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- Egypt is shaping up to become a real energy hub
Egypt’s oil and gas future looks very bright. The large scale concessions awarded during the EGYPS2019 conference in Cairo, 11-13 February, shows the appetite of IOCs, such as Shell, BP and ENI in this emerging energy hotspot.Feb 18, 2019 09:14Business News - Russia-led free-trade zone will soon include 5 more countriesFree-trade agreements are expected to be signed between the Russia-led Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) and Israel, Singapore, India, Egypt and Iran in the near future.Feb 9, 2019 07:17Business News
- King Tut revealed: Iconic tomb reopens after decade of restorations (PHOTOS)Visitors have poured to the tomb of pharaoh Tutankhamun in Egypt after conservationists completed decade-long renovations, cleaning up the dust-covered walls of the burial and erecting a viewing platform.Jan 31, 2019 23:49World News
- Interview with gay man lands Egyptian TV presenter in jail despite anti-LGBT viewsAn Egyptian TV host known for expressing views against LGBT issues in the past has instead been jailed for promoting the gay lifestyle. The sentence stems from a 2018 on-air interview with a gay man about his life.Jan 21, 2019 15:17World News
- ‘Hell will freeze over’: Iranian FM responds to Pompeo’s Cairo speechIran’s foreign minister fired back at US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s speech in Cairo, Egypt, declaring that hell would freeze over before Iran “mimics US clients.”Jan 10, 2019 19:49World News
- Bomb disposal officer killed in explosion at church in Egypt – reportsAn explosives expert was killed as he attempted to render safe a suspicious package near a church in the Nasr city district of the Egyptian capital, Cairo, on Saturday, Al-Arabiya reported. A bomb disposal unit was dispatched to the church to deal...Jan 5, 2019 21:33Newsline
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