by Maram Mazen At a club in downtown Cairo, Ahmed Saleh pumps electronic beats from his laptop as Abdullah Miniawy chants to a cheering crowd, the duo part of a wave of new talent on Egypt’s underground music scene. Emerging artists are creating an eclectic selection of hip-hop, dubstep, electronic …
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An Egyptian appeals court Tuesday quashed one of two life sentences handed down to Mohamed Morsi since his 2013 overthrow, in the Islamist ex-president’s second appeals victory in a week. The Court of Cassation, Egypt’s highest appeals court, issued the verdict, Morsi’s lawyer and a judicial official told AFP. The …
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Egypt will try 292 jihadist suspects over plots to assassinate President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and the Saudi crown prince and attacks in the Sinai Peninsula. The suspects, including 151 currently in custody, were referred to a military court for alleged membership of the “Sinai State”, the local affiliate of the Islamic …
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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Thursday pardoned 82 “youths” including a prominent advocate of Islamic reform, following calls to free prisoners swept up in a crackdown, his spokesman said. Sisi had promised to look into pardoning prisoners at a youths’ conference last month. The pardoned include Islam al-Behairy, a …
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An Egyptian appeals court on Tuesday November 15th overturned a death sentence handed down against ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi in one of four trials since his 2013 overthrow. The decision is a first victory for the 65-year-old who has been convicted and sentenced in all cases against him since …
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Switzerland will return to Egypt an ancient stela stolen from a temple dedicated to the goddess Isis, Geneva’s public prosecutor said on Monday. The stone slab bearing a relief design was stolen 30 years ago from the Iseion temple at the Behbeit El Hagar archeological site in Lower Egypt. “During an inventory control …
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Spanish archaeologists have discovered a millennia-old mummy in “very good condition” near the southern Egyptian town of Luxor, the antiquities ministry said on Sunday. The find was in a tomb probably dating from between 1075-664 BC, on the west bank of the Nile river 700 kilometres (435 miles) south of …
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Egypt has avenged a humiliating World Cup defeat by Ghana three years ago with a 2-0 victory Sunday November 13 in a 2018 African Group E qualifier before an 85,000 crowd in Alexandria. Ghana triumphed 6-1 in the first leg of a 2014 World Cup play-off to set up an …
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Egypt on Sunday November 13 mourned film star Mahmoud Abdel Aziz who died aged 70 after a prolific career that included more than 90 feature films, many with searing social messages. Culture Minister Helmy el-Nemnem described Abdel Aziz as a “magician”, using the title of one of the actor’s box office …
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IMF chief Christine Lagarde said Tuesday she will recommend the institution approve a $12 billion loan for Egypt when the board meets Friday to support the country’s “ambitious” reform program. Lagarde praised the country’s economic reforms, including floating the Egyptian pound last week, and said the loan is needed to help restore …
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