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‘Zero schoolgirl’ takes fight to top

Schoolgirl Mariam Malak has become an unlikely symbol of the fight against corruption in Egypt after scoring the sum total of zero in her final exams. The 19-year-old top student, a teacher’s daughter in a small village in the poor … read more

US sends 75 troops to MFO in Sinai

An additional 75 U.S. troops will be sent to Sinai to enhance the protection of the peacekeeping forces in Egypt’s peninsula; a decision that was eyed in recent month due to militancy in the area. Pentagon spokesperson Peter cook said … read more