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Now playing Next Culture news Religions merge in Egyptian music and dance festival This colourful Cairo carnival aims to unite Egypt with song and dance. 15/06/2015
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Now playing Next Egypt African leaders sign pact to create 'Cape to Cairo' free trade bloc African leaders have signed a agreement in Egypt to create a new free-trade zone stretching from Cairo to Cape Town. The Tripartite Free Trade Area 10/06/2015
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Now playing Next Egypt Egypt: at least 4 wounded in Luxor suicide bombing Witnesses and security sources say at least four people have been injured in a suicide bombing in a car park next to the Kamak Temple in Luxor 10/06/2015
Now playing Next Egypt African free trade agreement to be signed in Egypt The leaders of 26 African nations have been laying the groundwork for an African Free Trade Union in the resort of Sharm El-Sheikh in Egypt. Behind 09/06/2015
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Now playing Next world news European navy ships 'rescue 3,500 migrants' in the Mediterranean Naval vessels from across Europe have joined together to save around 3,500 migrants in trouble off the Libyan coast in the Mediterranean – one of the 07/06/2015