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May 18, 2020 at 12:22 pm

Official: Libya’s Tripoli forces take key base from rivals

CAIRO (AP) — Forces allied with Libya's U.N.-supported government said Monday they have wrested control of a key military base on the outskirts of the...

May 15, 2020 at 11:59 pm

Medics around the world face hostility over virus stigma

CAIRO (AP) — Dr. Dina Abdel-Salam watched in terror last month as scores of strangers gathered under the balcony of her aunt’s empty apartment in...

Nation & World

May 5, 2020 at 10:01 pm

Lives Lost: Generous Egyptian grandma was family ‘jewel’ VIEW

BAHTIM, Egypt (AP) — Gold and silver streamers fluttered in the breeze, hung from house to house down the alley, a festive sign of the...

May 4, 2020 at 7:27 pm

Libyan PM calls for renewed UN talks amid increased tensions

CAIRO (AP) — The head of Libya’s internationally recognized government Tuesday called for a renewal of U.N.-brokered talks to end divisions in the oil-rich country,...

Business

May 2, 2020 at 7:20 am

Sudan moves to criminalize female genital mutilation

CAIRO (AP) — Sudanese officials said Saturday they are working to criminalize the widespread practice of female genital mutilation after the transitional government approved a...

May 1, 2020 at 6:38 am

Egypt’s dynasty of big cat trainers takes the show home

CAIRO (AP) — At his Cairo apartment, located just off a busy road along the Nile River, Ashraf el-Helw, a third-generation Egyptian lion trainer, prepares...

Entertainment

April 30, 2020 at 11:14 pm

Egypt’s dynasty of big cat trainers takes the show home

CAIRO (AP) — At his Cairo apartment, located just off a busy road along the Nile River, Ashraf el-Helw, a third-generation Egyptian lion trainer, prepares...

Entertainment

People shop in preparation for the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, April 21, 2020. Ramadan begins with the new moon later this week and Muslims all around the world are trying to work out how to maintain the many cherished rituals of Islam’s holiest month during the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban) ZHM115 ZHM115

April 20, 2020 at 11:11 pm

Muslims try to keep Ramadan spirit amid virus restrictions VIEW

BAHTIM, Egypt (AP) — Every year during Ramadan, the Light of Muhammad Mosque sets up long tables on the street and dishes up free meals...

Nation & World

April 14, 2020 at 11:07 pm

AP PHOTOS: Virus threatening Egypt’s fragile economy VIEW

CAIRO (AP) — It wasn't unexpected, but the ban on visitors to Egypt's famed Pyramids amid the coronavirus pandemic still came as a shock to...

Nation & World

April 10, 2020 at 10:03 pm

Lives Lost: An Egyptian doctor, the ‘backbone’ of his family

CAIRO (AP) — Dr. Ahmed el-Lawah liked to gather the whole family every week at his home in the Egyptian city of Port Said —...