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Foreign student falls to death from 15th floor of Miri apartment
MIRI: Miri district police chief, ACP Lim Meng Seah, said the deceased, Yahia Hatem Helmy Mahmoud Sultan, in the early 20s, was found unconscious with the left side of his head drenched in blood at about 5.30am. He said initial
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Egypt loosening some lockdown restrictions for Ramadan; coronavirus toll rises
CAIRO: Egypt will ease its coronavirus lockdown for the holy fasting month of Ramadan by allowing more businesses to reopen and shortening a night-time curfew, the prime minister said on Thursday, as new coronavirus cases reached the highest daily toll
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Explosion injures tourists near Giza pyramids
CAIRO: An explosion targeting a tourist bus injured at least 12 people on Sunday, mostly South African tourists, near a new museum being built close to the Giza pyramids, two security sources said. A third security source said the bus
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Egypt’s rebounding tourism threatens Red Sea corals
In serene turquoise waters off Egypt’s Red Sea coast, scuba divers ease among delicate pink jellyfish and admire coral — yet a rebounding tourism sector threatens the fragile marine ecosystem. The Red Sea is a top scuba diving destination, but
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Egypt’s Fattah al-Sisi might stay in office until 2030
CAIRO: Egyptians vote this weekend on constitutional changes that will potentially allow President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to stay in office until 2030 and bolster the role of Egypt’s powerful military. Sisi’s supporters say the changes are necessary to give him
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