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At least 50 injured in downtown Cairo fire ASIA

At least 50 injured in downtown Cairo fire

At least 50 people including firefighters suffered minor injuries on Monday when a fire spread quickly through a commercial area in downtown Cairo, Egyptian officials said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Gunmen kill eight Egyptian policemen south of Cairo ASIA

Gunmen kill eight Egyptian policemen south of Cairo

Gunmen shot dead eight plain-clothed Egyptian policemen in the Helwan district south of Cairo, the interior ministry said Sunday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
EU backs Turkey visa-free travel, fines for refusing refugees INTERNATIONAL

EU backs Turkey visa-free travel, fines for refusing refugees

The EU on Wednesday gave conditional backing to visa-free travel for Turks and unveiled an overhaul of its asylum system under which member states that refuse to take a quota ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Egypt court acquits former Mubarak PM ASIA

Egypt court acquits former Mubarak PM

Egypt's top appeals court acquitted on Wednesday Hosni Mubarak's last prime minister of corruption charges after overturning his sentence for illegal profiteering ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Egyptian police raid press syndicate, arrest two journalists INTERNATIONAL

Egyptian police raid press syndicate, arrest two journalists

Egyptian police raided the press syndicate in Cairo late on Sunday and arrested two journalists critical of the government, a syndicate official and reporters said in what the labour union called ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Egypt court postpones Morsi espionage verdict ASIA

Egypt court postpones Morsi espionage verdict

An Egyptian court postponed on Saturday its verdict and sentence in the trial of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi, who is charged with spying.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
UAE earmarks $4bn to help Egypt's economy ASIA

UAE earmarks $4bn to help Egypt's economy

The United Arab Emirates has allocated $4bn to support Egypt whose economy is struggling, state news agency WAM said on Friday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Policeman kills Egypt vendor over price of cup of tea ASIA

Policeman kills Egypt vendor over price of cup of tea

An Egyptian policeman shot and killed a Cairo street vendor on Tuesday after an argument over the cost of a cup of tea, the interior ministry said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Egypt's island handover prompts rare criticism of Sisi ASIA

Egypt's island handover prompts rare criticism of Sisi

Egypt's surprise move to give two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia has prompted rare criticism of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi by Egyptians who see the transfer as an affront to national pride.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
King Salman calls for joint fight against 'terrorism' ASIA

King Salman calls for joint fight against 'terrorism'

Saudi King Salman called Sunday for a joint fight against ‘terrorism’ in the Middle East at a time when Riyadh is engaged in several conflicts the region.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Italy recalls ambassador from Egypt in protest over slain student INTERNATIONAL

Italy recalls ambassador from Egypt in protest over slain student

Italy on Friday recalled its ambassador to Egypt for consultations in protest over the lack of progress in a probe into the fate of murdered Cambridge student Giulio Regeni.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Cyprus agrees to extradite EgyptAir hijacker ASIA

Cyprus agrees to extradite EgyptAir hijacker

Cyprus said on Wednesday that it had approved a request from Cairo to extradite the man accused of hijacking an EgyptAir plane and diverting it to the Mediterranean island.

4:45 AM November 25 2016