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One woman killed in Friday’s clashes

One woman was killed in the Cairo neighbourhood of Ain Shams on Friday as a protest supporting ousted Islamist President Mohamed Mursi turned violent. Hisham Abdel Hameed, the Forensics Authority spokesman, told Aswat Masriya the female victim died due to … read more

Three electric transformers attacked in Minya

Unknown assailants set fire to three electric transformers in the towns of Samallout and Mallawi in the Upper Egypt governorate of Minya, Al-Ahram’s Arabic news website reported. Eyewitness reports said the attackers threw Molotov cocktails at the transformers but failed … read more

First imported gas shipment in December

A petroleum ministry official said that Egypt will receive the first shipment of imported gas in December, which would help reduce the frequent power outages. The source confirmed that the government also agreed on seven shipments from the Russian Gazprom … read more