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Hosni Mubarak, the Pharaoh toppled by Arab Spring, dies at age 91

His story became Egypt's story for the next 30 years until, finally, his people found they could write it themselves, in a 2011 Arab Spring revolution that consigned him to history.

Aide and abet

In epic literature, the chief aide is painted in many shades of grey too

Saudi Telecom looking to expand, in talks to buy 55% stake in Voda Egypt

The British-based Vodafone is one of the world's largest cellphone operators and the top provider in Egypt, with over 40 million Egyptian subscribers

3 Indians killed, 13 injured in Egypt road accident, MEA assisting families

The buses were heading to the beach-resort town of Hurghada on Saturday when they collided with the truck near Ain Sokhna town, about 120 kilometres east of Cairo

Egypt to slash fuel subsidies as it nears end of IMF program

This will mean increasing the price to consumers of gasoline, diesel, kerosene and fuel oil, which are now at 85-90 percent of their international cost, said the letter, which is dated Jan. 27

3 Vietnamese tourists killed by roadside bomb near Giza pyramids in Egypt

More details are awaited on the same

Islamic State claims responsibility of attacks in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula

The IS claim was carried by the extremists' Aamaq media outlet

Soon, Egyptians may have to register with govt to post on Twitter, Facebook

Parliamentarians in Egypt approve a draft law

Egypt drafts bill to ban burqa in public places, govt institutions

A professor said it's a Jewish tradition; Quran passages calls for modest clothing, covered hair

21 killed, 40 injured in Egypt church bombing

Explosion took place inside Mar Gerges Coptic Church in the Egyptian Nile delta city of Tanta

10 policemen killed, 22 injured in terrorist attack in Egypt

The terrorists used a garbage truck, which was stolen earlier from the municipality of el-Arish

22 killed in bomb blast at main Coptic cathedral in Cairo

35 others were injured when a bomb was lobbed into a chapel near the cathedral's outer wall

Egypt marks anniversary of Russian plane bombing

IS group claimed it brought the plane down, it had smuggled explosives into the aircraft before its departure from the resort of Sharm El-Sheikh

42 killed in migrant boat capsize off Egypt's coast

Coast guard have rescued some 150 survivors from the boat, meaning some 400 are still missing

10 drown, 150 rescued from capsized migrant boat off Egypt

Search teams were looking for more survivors from the incident which took place off the Mediterranean port city of Rosetta

World Bank loans Egypt $1 billion as economic relief

The fund will support the government efforts to mobilise financial resources for implementing its economic programme

Egypt airstrikes kill Sinai-based militant group head affiliated with IS

Egypt has been battling a growing wave of anti-government terrorism since the military removed Mohamed Morsi

Egypt detains, deports prominent female TV host

Liliane Daoud's program on ONTV had been critical of the government's policies, including its crackdown on freedom of speech

Egypt court rejects Red Sea islands deal with Saudi Arabia

An agreement of transferring the two islands to Saudi Arabia was signed on April 8 as part of a short visit by Saudi King Salman to Cairo

Egypt rights group says 754 extrajudicial killings in 2016

Nadeem Centre said it has documented the cases based on print, online and social media reports