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    Egyptian parliament urges gov't to prepare for return of ‘foreign fighters’,‘sleeper cells’
    The speaker said a committee should be formed to look at ways the phenomenon can be eliminated
    Court postpones ‘Martyr of Chivalry’ murder trial to verify age of defendant
    The suspects, who are being tried as minors, would face the death penalty if tried as adults
    Lebanon's Hariri agrees reforms amid nationwide protests over economic crisis
    Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri agreed on Sunday a package of reforms with government partners ...
    Cairo Int'l Film Festival creates sub-divisions for Panorama Special programme
    The 50 films screened this year in Cairo during the CIFF's International Panorama will be classified into smaller sub-divisions
    23 million contraceptives disbursed in Egypt in 2019 in efforts to reduce birth rates
    As part of the Egyptian Ministry of Health’s efforts to reduce population growth, the ministry ...
    In Photos: Lebanon protesters keep pressure on government as reform deadline nears
    Protesters in Lebanon flooded the streets on Sunday, keeping pressure on Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri ...
    Egypt's irrigation minister launches Cairo Water Week
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    Turkey and Russia to discuss removal of Kurdish militia from Syrian towns
    Turkey and Russia will discuss the removal of the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia from the northern Syrian towns of Manbij and Kobani during talks in Sochi next week
    Egypt MPs voice reservations over new Central Depository and Registration Law
    MPs said the law needs careful study, fearing that its current form could harm the securities market and investment climate
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    11:42 OECD praises Egypt's inclusive social, economic development
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    21:59 Egyptian Premier League fixtures (5th matchday)
    21:52 French train strike disrupts holiday travel
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    Royal Dutch Shell announced its intention to start operating in its new concession areas in Egypt ...

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    MPs said the law needs careful study, fearing that its current form could harm the securities market and investment climate
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    Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El Sisi said the Supreme Constitutional Court (SCC) has managed to ...
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    'Egypt's economic programme enhances inclusive, sustainable growth,' Minister Nasr says at G24
    The minister was addressing the G24 ministerial meeting in Washington on Friday
    Egypt follows with deep concern Turkish aggression in Syria: Foreign ministry
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    World
    British PM pushes for Brexit deal vote after being forced to seek delay
    British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will again try to put his Brexit deal to a vote in parliament ...
    Spanish PM to visit Barcelona, criticises regional chief
    Spain's acting prime minister said he would visit Barcelona on Monday to see police injured in ...
    Lebanon set to cut ministers' pay as protests engulf country
    Lebanon's cabinet is expected to approve reforms including halving ministers' wages on Monday ...
    Pro-separatists stage new Barcelona rallies, government says violence fading
    Hundreds of pro-independence protesters took to the streets of Barcelona for a seventh successive ...
    Secondary circuit of Iran's Arak nuclear reactor to be operational within two weeks: Official
    The secondary circuit of the Arak heavy water nuclear reactor will be operational within two weeks, ...
    EU plays for time as Johnson spars with UK parliament on Brexit
    The European Union will play for time rather than rush to decide on British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's ...
    Business
    Egypt launches Ain Sokhna-Mombasa shipping line
    Egypt has launched a shipping line from Ain Sokhna Port to Mombasa Port in Kenya, Egypt's Minister ...
    Islamic finance corporation to diversify investment portfolio in Egypt
    The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation says is eager to further its support for Egypt’s economic reform programme
    Egypt’s economy ready to receive more foreign direct investment: IMF
    Egypt’s Minister of Investment and International Cooperation Sahar Nasr said Egypt was reaping ...
    Kuwait’s AFESD to support 2nd phase of Bahr El-Bakar wastewater treatment project with $248 mln
    The Kuwaiti Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD) said on Friday that it will support ...
    Egypt to press ahead with sale of stakes in state companies: Govt adviser
    Egypt is fully committed to its programme to sell minority stakes in state companies and is tackling ...
    Improved business climate put Egypt on world investment map: World Bank
    World Bank (WB) officials praised legislative and structural reforms Egypt undertook to improve the ...
    Arts & Culture
    Cairo Int'l Film Festival creates sub-divisions for Panorama Special programme
    The 50 films screened this year in Cairo during the CIFF's International Panorama will be classified into smaller sub-divisions
    USAID, education ministry hold US-Egypt Entrepreneurship Competition for technical schools
    USAID works in 60 vocational schools in 11 governorates
    Three Egyptian films to be screened at Mumbai Festival
    The three films are two award-winning feature films, EXT Night and Ali, the Goat and Ibrahim, in addition to the documentary film Dreamaway
    Egyptian singer Hany Shaker releases 'Beina' after being honoured in Riyadh
    Head of the Musicians Syndicate will perform in Cairo late October and in the United States mid-November
    'Bokra Ahla' forum invites people with special needs to participate with creative works
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    International, Arab stars attend Saudi Arabia's Joy Forum19
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    Erdogan’s latest genocide
    Hany Ghoraba
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    The M-4 Highway
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    Turkey’s invasion of northern Syria raises as many questions about the United States and its relations with its allies as it does about Turkish intentions
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    A new strategic revision
    Abdel Moneim Said
    It is clear that the Arab world cannot, and shouldn’t, wait on the United States. It is time for a new Arab strategic outlook, writes Abdel-Moneim Said
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    The Chinese century
    Hussein Haridy
    Despite the challenges China is facing, its rise to global power appears unstoppable, as Washington should well note
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    The world’s first Ebola vaccine was recommended for approval by European drugs regulators in a move hailed by the World Health Organization (WHO)
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    Scientists find how deadly malaria parasite jumped from gorillas to humans
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    Measles is staging a devastating comeback in epidemics across the world as the virus exploits dangerous gaps in vaccination coverage, World Health Organization (WHO) experts
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    Children with autism who take supplements of vitamins and omega-3 fatty acids may have fewer symptoms than kids who don’t, a research review suggests
    Heritage
    Coffin of ancient Egyptian priest Nedjemankh on display for first time in Egypt after repatriation from US
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    Ornament stolen in 2014 from Al-Kady Abdel-Baset Mosque in Cairo restored to original place
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    The artefacts were unearthed during joint excavations in the Fustat area led by the late George Scanlon, professor emeritus in AUC’s Department of Arab and Islamic Civilisations
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