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Egypt releases political activist Ahmed DoumaF

Egyptian activist Ahmed Douma, a leading figure in the country's 2011 uprising who has spent the past decade behind bars, walked free from prison Saturday following a presidential pardon.  Douma, now 37, was a leading activist in the 2011 uprising that toppled...

Egypt: One missing after tug sinks in Suez collision with tankerF

A Suez Canal tugboat sank and a crew member was missing after the vessel collided with a Hong Kong-flagged tanker, the authorities in charge of the key waterway said. A salvage team had located the wreckage following the accident Saturday and the waterway was being...

Egypt: Sisi hosts Israeli PM Naftali BennettF

By Sarah Benhaida and Farid Farid: Israel's Naftali Bennett met Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Monday, on the first visit to the North African country by a prime minister of the Jewish state in over a decade. Sisi was hosting Bennett in the Red Sea resort...
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Egypt condemns 8 foreigners to death for smuggling heroinF

A court in Egypt on Sunday sentenced eight foreigners and two Egyptians to death on charges of smuggling in over two tonnes of heroin by sea, a judicial source said. Authorities seized the drugs brought in via the Red Sea, worth around 2.5 billion pounds ($159...
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Egypt: Bus crash kills dozen near Sharm El-SheikhF

Twelve people were killed on an Egyptian highway early Sunday when their bus overturned on their return from the popular Red Sea resort Sharm El-Sheikh, medical and security sources said. Thirty-four other passengers were injured and transported to the port town of...
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Egypt inks deal with Chinese Covid vaccine maker to manufacture a billion doses per yearF

Egypt said Wednesday it plans to manufacture one billion doses a year of China's Sinovac vaccine, claiming it would become the Middle East and Africa's "biggest vaccine producer".  Under the deal with the Chinese pharmaceutical company, a factory in Cairo will produce...
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