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World
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Region
4/5/2023 10:45:26 AM
Israeli police stormed into the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem’s Old City early Wednesday, firing stun grenades at Palestinian youths who hurled firecrackers at them in a burst of violence during a sensitive holiday season. Palestinians in Gaza responded with rocket fire on southern Israel, prompting repeated Israeli airstrikes.
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Egypt
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Urban & Transport
3/22/2023 8:57:48 PM
During the holy month of Ramadan and the three-day holiday of Eid Al-Fitr, the three lines of Cairo Metro will extend their working hours by up to one hour, announced the Egyptian Company for Metro Management and Operations (ECM).
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World
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International
3/1/2023 9:39:16 AM
A passenger train carrying hundreds of people, including many university students returning home from holiday, collided at high speed with an oncoming freight train in a fiery wreck in northern Greece, killing 32 and injuring at least 85, officials said Wednesday.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
2/7/2023 8:28:34 PM
Egypt is a convenient and inexpensive option for those looking for a warm but less-expensive holiday or even retirement destination.
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Business
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Markets & Companies
1/25/2023 1:02:11 PM
Asian shares were mixed Wednesday after Wall Street indexes finished little changed as investors awaited earnings results from major global companies.
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World
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International
1/20/2023 11:14:04 AM
A massive fire broke out inside one of the last remaining slums in South Korea's capital on Friday, forcing 500 people to flee their homes ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday, authorities said.
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Egypt
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Society
1/18/2023 6:59:17 PM
Egypt's Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly has designated Thursday 26 January a paid day off for the anniversary of the 25 January Revolution as well as Egypt's Police Day.
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Egypt
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Tourism
1/14/2023 4:55:22 PM
Entitled “How Britons can swap miserable weather for a month-long sunshine holiday in Egypt for (almost) the same cost as living at home,” a report published by the mail Online suggested that Britons leave the miserable winter weather in their homeland to enjoy a warm and sunny winter weather in Egypt for a long period of time and at the same cost of living at home.
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Arts & Culture
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Screens
1/7/2023 2:21:25 PM
Egyptian actor Karim Mahmoud Abdel-Aziz is fast proving his commercial success after releasing his latest film Shalaby on Wednesday, quickly becoming among the top box office favourites in Egyptian theatres during the holidays.
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Arts & Culture
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Music
1/7/2023 1:00:12 PM
Egyptian soprano Amira Selim celebrated the New Year and the Egyptian Orthodox Christmas by releasing a music video for Merut Ek (“Your Love”), an ancient Egyptian love song.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Economy
1/6/2023 7:20:00 PM
Egypt is a target destination for visitors seeking a warm winter holiday.
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Business
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Economy
1/5/2023 10:03:32 PM
National Bank of Egypt (NBE) and Banque Misr (BM) announced on Thursday that they are going to open their branches nationwide on upcoming holidays to sell their new one-year maturity saving certificates with a 25 percent yield to the public.
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Egypt
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Society
1/4/2023 4:12:46 PM
Egypt's Minister of Manpower Hassan Shehata announced on Wednesday that Sunday 8 January 2022 will be a paid holiday for the private sector on the occasion of the Coptic Orthodox Christmas that falls annually on Saturday 7 January.
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Egypt
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Society
1/2/2023 10:58:00 PM
In London, Egyptian post-graduate student Abdullah Hassan – not his real name – was making the final plans to replace his dying laptop with a new one to benefit from the sale offers at the holiday season. Hassan’s plans were dashed when, on 22 December, he received a message from the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) announcing limits on overseas cash withdrawals in foreign currency.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
12/31/2022 10:38:00 PM
The war in Ukraine has taken its toll on the global economy and has unsettled Egypt’s tourism sector.
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World
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International
12/28/2022 3:37:13 PM
President Joe Biden departed Tuesday for the US Virgin Islands, exchanging a deadly snowstorm for a Caribbean vacation -- and an expected New Year's resolution to seek re-election in 2024.
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World
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International
12/28/2022 11:18:44 AM
China says it will resume issuing passports for tourism in another big step away from anti-virus controls that isolated the country for almost three years, setting up a potential flood of Chinese going abroad for next month's Lunar New Year holiday.
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Sports
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Omni sports
12/24/2022 7:36:05 PM
Christmas comes with traditions. Like the New York Knicks playing at Madison Square Garden. Or LeBron James lacing up his sneakers and going to work. And the defending NBA champions getting into the holiday game action.
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World
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International
12/24/2022 10:54:37 AM
Tens of millions of Americans endured bone-chilling temperatures, blizzard conditions, power outages and canceled holiday gatherings Friday from a winter storm that forecasters said was nearly unprecedented in its scope, exposing about 60% of the U.S. population to some sort of winter weather advisory or warning.
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World
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International
12/23/2022 12:56:37 PM
A "once-in-a-generation" winter storm with temperatures as low as -40 degrees Fahrenheit (Celsius) caused Christmas travel chaos in the United States on Thursday, with thousands of flights canceled and major highways closed.
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