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CAIRO — The cane chairs and umbrella still stand in the courtyard of Hussein Omar’s family mausoleum, where his grandmother came every morning for 19 years after her daughter — his mother — died. Near ...
News Egypt » Cairo » Government: Sisi says Egypt would defend Saudi territory but rules out attack on Yemen
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said Egypt's military effort to defend Saudi Arabia would not include an attack on Yemen and would be limited to defending the kingdom's territory and borders, ...
News Egypt » Cairo » Government: Egypt sees change of government amid inflation, living costs woes
A man carries trays of fresh traditional Egyptian bread on his arms and head from a bakery along an alley in the Darb el-Ahmar district of Cairo on July 27, 2023. — KHALED DESOUKI/AFP via Getty Images ...
News Egypt » Cairo » Government: Egypt to give Cairo's historic downtown major facelift
Egypt is moving ahead with plans to revamp Cairo’s historic downtown area, with projects on the ground expected to begin within months. The government-owned Sovereign Fund of Egypt is finalizing the ...
News Egypt » Cairo » Government: A historic synagogue creates tension between Egypt’s few remaining Jews and their government
(JTA) — In September, Egyptian authorities re-inaugurated Cairo’s historic Ben Ezra synagogue, which had undergone a year-long renovation. Despite having maintained the synagogue for years, Egypt’s ...
News Egypt » Cairo » Government: Egypt calls for Yemen talks as parliament weighs military support to Saudi Arabia
Egypt advocates exploring "every opportunity" to resolve the Yemen conflict diplomatically, its foreign minister said, ahead of a parliamentary vote next week on authorising the armed forces to ...
News Egypt » Cairo » Government: Egypt will defend Saudi territory and won't attack Yemen, Sisi says
Egypt’s proposed military support for Saudi Arabia is aimed at defending the Gulf kingdom and will not involve an attack on Yemen, President Sisi said on Wednesday. Sisi has asked parliament to ...