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Egypt: 41 killed in church fire in GizaF

By Khaled Desouki Funerals were held in two Cairo churches Sunday evening for 41 victims of a fire that ripped through a Coptic Christian church during mass, forcing worshippers to jump out of windows. The blaze, blamed on an electrical fault, hit the Abu Sifin church...

Egypt: Sister of jailed dissident announces hunger strikeF

Egyptian activist Mona Seif announced Wednesday that she had begun a hunger strike in solidarity with her jailed brother Alaa Abdel Fattah, who has reportedly gone for 75 days without food. Abdel Fattah, a key figure in the 2011 revolt that toppled longtime Egyptian...

Egypt: Two killed after truck falls into NileF

Two people died and eight others are missing in Egypt after a truck carrying 24 people plunged off a ferry while crossing the Nile, the public prosecutor's office said Tuesday. The accident took place in the Nile Delta north of the capital Cairo on Monday evening,...

Egypt: Regime of General Sisi arrests Mada Masr EditorF

Egyptian security services on Sunday detained the editor-in-chief of prominent independent news outlet Mada Masr, its lawyer said, the latest in a crackdown against journalists.  Lina Attallah was arrested outside Cairo's Tora prison as she was interviewing rights...

Egypt: Ethiopia Nile dam crisis intensifiesF

Addis Ababa, May 18, 2020 - Ethiopia sees no reason to delay filling its controversial mega-dam despite warnings from Egypt that such a move could destabilise the region, according to a letter from Ethiopia's foreign minister to the UN Security Council. The Grand...

Egypt: More violence in North Sinai ($)F

Cairo, May 15, 2020 - Egypt's military said Friday seven suspected militants were killed in a raid carried out as part of its operations against insurgents in the restive Sinai Peninsula. "The armed forces carried out a targeted operation that resulted in the killing...

Egypt: A flyover symbolizing a mediocre government ($)F

Cairo, May 14, 2020 - A road bridge under construction in Egypt's capital that almost abuts balconies of apartment blocks has sparked disbelief on social media and in the press. "When a car goes by, perhaps we can invite them to join us for a cup of tea on our...

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