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Egyptians wrap up the second stage of parliamentary vote; counting begins

Egyptians wrapped up voting in the second and final stage of parliamentary elections, which were almost certain to produce a lower chamber packed with supporters of President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi

Abu Dhabi's ADQ pumps $1 billion into Lulu Group's Egypt expansion

ADQ, formerly known as Abu Dhabi Development Holding Co., will team up with Lulu to develop up to 30 hypermarket stores and other operations across the Arab world's most populous nation

Egypt reopens schools for 23 mn students amid anti-coronavirus measures

There will be temperature checks for students, teachers and visitors before entering schools

Egypt aims to become self-sufficient in petroleum products within 3 years

Egypt plans to reach self-sufficiency in petroleum products in 2023, the country's Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Tarek El Molla has announced

Egypt coronavirus update: Country registers 187 new Covid-19 cases

Egypt reported on Tuesday 187 new Covid-19 infections, bringing the national tally to 100,228, said the Egyptian Health Ministry

Egypt coronavirus update: Covid-19 case count surpasses 100,000-mark

The number of recorded cases of the novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in Egypt has topped 100,000, the country's Health Ministry said in a statement

Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan to agree on deal to fill Blue Nile dam in weeks

Ethiopia says the $4 billion hydropower project, which will have an installed capacity of 6,450 megawatts, is essential to its economic development

Hosni Mubarak, the Pharaoh toppled by Arab Spring, dies at age 91

His story became Egypt's story for the next 30 years until, finally, his people found they could write it themselves, in a 2011 Arab Spring revolution that consigned him to history.

Aide and abet

In epic literature, the chief aide is painted in many shades of grey too

Saudi Telecom looking to expand, in talks to buy 55% stake in Voda Egypt

The British-based Vodafone is one of the world's largest cellphone operators and the top provider in Egypt, with over 40 million Egyptian subscribers

3 Indians killed, 13 injured in Egypt road accident, MEA assisting families

The buses were heading to the beach-resort town of Hurghada on Saturday when they collided with the truck near Ain Sokhna town, about 120 kilometres east of Cairo

Egypt to slash fuel subsidies as it nears end of IMF program

This will mean increasing the price to consumers of gasoline, diesel, kerosene and fuel oil, which are now at 85-90 percent of their international cost, said the letter, which is dated Jan. 27

3 Vietnamese tourists killed by roadside bomb near Giza pyramids in Egypt

More details are awaited on the same

Islamic State claims responsibility of attacks in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula

The IS claim was carried by the extremists' Aamaq media outlet

Soon, Egyptians may have to register with govt to post on Twitter, Facebook

Parliamentarians in Egypt approve a draft law

Egypt drafts bill to ban burqa in public places, govt institutions

A professor said it's a Jewish tradition; Quran passages calls for modest clothing, covered hair

21 killed, 40 injured in Egypt church bombing

Explosion took place inside Mar Gerges Coptic Church in the Egyptian Nile delta city of Tanta

10 policemen killed, 22 injured in terrorist attack in Egypt

The terrorists used a garbage truck, which was stolen earlier from the municipality of el-Arish

22 killed in bomb blast at main Coptic cathedral in Cairo

35 others were injured when a bomb was lobbed into a chapel near the cathedral's outer wall

Egypt marks anniversary of Russian plane bombing

IS group claimed it brought the plane down, it had smuggled explosives into the aircraft before its departure from the resort of Sharm El-Sheikh