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A bearded Egyptian police officer takes part in a protest in Cairo. (AFP/ File)

September 17th, 2018 - 07:36 GMT

Egypt Court Overturns Ruling Re-instating Bearded Policemen

An Urgent Matter Court in Egypt has overturned a ruling allowing bearded policemen to return to the force, a judicial source said.

Egypt's ballot votes

December 3rd, 2013

Egypt’s new constitution - military might or liberal leeway? 10 key clauses scrutinized

Now you can snuggle up with Sisi - in pajamas with his face on them. (Image courtesy of Al Arabiya/al-Masry al-Youm)

November 30th, 2013 - 06:11 GMT

Sleeping with Sisi: Army Chief pajamas go on sale in Egypt

Egyptian FEMEN protester Alia Al Mahdi ruffled some Salafist feathers when she rearranged the Islamic call to prayer to suit her feminist agenda - "woman is great"! (AFP/File)

November 26th, 2013 - 06:37 GMT

Egypt's FEMEN favorite Alia gets feisty on social media: Feminist flasher tackles Islam's call to prayer

Qatar National Bank has given the government of Tunisia $500 million to tighten its budget deficit (Courtesy of Bloomberg)

November 24th, 2013 - 07:28 GMT

Will Qatar's $500 million loan help Tunisia solve its economic woes?

Egypt’s army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. [AFP]

November 21st, 2013 - 11:31 GMT

General Sisi vows 'to fight terrorists to the end'

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November 12th, 2013 - 03:12 GMT

Ahly's Abdel Zaher to apologize for flashing Rabea salute, says agent

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has arrived in Cairo as part of a regional tour. (AFP/File)

November 10th, 2013 - 07:13 GMT

Palestinian President Abbas arrives in Cairo for three-day trip

An Egyptian solider looks out from his guardpost in the Sinai peninsula. The armed forces have launched a steady offensive against militants in the area since the ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi. (AFP/File)

November 7th, 2013 - 06:03 GMT

Egyptian army kill three Islamic militants in Sinai crackdown

The Egyptian government banned the Muslim Brotherhood activities in September earlier this year (Khalil Hamra/AP)

November 6th, 2013 - 10:03 GMT

Egyptian judge upholds Muslim Brotherhood ban in appeal case

Three Egyptian policemen were killed by unidentified gunmen in Egypt's Mansoura on Monday morning. (AFP/File)

October 28th, 2013 - 08:25 GMT

Three Egyptian policemen killed in Nile Delta shooting

The Egyptian goverment has denied reports that it has held meetings with "violent factions" in a bid to bring Egypt out of its current political stalemate. (AFP/File)

October 23rd, 2013 - 07:15 GMT

Egypt gov't denies meetings with Muslim Brotherhood

Oil-rich Arab states Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are keen on delivering petroleum products to the Egyptian government as scheduled.

October 21st, 2013 - 10:47 GMT

No fuel, no problem: Egypt's covered