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Anger in the Arab world over strike on a Gaza hospitalF

In Libya: Several hundred people protested in Tripoli and other Libyan cities late Tuesday over the deadly strike on a Gaza hospital, according to AFP journalists. In Tripoli, hundreds of demonstrators of all ages, brandishing Palestinian flags and some covering...

Egypt: Relief convoys in Egypt head towards Gaza border crossingF

Relief convoys which have been waiting for days in Egypt were Tuesday headed towards the Rafah border crossing with the besieged Palestinian enclave of Gaza, aid officials said. The blockaded territory has been under sustained Israeli bombardment since Gaza's ruling...

Israel-Gaza conflicts bleeds into Egypt, policeman kills two Israeli tourists and their guide in AlexandriaF

An Egyptian policeman shot dead two Israeli tourists and their Egyptian guide Sunday, local media and Israeli authorities said, as war raged for a second day between Israel and Palestinian militants. Israel's National Security Council later said its citizens should...

Egypt: Backers of opposition candidate for the presidential election arrestedF

Egyptian presidential hopeful Ahmed al-Tantawi on Monday said eight of his supporters had been arrested, bringing the total number of his backers in detention to 96. Egypt announced last month that it would be holding its presidential election on December 10-12, with...

Egypt: US Senator Ben Cardin withholds $235 mil. in US aid to Egypt over human rights issuesF

The new top US senator on foreign relations on Tuesday blocked some $235 million in military aid to Egypt over human rights concerns, after his predecessor was indicted in a scandal that touched on ties with Cairo. Ben Cardin, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations...

Migrations: Italy wants rescue ships to return migrants to own countriesF

First migrants in a week land on Italy's Lampedusa A small group of Tunisians arrived by boat on the Italian island of Lampedusa Friday, the first landing in ver a week after a surge fuelled tensions in Europe over migration. Seventeen Tunisians were admitted to the...

Defense: US offers more military aid to EgyptF

President Joe Biden's administration on Wednesday approved most military aid to Egypt for a second straight year despite concerns on human rights, pointing to limited progress, officials said. Secretary of State Antony Blinken finalized a package of $1.17 billion for...

Egypt: Mada Masr journalists facing legal troubles for allegedly “spreading false information”F

The editor-in-chief and three journalists from independent Egyptian news outlet Mada Masr were interrogated by judicial officers on Wednesday for allegedly "spreading false information", the publication said on Twitter. Mada Masr head Lina Attalah and journalists Rana...

Egypt: Case of monkeypox confirmed in EgyptF

Egypt has recorded its first case of the monkeypox virus, in a man who travelled regularly to Europe, the country's health ministry said Wednesday. "The first case of monkeypox has been detected in Egypt. The 42-year-old man has a residence permit from a European...

Egypt: Nile islanders face eviction to make way for Egypt’s latest grand planF

By Sofiane Alsaar Residents of a Nile island in greater Cairo woke up in recent weeks to find officials taking measurements of their houses -- a final step before enforcing demolition orders. Since then, people from Warraq -- some of whom have been on the...

Egypt keeps social media influencers in prison, along with 60,000 political prisonersF

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