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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...

Egypt had more than 1,000 cases of violent crimes against women in 2022, latest case in MatrouhF

An employee of Cairo University has been shot to death on campus by a former co-worker, the interior ministry said, in the latest case of femicide in Egypt. "An employee of a faculty of Cairo University... fired gunshots" at a female colleague, "which resulted in her...

Egypt: Sisi wants to be reelected ASAP, before switch to flexible exchange rate that could exacerbate social tensionsF

Egypt will hold a presidential vote on December 10-12, the election authority said Monday, with the winner to be announced by December 18. President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, a former army chief, has ruled for nearly a decade in the Arab world's most populous country,...

Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan resume Nile dam talksF

Ethiopia said Saturday it had begun a second round of talks with Egypt and Sudan over a controversial mega-dam built by Addis Ababa on the Nile, long a source of tensions among the three nations. Ethiopia this month announced the completion of the fourth and final...

France arrests journalist for reporting on alleged French targeting of civilians in EgyptF

France was accused of an "unacceptable" attack on press freedom Tuesday after a journalist was arrested for reporting on leaked documents that claimed French intelligence was used to target civilians in Egypt. Investigative website Disclose published a series of...

Egypt: With 2.2 million births in 2022, president Sisi urges lower birth rateF

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi called Tuesday for measures to slow the birthrate in the Arab world's most populous country, citing China's one-child policy as an example. "We need 400,000 births per year," said the leader of the country of 105 million...

Egypt: Facing crippling economic crisis, Egypt says it will sell dozen state companiesF

Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli announced Sunday a string of planned privatisations of state-owned companies, as Cairo grapples with an economic crisis and inflation at almost 15 percent. Following years of accusations of state companies crowding out private...

Despite dismal human rights abuses, Egypt to acquire advanced F-15 fighter jetsF

A senior US general told Congress Tuesday that the United States will sell Egypt advanced F-15 fighter jets, despite concerns in Washington over Cairo's human rights record. "In the case of Egypt, I think we have good news, in that we are going to provide them with...

Egypt: Price of subsidized bread up by as much as 50% in Egypt, threatening stabilityF

By Bassem Aboualabass Soaring bread prices sparked by Russia's invasion of Ukraine have bitten into the purchasing power of consumers in Egypt, a leading importer of wheat from the former Soviet states. For the first time since he took office, President Abdel Fattah...

MENA region confronted with dangerous wheat supply crisisF

By Sarah Benhaida Russia's invasion of Ukraine could mean less bread on the table in Egypt, Lebanon, Yemen and elsewhere in the Arab world where millions already struggle to survive. The region is heavily dependent on wheat supplies from the two countries which are...

Egypt: IS claims attack in Ismailia that killed three policemenF

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