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Now playing Next no comment Beard of bees Egyptian beekeeper Mohamed Hagras grows a “beard of bees” to demonstrate the usefulness of the honey-producing insects and to show that they aren’t aggressive. 08/12/2016
Now playing Next Egypt Egyptian Journalists Union head sentenced to two years in jail An Egyptian court has sentenced the head of a journalists’ union to two years in prison, a ruling condemned by rights groups. 19/11/2016
Now playing Next Egypt Death sentence against Mohammed Mursi overturned by Egyptian court The court of cassation overturns the death sentence pronounced in June against former president Mohammed Mursi of the Muslim Brotherhood 15/11/2016
Now playing Next Economy Challenge and hope: analysing Egypt's loan from the IMF Egypt is to get an International Monetary Fund bailout loan, but can it bring down public debt, control inflation and protect the country's poor? 14/11/2016
Now playing Next Egypt Egypt gets massive IMF loan to help revive economy Struggling to stay afloat, Egypt is getting a massive cash injection from the International Monetary Fund. 12/11/2016
Now playing Next Economy Egypt devalues its currency to stabilise the economy Egypt has effectively devalued its currency by allowing it to trade freely, hoping to stabilising the economy and attracting foreign investment. 03/11/2016
Now playing Next Egypt Egypt temporarily opens Rafah border crossing People living in Gaza have been allowed to cross into Egypt for the first time in almost 40 days. 15/10/2016
Now playing Next Egypt Cairocomix exhibition opens in Cairo Some say there's never been a greater need for comedy in Egypt than now. 02/10/2016
Now playing Next Egypt Syrian opposition group calls on Cairo for help to resolve the civil war The Cairo Conference for Syrian Opposition delegation is in talks with Egypt to try to convince the Arabic power to have more involvement in efforts to resolve the Syrian civil… 29/09/2016
Now playing Next Egypt More bodies recovered from sea after Egypt migrant tragedy Rescuers in Egypt have pulled more bodies from the sea, two days after a boat sank as it carried migrants towards Europe. 23/09/2016
Now playing Next Cinema 'Clash': Egyptian nail-biter is Egypt's Oscar entry A hit in Cannes where it opened the ‘Un Certain Regard’ section, ‘Clash’ by Mohamed Diab has been selected as Egypt’s entry to the Oscars. 23/09/2016
Now playing Next Egypt Four people smugglers arrested in Egypt after migrant boat capsizes Four suspected people smugglers have been arrested in Egypt after at least 42 people were killed when a boat carrying hundreds of African migrants capsized off the Egyptian… 22/09/2016
Now playing Next Egypt Tragedy at sea as another migrant boat sinks in the Med At least 43 people have been killed and scores more are missing after a boat carrying almost 600 migrants capsized off the coast of Egypt. 22/09/2016
Now playing Next Economy The difficult task of securing Egypt's financial future Egypt's $12 billion (10.7 billion euro) loan from the International Monetary Fund dominated a major conference in Cairo on the country's financial future. 19/09/2016
Now playing Next France France delivers second Mistral helicopter carrier to Egypt France has delivered a second Mistral helicopter carrier to Egypt as part of a $1bn deal signed last year. 16/09/2016
Now playing Next Egypt Egypt to sharpen laws against Female Genital Mutilation Egypt announced this weekend it intends to tighten legislation against Female Genital Mutilation, and has published a proposed law that will hit anyone performing the operation with up to seven years 29/08/2016
Now playing Next Italy Egyptian boy travels alone to Italy to 'save' his sick young brother Ahmed Mahmoud, a thirteen-year-old boy, has travelled alone from his hometown in Egypt to seek medical treatment for his little brother who suffers from the blood disorder… 20/08/2016
Now playing Next World Egyptian judoka sent home from Rio Olympics Egyptian judoka Islam el-Shahabi (in blue) has been sent home from the Rio Olympics by his national team for refusing to shake hands with an Israeli judoka. 15/08/2016