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Start-up aims to revive traditional rug-making industry
LEADIN:
An Egyptian start-up company is trying to revive the traditional art of wool rugs but with a modern twist.
Weaving traditional wool rugs - known as kilims - has been practiced for centuries but the...
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Crocodiles kept as pets in Nubian village
LEADIN:
Crocodiles have become a popular pet for a village in southern Egypt.
The local Nubians keep them to entice tourists to visit.
STORYLINE:
Welcoming little fishes in with...
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A new app hopes to help women in danger
LEADIN:
Sexual harassment on the streets is a continuing problem in Egypt.
So a student has developed an app that may help women who find themselves in danger.
STORYLINE:
In Cairo,...
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Ethiopia asks SAfrica for help in Egypt dispute
Ethiopia's prime minister on Sunday asked South Africa to intervene in his country's dispute with Egypt over a massive dam project on the Nile River, set to be Africa's largest hydraulic dam.
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CLEAN : The mighty Nile, threatened by waste, warming, mega-dam FILE IMAGES of Egypt's Nile
Egypt's lifeline since Pharaonic days and the source of 97 percent of its water is under massive strain from pollution and climate change and now the threat of a colossal dam being built far upstream in Ethiopia (Footage by AFPTV via...
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CLEAN : Sudan tackles the deadly floods across the country
Sudan tries to tackle the deadly floods across the country after the Nile waters reached record levels and destroying or damaging tens of thousands of homes (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Nile cruiser that inspired Agatha Christie sails on despite virus
More than a century after it first cruised the glittering waters of the Nile, the Steam Ship Sudan draws tourists following the trail of legendary crime novelist Agatha Christie (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Choking on factory waste: the Nile's rising scourge
In southeastern Uganda, where the Nile starts its 6,650-kilometre (4,130-mile) journey to the Mediterranean Sea, factories located within spitting distance of the river dump their waste directly into Africa's longest river -- with...
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CLEAN : At least 18 dead as cargo ship hits party boat north of Cairo
CLEAN : At least 18 dead as cargo ship hits party boat north of Cairo
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CLEAN : African Queen returns to Nile waters 60 ye
CLEAN : African Queen returns to Nile waters 60 ye
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Presidents meet for another dam discussion
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The leaders of Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan have met in Addis Ababa to discuss contentious issues related to a dam Ethiopia is building on the Nile River.
The meeting is on the sidelines of the African...
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CLEAN : Troubled waters for Egypt as Ethiopia pushes Nile dam
Mounting anxiety has gripped the already-strained farmers as the completion of Ethiopia's gigantic dam on the Blue Nile a key tributary of the Nile draws nearer (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Twenty five virus suspects on Nile cruise boat test negative in Egypt
Egypt's Minister of Health Dr. Hala Zayed says that 25 people who had intially tested positive for the novel coronavirus during a Nile River cruise had since tested negative (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Egypt announces 33 new coronavirus cases aboard cruise ship on Nile river
Egyptian Health Minister Hala Zayed says authorities have found 33 new cases of coronavirus aboard a cruise ship on the Nile river in Luxor (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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VOICED : Tras los pasos de Agatha Christie en el sur de Egipto
Casco negro resplandeciente, revestimientos de madera y ambiente Belle Epoque: el barco de vapor "Sudán", construido en 1885 y que ha inspirado a la novelista británica Agatha Christie, parece desafiar al tiempo perpetuando sobre las...
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CLEAN : Sudan's floods damage thousands of homes in River Nile state
People recover their belongings after floods caused by torrential rains in Sudan's River Nile state killed at least 52 people and damaged or destroyed thousands of homes (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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VOICED : Sinking Alexandria faces up to coming catastrophe
Alexandria, Egypt's fabled second city and its biggest port, may disappear below the waves within decades (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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CLEAN : Choking on factory waste: the Nile's rising scourge
In southeastern Uganda, where the Nile starts its 6,650-kilometre (4,130-mile) journey to the Mediterranean Sea, factories located within spitting distance of the river dump their waste directly into Africa's longest river, with...
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Egypt - Further unrest following the ousting of President Morsi
FILE: Morsi
FILE: Heikstep Army Base, Egypt - 30 June 2012
1. Islamist President Mohammed Morsi and Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi saluting during handover ceremony
FILE: Cairo, Egypt - 21 November 2012
2. Various of Morsi and...
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Residents in capital react to presidential elections announcement
An announcement by Egypt's interim president saying that the country would have presidential elections before parliamentary polls was met by mixed reactions from Cairo residents on Sunday.
Many welcomed the decision.
"I think the country...
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Residents accuse Muslim Brotherhood of orchestrating attack on police HQ
Hundreds of angry residents marched to the police headquarters of the Egyptian city of Mansoura on Tuesday morning, accusing the Muslim Brotherhood of carrying out an earlier attack on the building, which killed 12 people.
The protesters...
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Egypt's tour operators hoping visitors will soon return
Political unrest and violence in Egypt since the Arab Spring dealt a massive blow to tour operators and travel companies, who've offered cheaper deals to bolster visitor numbers.
Tourists in the high value luxury market tend to be more...