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Egypt invests in Chinese funded electric train

Egypt has resolved to invest on a $255 million electric train project that will run to the country’s planned new administrative capital.

Three ancient tombs discovered in Egypt

Archaeologists have discovered three tombs that date back around 2,000 years in southern Egypt. They were found in burial grounds in the Al-Kamin al-Sahrawi area in Minya province, south of Cairo.

Egypt’s Moussa rejects calls to extend presidential terms

The head of the panel that drafted Egypt's 2014 constitution, possibly the most progressive in the country's history, has denounced calls to amend the charter, saying parliament should focus instead on implementing it.

Egyptian train crews held over fatal crash, railway chief quits

The head of Egypt's railway authority, Medhat Shousha, has resigned following a train collision in Alexandria that killed at least 41 people, Transport Minister Hisham Arafat told reporters on Sunday.

Train collision kills over 20 in Egypt’s Alexandria

More than 20 people are reported to have died in a train collision in Egypt's Alexandria on Friday.

Islamic State claims attack on police in Egypt’s Sinai

The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for killing four Egyptian policemen in restive northern Sinai peninsula.

Egypt inflation surges to 33% after fuel subsidy cuts

Egypt's official statistics agency says the country's inflation rate has jumped to 33% in July - up from 29.8% in June.

2 policemen killed in attack north of Cairo

Two Egyptian policemen were killed and one wounded when a group of wanted criminals opened fire on security forces in a village north of Cairo on Tuesday, state newspaper Al-Ahram reported.

Egypt’s tourism to receive $800m investment

Saudi Arabian billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal is to invest more than $800m in hotels in Egypt, the investment ministry in Cairo said on Monday.

Egyptian policeman, civilian die in attack

Egypt's state-run news agency says a policeman and a civilian have been killed in a drive-by shooting attack.

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