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Foreign Affairs

Syrian FM Mekdad to meet with Egyptian FM Shoukry in Cairo Saturday

Syria's Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad is set to meet with his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry in Cairo on Saturday, the first such visit by a top Syrian diplomat to Egypt in over a decade.

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Syrian FM Mekdad to meet with Egyptian FM Shoukry in Cairo Saturday

Society

Winter not over yet! Chilly nights across Egypt Wednesday thru Friday

Various parts of the country are set to experience cooler temperatures, strong winds and possible rainfall from Wednesday thru Friday, according to the weather forecast from the Egyptian Meteorological Authority (EMA).

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Winter not over yet! Chilly nights across Egypt Wednesday thru Friday

Politics

President Sisi performs Friday prayers to mark 50th anniversary of 10th of Ramadan war victory

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi performed Friday prayers alongside high ranking state and military officials at El-Moshir Tantawy Mosque in New Cairo to mark the 6th of October 1973 war victory, which occurred on the 10th of Ramadan on the Islamic Hijri Calendar.

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President Sisi performs Friday prayers to mark 50th anniversary of 10th of Ramadan war victory

Urban & Transport

Egypt’s Cabinet okays 1968 Vienna Convention on Road Traffic

Egypt’s Cabinet approved during its weekly meeting in Cairo on Wednesday a draft presidential decree on the 1968 Convention on Road Traffic, commonly known as the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic.

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Egypt’s Cabinet okays 1968 Vienna Convention on Road Traffic

Courts & Law

Egypt gives temporary custody of boy Shenouda to Christian parents after Mufti opinion

The North Cairo Prosecution ordered on Tuesday giving the mother who raised five-year-old boy Shenouda temporary custody over the child after a religious edict by the country’s Mufti.

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Egypt gives temporary custody of boy Shenouda to Christian parents after Mufti opinion

Tourism

In Photos: Egypt’s Sphinx Int'l Airport receives 1st Condor Airlines flight from Frankfurt

Egypt’s Sphinx International Airport received 155 passengers Thursday on board the first Condor Airlines flight coming from Frankfurt since the airport reopened in November.

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In Photos: Egypt’s Sphinx Int'l Airport receives 1st Condor Airlines flight from Frankfurt

Health

84,000 undergo expanded pre-marriage medical exams since late February

A total of 84,000 have undergone the recently expanded pre-marriage medical examinations under a new presidential initiative launched in late February, according to a statement released by the Ministry of Health and Population on Tuesday.

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84,000 undergo expanded pre-marriage medical exams since late February