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France to return 'pharaoh's hair' to Egypt

GRENOBLE, France: France is to hand over to Egypt a lock of…

AFP
AFP

Budget deficit lower in first half of financial year, says Nazif

CAIRO: The Egyptian government cut its budget deficit to LE 3.9 billion…

Reuters

Government imposes export duties on cement and steel

Analyst: decision represents setback to economic reform programCAIRO: The Ministry of Trade…

Ahmed A. Namatalla

Minister of Finance urges patience with economic reform program

Ghali announces major reform to eliminate bureaucracy in coming monthsCAIRO: Minister of…

Ahmed A. Namatalla

IDF detains TV director, attacks journalists during Nablus raid

New York: The Committee to Protect Journalists is deeply concerned by the…

Agencies

A political resolution won't save the Palestinian economy

The resignation of the Hamas-led government on February 15, and the expected…

Daily News Egypt

Prepare for the Great Arab Unraveling

Seymour Hersh, investigative journalist for The New Yorker magazine, has sparked fresh…

Rami G. Khouri

Egyptian paper editor spared jail for defaming president

CAIRO: An Egyptian appeals court on Tuesday overturned a one-year jail term…

Reuters