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...
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Egypt had more than 1,000 cases of violent crimes against women in 2022, latest case in Matrouh
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 tensions
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 talks
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 Egypt
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 rate
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: Stolen sarcophagus lid returns to Egypt
Egypt announced Monday the recovery of a sarcophagus lid dating back nearly 2,700 years that it said had been smuggled...
Egypt: Three policemen killed, others wounded in attack in Suez Canal city
Three Egyptian policemen were killed and four others, including a police officer, wounded Friday in an attack in the...
Egypt: Part of stadium in south Cairo collapses, 27 injured
At least 27 people were injured on Saturday when part of a sports stadium south of Cairo collapsed during a basketball...
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