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Merkel heads to Turkey in a bind over Europe’s refugee crisis
German Chancellor Angela Merkel travels to Istanbul on Sunday desperate to secure Turkey's help in stemming the…
Renowned Egyptian novelist Gamal El-Ghitani passed away at 70
Egyptian acclaimed novelist Gamal El-Ghitiani died Sunday after being in a coma for almost two months. El-Ghitani…
Protest in Cairo decries ‘Arab silence’ towards Israeli atrocities
Tens of protesters gathered at downtown Cairo's Syndicate of Journalists Saturday to demonstrate against what they…
Egypt’s FM, Putin envoy agree on ‘activating political solution in…
Egypt's foreign minister and the special envoy of the Russian president held "extensive" talks Saturday reflecting…
More than 185,000 members of Armed Forces to participate in securing Egypt elections
More than 185,000 armed forces members are set to participate in securing the upcoming elections with the police,…
Egypt starts long-awaited parliamentary election
Egypt kicked off a long-awaited parliamentary election Sunday, the final step in a process that was meant to put…
More than 26% of Egyptians below poverty line – CAPMAS
26.3 percent of Egypt’s population lies beneath poverty line for the year 2012/13 compared with 25.2 percent in…
Russia’s aim in Syria is defeat of Islamic State, not prop up Assad
The aim of Russia's military operation in Syria is not to keep President Bashar al-Assad in power but to defeat…
Sisi calls for high turnout on eve of parliament vote
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi Saturday called on his compatriots to vote in large numbers to elect the…
U.S. group scales back plan to monitor Egypt’s parliamentary election
U.S.-based group Democracy International said Friday it would monitor Egypt's parliamentary elections but has…