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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 intensifies attacks on insurgents after killing of soldiersF

Cairo, May 3, 2020 - Egypt's interior ministry said Sunday 18 suspected militants were killed in North Sinai in a firefight with security forces, two days after a deadly blast claimed by the Islamic State group. "National security received intelligence about terrorist...

Egypt: Insurgents strike in north Sinai, kill 10 Egyptian troopsF

Cairo, April 30, 2020 - Egypt's army said on Thursday that 10 soldiers were either killed or wounded in a blast targeting an armoured vehicle in the restive northern Sinai. The attack occurred south the city of Bir al-Abed in the troubled North Sinai region, the...

WHO advises MENA region against loosening confinement measuresF

Cairo, April 28, 2020 - The World Health Organization warned Tuesday of the impact coronavirus could have in Middle Eastern conflict zones and urged other countries in the region against loosening confinement measures. "This fight has become even more challenging with...

Egypt: Al-Sisi orders three-month renewal of state of emergencyF

Cairo, April 28, 2020 - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Tuesday ordered the renewal for three months of a long-running state of emergency, citing health as well as security concerns.  Egypt has been under a state of emergency since April 2017 when twin...

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