses on normalization

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday raised human rights…

Agencies

Transport workers strike against low wages, police harassment

CAIRO: Some 1,300 workers from Cairo's public transport company went on strike…

Raghda El-Halawany

'I have never discussed succession with my son,' says Mubarak

CAIRO: President Hosni Mubarak said in a television interview that he never…

Abdel-Rahman Hussein