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September 10th, 2018 - 05:00 GMT

Egypt's Azhar Launches 'Live Together in Peace' to Prevent Divorce

The Azhar Institution and Azhar’s Global Center for Online Fatwa launched a campaign titled “Wa Ashrohn Belmaarouf” (Live Together in Peace) to prevent divorce and maintain the proper foundation for establishing a happy family.

The Four Seasons Hotel, Cairo. (Four Seasons)

August 23rd, 2016 - 10:30 GMT

Egypt: Roadmap for return of Russian tourists to include hotel inspections, more delegations

In early 2015, an unwed Egyptian woman named Samah Hamdi appeared in photos and video going through her daily routine donning a wedding gown and a veil in an attempt to ridicule communal pressure on Egyptian women to marry. (Courtesy photo)

August 23rd, 2016 - 09:55 GMT

Are female divorcees still taboo in Egypt?

Egypt has one of the highest records of car accidents in the world and a poor transportation safety history in general. (Shutterstock)

August 22nd, 2016 - 02:54 GMT

Egypt: Economic cost of traffic accidents rises to $3.4B

An Egyptian worker drinks tea at Karnak temple in Luxor, Egypt, on June 11, 2015. (AFP/Mohamed el-Shahed)

August 11th, 2016 - 05:00 GMT

Experts predict new levels of poverty due to corruption in Upper Egypt

A tourist walks past empty sunbeds on a beach in Egypt. (AFP/File)

August 8th, 2016 - 06:00 GMT

Ministry of Tourism desperately trying to revive beleaguered sector in Egypt

Egypt’s tourism industry, a vital source of foreign currency, has been hit hard following a series of crises in recent months. (File photo)

June 2nd, 2016 - 05:00 GMT

Egypt to support Sinai families hit by tourism decline

Increasing subsidy allocations will put stress on the state’s budget. (File photo)

April 26th, 2016 - 05:02 GMT

Egypt to increase subsidies in bid to battle food price hikes

A bus that carrying Palestinian pilgrims crashed en route to Saudi Arabia, on the outskirts of Maan, Jordan, on March 17, 2016. (Twitter)

March 28th, 2016 - 06:00 GMT

Seven Egyptians killed, three injured in Jordan car wreck

Consumers blame mismanagement by the Ministry of Supply for shortages of cooking oil and rice. (AFP/File)

March 3rd, 2016 - 09:00 GMT

Egypt: Ministers seek to reassure population as austerity measures prompt commodity shortages

Egypt's Prime Minister Sherif Ismail. (Twitter)

March 1st, 2016 - 12:00 GMT

Egypt's Debt Soars to $293 Billion: Prime Minister

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December 22nd, 2015 - 10:30 GMT

Egypt's women-only buses: 'it's not about harassment'

A bus is lifted by a crane from the side of the road after an accident in Egypt. (Twitter)

December 22nd, 2015 - 06:15 GMT

More than 2,800 Egyptians died in car accidents in first half of this year