The new campus of Senghor University underscores Egypt’s position as a regional centre for education and development across Africa.
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After years of construction and months of anticipation, Cairo’s East Nile Monorail came into service last week.
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President Abdel-Fattah Al‑Sisi signalled Egypt’s solidarity with the UAE in the face of Iranian attacks on his visit to the Gulf this week, while urging a diplomatic solution to avert further war.
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While the WHO says the risk is low, Egypt steps up surveillance of the hantavirus.
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The decision to raise the prices of some Internet and telecom services has sparked controversy within parliamentary circles.
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The rainy season is starting in East Africa, triggering fears that the reservoir of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam could be overfilled and that last year’s floods in Egypt and Sudan may be repeated.
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The Cairo governor’s decision to halt new licences for restaurants and cafés in several districts has been widely welcomed by residents. Nesmahar Sayed monitored the reactions.
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Egypt has been reaching out in support of Sudan in the face of attacks against it.
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Egypt and Syria are gradually expanding diplomatic and economic cooperation, seen in the visit by Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shaibani to Cairo this week.
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All films screened in commercial cinemas are changed on Wednesday.
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The House of Representatives approved a controversial amendment to the Social Insurance and Pensions Law this week despite criticisms from opposition MPs.
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Six state-owned firms are being temporarily listed on the Egyptian Stock Exchange ahead of their planned privatisation.
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Al-Ahram Weekly explores how the US-Israel war on Iran could impact Egyptian real estate developers in the Gulf and demand for real estate in Egypt.
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A high-level consultative meeting between the Arab countries and the European Union last week highlighted the links between Europe’s security and that of the Middle East.
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The government’s new budget aims to trim public debt and increase spending on social protection.
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The government has raised the procurement price of wheat to encourage farmers to increase production and expand cultivated areas
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The International Committee of the Red Cross is prioritising the restoration of essential services in Gaza, its head of delegation in Israel and the Occupied Territories Julien Lerisson tells Al-Ahram Weekly.
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Egypt is intensifying diplomatic efforts with regional partners to restart the US-Iran negotiations and avert further regional conflict
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The government has been implementing multiple policies to deal with the economic impacts of the Iran war, according to a parliamentary statement by Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouli this week.
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Significant amendments to the new Competition Protection Law were approved by the House of Representatives this week.
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