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A bearded Egyptian police officer takes part in a protest in Cairo. (AFP/ File)

September 17th, 2018 - 07:36 GMT

Egypt Court Overturns Ruling Re-instating Bearded Policemen

An Urgent Matter Court in Egypt has overturned a ruling allowing bearded policemen to return to the force, a judicial source said.

A source within the CBE said the total dues repaid by the central bank to Qatar in the past two years amounted to $7 billion. (File photo)

July 4th, 2016 - 04:20 GMT

Payback time: Egypt settles billion-dollar debt with Qatar

Egyptian army special forces man a temporary checkpoint outside Sharm el-Sheikh Airport. (AFP/File)

June 19th, 2016 - 02:15 GMT

Sinai explosion leaves one police officer dead

Investment in roads, infrastructure, water, sewage and desalination plants are being made thanks to Arab development fund grants. (Shutterstock)

May 30th, 2016 - 08:00 GMT

Egypt to establish $92M industrial zone in South Sinai

Egyptians protest crackdown on journalistic freedom. (AFP/File)

May 15th, 2016 - 05:00 GMT

Egypt renews detention for two journalists

Illustrative photo of Egyptian riot police stand guard in Cairo, January 28, 2014. (AFP/File)

May 8th, 2016 - 10:19 GMT

Eight Egyptian police officers shot dead by gunmen outside Cairo

The decision has since been extended for three-months at a time, with the latest being in January 2016. (Twitter)

May 4th, 2016 - 03:00 GMT

Sisi extends state of emergency in North Sinai for another three months

Thousands of activists, as well as several journalists, have been detained since former army chief and now President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi overthrew his Islamist predecessor Mohamed Morsi in 2013. (AFP/Mohamed El-Shahed)

May 3rd, 2016 - 05:29 GMT

Egypt: Prosecutors order 15 day detention of journalists

The extremist group Sinai Province pledged allegiance to Daesh in November 2014. (AFP/File)

February 19th, 2016 - 09:04 GMT

Egypt: Sinai Province posts photos of beheaded spies on Twitter

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January 26th, 2016 - 06:00 GMT

Libya peace agreement fragile due to army handover clause

Two guards and a civilian were killed in the attack. (AFP/File)

January 24th, 2016 - 01:30 GMT

Three killed in attack on Egyptian checkpoint

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January 21st, 2016 - 08:28 GMT

Gunmen kill five Egyptian police in Sinai

An attempted attack on the popular tourist destination of Luxor in June left six people injured. (AFP/File)

December 17th, 2015 - 01:00 GMT

Egypt hands down ten life sentences over Luxor attack