Egypt
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Ex-Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak acquitted over killing of protesters in 2011
World | Mar 02, 2017, 11:17 PM ISTFormer Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has been acquitted by a top Egyptian court over his alleged involvement in the killing of hundreds of protesters during the 2011. Mubarak was originally sentenced to life in prison
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World's heaviest woman weighing 500-kg reaches Mumbai for bariatric surgery
India | Feb 11, 2017, 10:46 AM ISTA 36-year-old Egyptian woman weighing 500 kg, who has not moved out of her house 25 years, arrived here this morning.
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Sushma Swaraj’s intervention helps ‘world’s heaviest woman’ get medical visa for treatment
India | Dec 07, 2016, 06:47 PM ISTKnown for helping people in distress, External Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj, who has been admitted to a hospital following a kidney ailment, has come to the rescue of a woman seeking medical treatment in India.
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3,200 years old amulet of Egyptian Pharaoh discovered by Israeli child
World | Jul 31, 2016, 08:49 AM ISTThe saying ‘Age is not a bar’ has been proved true by a finding of this 12-year-old Israeli girl when she discovered an ancient Egyptian amulet dating back more than 3,200 years to the days
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Egyptian boy king Pharaoh Tutankhamun had ‘Dagger’ that came from space, says researchers
World | Jul 14, 2016, 07:47 PM ISTCairo (Egypt): In a mind-boggling discovery, researchers have claimed that the Pharaoh Tutankhamun, the boy king who ruled Egypt around 1332-1323 BC, had an object of admiration and mystery which was turned out be made
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Egypt tests black box recorders of crashed EgyptAir flight
World | Jun 20, 2016, 08:29 AM ISTCairo: The Egyptian Aircraft Accident Investigation Committee is running electrical tests on the recovered black box recorders of crashed EgyptAir Flight MS804, the committee said in a statement on Sunday. Under the supervision of Egyptian
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Egypt’s Morsi sentenced to life over espionage charges
World | Jun 18, 2016, 07:21 PM ISTCairo: Former Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi was on Saturday handed down life imprisonment by a Cairo criminal court on charges of espionage. The sentencing of Morsi came during the final ruling in the trial of
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Missing Egypt Air flight's wreckage found in Mediterranean
World | Jun 16, 2016, 07:46 AM ISTCairo: Egyptian investigators have said that they have spotted and obtained images from the wreckage of the plane flying from Paris to Cairo that crashed into the Mediterranean last month, killing all 66 people on
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At hault due to bomb threat, EgyptAir plane resumes flight to China
World | Jun 08, 2016, 05:18 PM ISTCairo: A plane carrying 118 passengers and 17 crew members, enroute to Beijing from Cairo was forced to land in Uzbekistan after Egyptians officials received a threat about a bomb on the plane. All
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17-year-old dies during female circumcision; authorities shut down hospital, prosecute doctor
World | Jun 02, 2016, 12:39 PM ISTCairo: A 17-year-old girl has died while undergoing female circumcision in Egypt, prompting health authorities to shut down the hospital and refer doctors for prosecution, a senior health official said Tuesday. The centuries-old practice, believed
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EgyptAir Flight-804: Submarine headed to plane crash site, says President
World | May 22, 2016, 10:57 PM ISTCairo: Egypt’s president said on Sunday a submarine belonging to his country’s Oil Ministry was headed to the site of the crash of EgyptAir Flight-804 in the eastern Mediterranean to join the search for the
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Smoke, cockpit woes signal chaotic Mediterranean end for EgyptAir plane
World | May 22, 2016, 10:02 AM ISTCairo: Leaked flight data showing trouble in the cockpit and smoke in a plane lavatory are bringing into focus the chaotic final moments of EgyptAir Flight 804, including a three-minute period before contact was lost
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'Smoke detected' inside cabin before EgyptAir crash: Reports
World | May 21, 2016, 12:08 PM ISTCairo: Smoke alerts were triggered inside the cabin of the ill-fated EgyptAir jet minutes before it plunged into the Mediterranean Sea with 66 people on board, according to new details emerging shortly after human remains,
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Egyptian plane carrying 66 passengers crashes in Mediterranean Sea
World | May 19, 2016, 07:50 PM ISTEgypt: An EgyptAir flight from Paris to Cairo with 66 passengers is most likely crashed into the sea, said Ihab Raslan, a spokesman for the Egyptian civil aviation authority, according to a report by the
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Sri Lanka, Egypt indicate interest in indigenous Tejas Combat Aircraft
India | Apr 19, 2016, 11:35 AM ISTNew Delhi: India's Light Combat Aircraft Tejas, which was several years in the making, has now caught the attention of foreign buyers with Sri Lanka and Egypt evincing interest in the indigenously built fighter jet.
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British man's selfie with EgyptAir hijacker goes viral
World | Mar 30, 2016, 09:46 AM ISTA man who posted a smiling selfie with the EgyptAir hijacker and which went viral on the social media has been identified as a 26-year-old Briton.
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EgyptAir hijacker used ‘fake suicide belt’ made of iPhone cases, say authorities
World | Mar 29, 2016, 11:03 PM ISTCairo: The Egyptian who hijacked a domestic EgyptAir flight today and forced it to land in Cyprus pulled off the entire act wearing a fake explosives belt that had nothing but iPhone cases in it,
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EgyptAir hijacker identified as Seif El Din Mustafa, Egypt Foreign Min calls him ‘stupid’
World | Mar 29, 2016, 05:50 PM ISTCairo/Nicosia: The hijacker of the EgyptAir plane which was on a domestic flight and later landed in Cyprus has been identified as Seif El Din Mustafa, Egyptian authorities said. According to reports, Seif is an
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EgyptAir ordeal ends; hijacker arrested, all passengers safe
World | Mar 29, 2016, 07:12 PM ISTUnidentified hijackers seized an Egyptian airliner today and diverted it to Cyprus, where it landed at Larnaca airport on the south coast.
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Egypt kills 19 militants in Sinai
World | Mar 27, 2016, 08:13 AM ISTCairo:The Egyptian army killed 19 militants south of Sheikh Zuweid city in the restive North Sinai province on Saturday, the state-run Al-Ahram news website reported. The security forces also arrested six terrorist suspects and destroyed