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Egypt: Sisi names Coptic Cathedral bomber as funeral is held

A 22-year-old suicide bomber was behind Sunday’s massacre at Cairo’s Coptic Christian Cathedral complex, Egypt’s President said on Monday.

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Cairo cathedral blast 'a suicide bomb'

The explosion in the Coptic cathedral in Cairo that killed at least 24 people on Sunday was caused by a suicide bomber rather than a planted device, according to Egyptian president Abdel Fattah…

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Egypt: Coptic Cathedral blast victims are laid to rest

Grieving families attended a funeral service on Monday for 24 people, mostly women and children, killed in the bombing of Cairo’s main Coptic cathedral complex.

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Cairo attack: 25 dead, dozens wounded in Coptic cathedral bombing

A bombing at Cairo’s largest Coptic cathedral has killed at least 25 people and wounded nearly 50 others.

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Explosion near Cairo's Coptic Cathedral kills dozens

An explosion near Cairo’s Coptic cathedral has killed at least 25 people and more than 30 injured, the country’s health ministry has said.

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Cairo bombing: Hasm movement claims responsibility for attack that killed six policemen

Six policemen have been killed and three wounded after a roadside bomb exploded near a security checkpoint in Cairo.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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?

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Cairocomix exhibition opens in Cairo

Some say there's never been a greater need for comedy in Egypt than now.

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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…

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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.

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'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.

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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…

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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.

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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.

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