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Firefighters battle the original fire at Ramses Central, downtown Cairo, on July 7. Reuters

Firefighters rush to reignited blaze at Cairo's major telecoms centre

No casualties as officials attribute flare-up to residual heat and damage from first fire, which claimed four lives

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Egyptian lorry driver sentenced to 15 years over deadly crash

Egypt’s parliament summons minister over deadly Cairo fire amid outcry

Cairo telecoms building fire kills four and injures dozens



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Activists who planned to take part in the March to Gaza, from the Egyptian city of El Arish to the Rafah border crossing, are welcomed back at Schiphol Airport in The Netherlands after being deported by Egypt. EPA

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