War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
11/16/2023 3:36:00 PM
Israel persists in its raid on Gaza's largest hospital, Al-Shifa, despite UN agencies raising alarm. The UN Security Council passed a resolution urging humanitarian pauses and protection of civilians, especially children. Israel has rejected calls for a broader ceasefire, opting for temporary localized pauses instead. Concerns for the safety of those at Al-Shifa hospital remain high amid the ongoing conflict.
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Business
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Economy
11/16/2023 1:21:57 PM
The US dollar rate hit new records in the currency parallel market, as it reached EGP 50/1 USD for small amounts ($1000-$1500) and around EGP 55/1 USD for greater amounts, the number of importers operating in the local market told Ahram Online.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
11/16/2023 10:23:26 AM
Japanese police arrested a man on Thursday after a car crashed through a barrier near the Israeli embassy in Tokyo, local media reported.
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Business
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Economy
11/15/2023 5:35:31 PM
Soaring prices of tobacco products in Egypt are expected to ease soon following the latest measures taken by the country to control the local market, the chairman of Egypt's largest tobacco producer Eastern Company, Hany Aman said on Wednesday.
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Sports
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National Teams
11/13/2023 5:20:32 PM
Egypt have started their preparations for the upcoming 2026 World Cup qualifiers, as they gather local-based players and three foreign stars, including Arsenal midfielder Mohamed Elneny, at their training camp in Cairo.
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Business
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Economy
11/10/2023 12:12:24 PM
Egyptian government and auto manufacturing entities signed framework agreements with three local companies to cooperate in domestic car assembly, according to a Cabinet statement on Thursday.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
11/5/2023 10:14:23 PM
An Israeli airstrike in south Lebanon on Sunday evening killed four civilians, including a woman and three children, raising the likelihood of a dangerous new escalation in the conflict on the Lebanon-Israel border.
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Business
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Economy
11/2/2023 8:10:22 PM
The Egyptian Cabinet increased the reference local wheat procurement price from EGP 1,500 to EGP 1,600 per ardeb (150 kg) for the new harvest season to incentivize farmers to supply to the state, according to a statement on Thursday.
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Business
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Economy
11/1/2023 5:09:44 PM
The Central Bank of Egypt’s (CBE) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is scheduled to hold its penultimate meeting for 2023 on Thursday to review key interest rates amid the latest economic developments on the local and global fronts.
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Business
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Economy
10/30/2023 3:55:13 PM
The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) is preparing to launch a real estate exchange within four months, which will boost the local market, encouraging small investors in the sector and offering a new financing tool for developers, according to experts and key executives who spoke to Ahram Online.
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Egypt
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Health
10/30/2023 10:36:55 AM
Egypt’s parliament – the House of Representatives – approved on Sunday a government-drafted amendment to the 2016 VAT law to impose a tax of EGP 0.50 on tobacco products sold on the local market.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
10/26/2023 8:13:53 PM
Soldiers and volunteers on Thursday were battling a blaze on Lebanon's southern border caused by Israeli bombing overnight, local officials said, as Israel and Hezbollah exchange near-daily cross-border fire.
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Business
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Markets & Companies
10/23/2023 4:53:20 PM
Egyptian medical city GYPTO Pharma and a group of local companies on Monday signed EGP 4 billion ($129.44 million) worth of contracts with Saudi Arabian Med City Pharma company to transfer drug manufacturing technology and production to the kingdom.
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Business
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Economy
10/21/2023 5:07:34 PM
S&P Global Ratings agency (previously Standard & Poor's) has downgraded Egypt's long-term sovereign credit rating in local and foreign currencies to B- from B, placing the outlook at stable, according to a report by the agency on Friday.
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Sports
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Talents Abroad
10/21/2023 4:54:29 PM
Liverpool continued their stranglehold over local rivals Everton to go top of the Premier League on Saturday, but had fortune on their side as Mohamed Salah's double secured a 2-0 win at Anfield.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
10/20/2023 9:12:05 PM
More than 4,200 people have been displaced from villages in south Lebanon by clashes on the border with Israel, and local officials said Friday that they are ill-prepared for the much larger exodus that would ensue if the limited conflict escalates to an all-out war.
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World
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Region
10/20/2023 10:04:36 AM
More than 21 Palestinians were killed and 79 others injured, in Israeli air strikes on the city of Khan Yunis in southern Gaza, local sources told Palestinian news agency WAFA on Friday.
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Egypt
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Society
10/17/2023 4:53:28 PM
North Sinai's Rafah has received around 3,000 tons of food and medical aid from various Egyptian NGOs and entities for delivery to Gaza, the governor said, amid Israel's bombardment of the enclave.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
10/17/2023 12:23:00 AM
Palestinian and Egyptian sources had reported on Monday morning that a 5-hour ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in the south of the Gaza Strip would take effect at 9am local time to allow for the entry of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip and the evacuation of foreign citizens from the strip but Netanyahu and Hamas denied any agreement was reached.
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Egypt
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Society
10/15/2023 10:46:30 PM
McDonald's branches in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Kuwait, Oman, Turkey, and Pakistan released separate but almost identical statements asserting they belonged to a "100 percent [local] company" in response to boycott calls.
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