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Thursday, 02 May 2013 10:06
HARARE - EgyptAir, which is returning to Zimbabwean skies in June after a nine-year absence, plans to partner struggling national airline Air Zimbabwe (AirZim). Hamdy Elghaffar, EgyptAir country general manager, said they have proposed to lease their planes to AirZim. “We...Read More
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Thursday, 25 April 2013 14:07
CAIRO - Egypt's justice minister has resigned, following demands from Islamist supporters of President Mohammed Morsi for the "cleansing" of the judiciary. Ahmed Mekky was seen as a supporter of judicial independence during former President Hosni Mubarak's rule. He threatened to...Read More
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Wednesday, 10 April 2013 10:30
CAIRO - The leader of Egypt's Coptic Christians has accused the country's president of "negligence" following deadly clashes outside the main cathedral in Cairo. Pope Tawadros II said Mohammed Morsi had failed to protect the building, where two people died after...Read More
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Tuesday, 26 March 2013 11:55
CAIRO - Egypt's top prosecutor has ordered the arrest of five leading political activists following clashes near the Muslim Brotherhood's headquarters. The five are accused of inciting "aggression" against members of the Brotherhood last week. The Muslim Brotherhood dominates parliament and...Read More
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Sport »
Tuesday, 26 March 2013 10:56
ALEXANDRIA - Warriors goalkeeper Washington Arubi believes the lack of expectation surrounding Zimbabwe’s 2014 World Cup campaign might work in their favour as they prepare for tonight’s tough qualifier against Egypt, but concedes defeat will spell the end of yet another...Read More
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Monday, 25 March 2013 12:28
ALEXANDRIA - Warriors chief striker Knowledge Musona yesterday joined first choice goalkeeper Washington Arubi in the sick bay after catching a fever ahead of tomorrow’s tough World Cup qualifier against Egypt, although the team’s technical bench was not raising alarm. The...Read More
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Thursday, 21 March 2013 10:28
HARARE - One of the weakest Zimbabwean football teams ever assembled leaves the country this afternoon for a tough World Cup qualifier against Egypt in Alexandria on Tuesday, with the players arriving in batches. In an unusual travel arrangement, Warriors coach...Read More
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Sport » Nigel Matongorere, Senior Sports Writer
Thursday, 28 February 2013 12:30
HARARE - The Egypt Football Association (Efa) is leaving no stone unturned to make sure the Pharaohs are in top shape ahead of next month’s 2014 World Cup qualifier against Zimbabwe. Egypt take on the Warriors in Alexandra on March...Read More
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Africa »
Tuesday, 05 February 2013 11:12
CAIRO - The US has urged Egypt to investigate cases of police abuse after a man was stripped and beaten by uniformed officers near the presidential palace. The state department said it was "extremely disturbed" by the dragging of naked Hamada...Read More
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Tuesday, 29 January 2013 16:40
CAIRO - Egypt's armed forces chief has warned the current political crisis "could lead to a collapse of the state". General Abdul Fattah al-Sisi, in comments posted on the military's Facebook page, said such a collapse could "threaten future generations". He...Read More
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Africa »
Sunday, 13 January 2013 14:18
CAIRO - A court in Egypt has ordered a retrial for ex-President Hosni Mubarak after accepting an appeal against his life sentence over the deaths of protesters. Mubarak, 84, was overthrown in 2011 after mass street protests in the capital Cairo...Read More
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Friday, 04 January 2013 10:09
HARARE - The Egyptian Football Association (Efa) has already started preparing for the Pharaohs’ 2014 World Cup qualifier against Zimbabwe by lining up an international friendly with Chile. Efa announced yesterday that the record African champions will play against the South...Read More
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Africa »
Thursday, 06 December 2012 11:46
HARARE - The Egyptian army has deployed tanks and armoured troop carriers outside the presidential palace in Cairo after clashes between supporters and opponents of President Mohammed Morsi. The streets of the capital are now reported to be calm following the...Read More
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Africa »
Sunday, 25 November 2012 10:36
CAIRO - More than 20 Egyptian rights groups have called on President Mohammed Mursi to withdraw the decree granting himself extensive new powers. The 22 groups signed an open letter saying the president "has dealt a lethal blow to the Egyptian...Read More
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Monday, 01 October 2012 14:01
CAIRO - The last prime minister to serve under ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was referred to trial on corruption charges by an investigative judge, officials said. The charges against Ahmed Shafik, the runner-up in Egypt's presidential election, arise from allegations...Read More
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