Now playing Next Egypt Celebrations begin to open New Suez Canal in Egypt Extravagant ceremonies have begun in Egypt to celebrate the inauguration of the new Suez Canal. 06/08/2015
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Now playing Next Egypt Egypt: international condemnation over Muslim Brotherhood death sentences The international community expresses concerns over an Egyptian court's decision to seek the death penalty for ex-president Mohammed Mursi and 106 others. 17/05/2015
Now playing Next Egypt Egypt: Ousted President Mohamed Mursi sentenced to death Egypt’s ousted President Mohamed Mursi has been told he faces execution, along with more than 100 supporters of his now banned Muslim Brotherhood 16/05/2015
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Now playing Next Egypt Egypt's new capital will be solar powered, says housing minister Egypt plans to build a new administrative capital east of Cairo within the next seven years costing the equivalent of 43 billion euros. The country’s 14/03/2015
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Now playing Next Egypt Mubarak sons walk free from jail after Egypt marks revolution anniversary Freed from jail on Monday, the sons of deposed Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, are said to have visited their father in the military hospital where 26/01/2015
Now playing Next Egypt Freedom beckons for Mubarak as Egyptian court demands retrial in embezzlement case An Egyptian court has ordered a retrial in the only outstanding conviction against former President Hosni Mubarak. He was found guilty in May of 13/01/2015
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Now playing Next Business Egypt: breaking 'the pharaoh's curse' An economic version of the curse of the pharaoh’s has cast its shadow over Egypt for the past three years with the country going through seismic 04/11/2014
Now playing Next World Egypt, one year after Mursi's removal, few signs of revolution One year ago, there were demonstrations in Egypt bigger than any in its modern history — even bigger than in the Arab Spring uprising of 2011 that 03/07/2014
Now playing Next Egypt Mursi one year on: torture claims suggest sharp drop in human rights Torture and deaths in police custody point to a sharp decline in Egypt’s human rights since Mohamed Mursi’s oustting as president, it’s been 03/07/2014
Now playing Next Egypt Egypt's government resigns Egyptian Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawi said on Monday the government is to resign. “Today the cabinet took a decision to offer its resignation to 24/02/2014
Now playing Next World Egypt: the terrorist threat Egypt’s violence has gone from bad to worse in the run-up to the constitutional referendum scheduled for the middle of January, and ahead of 30/12/2013
Now playing Next Egypt Three killed in clashes between Islamists and police in Egypt Muslim Brotherhood supporters and police clashed across Egypt on Friday, leaving at least three dead in protests after the army-backed government 27/12/2013
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