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Egypt: Another building collapses in AlexandriaF

On Monday, June 26, 2023, a 13-story building in the El-Montazah district, Sidi Bishr area of Alexandria collapsed, causing significant damage. The building, which was condemned by the authorities, may have been used as hotel structure but details remain sketchy. So...

Egypt executes man over high-profile femicideF

Egypt on Wednesday executed a man sentenced to death for the murder of a fellow student who rejected his advances, authorities said, in the culmination of a case that sparked outrage. Prison authorities "carried out the death sentence issued against Mohamed Adel", who...

Egypt: Suez Canal reopens after container ship refloatedF

By Hager Harabech with Mona Salem in Cairo -  Suez, Egypt, March 29, 2021 (AFP) - The MV Ever Given was refloated and the Suez Canal reopened on Monday, sparking relief almost a week after the huge container ship got stuck during a sandstorm and blocked a major artery...

Egypt: Container ship still stuck in Suez CanalF

By Mohamed Abouelenen - Egyptian authorities decided Sunday that more tugboats will be needed to free a mammoth container ship blocking the Suez Canal, a shipping agency said, dashing earlier hopes that the vital global trade route could be clear by the end of the...

Egypt: Building collapse in Cairo claims 25 livesF

Egyptian state media said Sunday that at least 25 people were killed in a 10-storey building collapse in Cairo the day before, revising the toll up as rescue operations continued. Al-Ahram newspaper said the number of injured in Saturday's incident in the capital's...

Egypt: Russia marketing its Northern Sea route as alternative to Suez CanalF

Russia cheekily pushed the Northern Sea Route on Thursday as an "alternative" to Egypt's Suez Canal after a huge container ship blocked the busy shipping lane. President Vladimir Putin has long promoted the passage along the country's Siberian coast as a rival to the...

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