Video: Egypt's 'widows' village'

Al-Monitor travelled to southern Egypt to visit Samaha, a village is billed as a place where divorced and widowed women can begin a new life — with some help from the government.

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Cairo food carts get street of their own

Street carts selling food, books and handmade products come together on Cairo's Street 306, a new, hip space that could become the Arab world's largest food venue.

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Egypt pledges continued crackdown after bomb attacks

Egyptian security forces are on high alert in the wake of apparent terror attacks during the Coptic Christmas season.

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Christians rejoice as Egypt forms committee to combat sectarianism

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi announced the formation of a committee tasked with fighting sectarianism, a move widely welcomed by both Christians and Muslims in Egypt.

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Can Qatar help Hamas without embarrassing Netanyahu?

The Qatari emissary asked the Hamas leadership to give him and Israel time to come up with creative ways to transfer the Gaza aid money without causing public opinion in Israel to explode.

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When will Egypt open its Grand Museum?

The Grand Egyptian Museum, expected to be the world's largest archaeological museum, will have its great opening early 2020.

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House Democrats slash aid to Egypt

Congress is poised the drastically slash Egyptian military aid for the first time as Democrats assume control of the House.

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Pompeo heads to Mideast to stress 'US not going anywhere'

Despite President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw troops from Syria, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will stress US commitment to the region and an anti-Iran theme on trip to Jordan, Egypt and Gulf states.

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Why Egypt chose this moment to release Hamas detainees

Egypt recently released Hamas and Gazan detainees in a gesture of goodwill as ties between the two parties keep improving.

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Egypt hopes US PR firm can brighten its dismal image

To attract investments, Egypt is counting on a US public relations firm to improve its international reputation.

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More than half of Egypt’s political parties join one alliance

The newly established Alliance of Egyptian parties includes about 60 parties seeking to play a bigger political role in the next phase, namely in the upcoming elections.

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Egyptian silk producers hope to spin profits

Egypt hopes that removing tariffs on the import of silkworms will encourage young entrepreneurs to cultivate them to help meet local demand.

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