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Egypt Extracts Torso of ‘Pharaoh Ramses II’ Statue From Mud

The statue was found in wasteland inbetween apartment blocks on the site of the ancient capital The torso of a huge...

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Egyptian Prosecutor Allows For Release of Hosni Mubarak

An Egyptian prosecutor allowed Monday for Hosni Mubarak to be released, his lawyer said, after an appeals court...

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Pharoah Statues Found In Muddy Cairo Pit

Archaeologists in a muddy pit in a Cairo suburb on Thursday uncovered two pharaonic statues dating back more than 3,000...

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Zimbabwe FA Chairman Chiyangwa Threatens Caf With Legal Action

Latest: I didn’t cause friction between Otiko and our mother —Bawa Mogtari We Blend Our Vision With Truth &...

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Giants Enter CAF Champions League Title Race

The four most successful clubs in African competitions enter the 2017 CAF Champions League this weekend expecting to...

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Zimbabwe FA Chairman Chiyangwa Threatens CAF With Legal Action

Zimbabwe FA chairman Phillip Chiyangwa has escalated his war of words with the Confederation of African Football (Caf)...

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Egyptian Who Is World’s Heaviest Woman Loses 100kg In 3 Weeks

Her family says she has not been able to leave home for 25 years Egyptian Eman Ahmed Abd El Aty, reputed to be the...

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Egyptians Protest Over New Bread Subsidies System

Dozens of Egyptians take part in demonstration in front of a government office in downtown Alexandria on March 7, 2017,...

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Syria Peace Talks Inch Forward Under Diplomatic Pressure

UN-sponsored Syria peace talks limped towards a close on Friday after more than a week in Geneva with little sign of...

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Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak Acquitted Over 2011 Protester Deaths

Egypt’s top appeals court has acquitted former President Hosni Mubarak of conspiring in the killing of hundreds of...

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Russia Urges ‘national Dialogue’ At Libya PM Meeting

Russia's foreign minister on Thursday pushed an "inclusive national dialogue" in Libya at talks with its UN-backed...

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Girls Learn Ballet Steps In Conservative Upper Egypt

In Egypt's conservative southern province of Minya, young girls in black leotards and white tights wobble on their tip...

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Muslim, Christian Clerics Say Don’t Link Islam To Terrorism

Leading Muslim and Christian clerics in the Middle East issued a statement Wednesday urging against linking Islam to...

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Sissi Defends Anti-Jihadists Fight After Copts Flee Sinai

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi has defended his government’s strategy in the fight against jihadists in...

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Sisi Defends Anti-IS Fight After Copts Flee Sinai

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has defended his country's fight against the Islamic State group, after dozens...

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Egypt Prepare For AFCON 2019 Qualifiers; Set To Play Togo In A Friendly

Following their failure to lift the 2017 AFCON title in Gabon last month, the Pharaohs of Egypt have shifted attention...

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Muslim, Christian Clerics Convene Co-Existence Meeting

Top Muslim and Christian clerics from the Middle East gathered in Cairo on Tuesday for a two-day conference on...

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Top Palestinian Official Denied Entry To Egypt

A senior Palestinian official has been denied entry to Egypt, prompting a Palestinian delegation to withdraw in protest...

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Avoid Insults, UN Urges Syrian Rivals At Tense Talks

A ban on mobile phones, recording devices and "offensive language": the ground rules handed out at Syrian talks reflect...