Shield and Alert: Egypt Bound

Egypt: With 2.2 million births in 2022, president Sisi urges lower birth rateF

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: Four dead in Cairo building collapseF

A building collapse on Wednesday killed four Egyptians from the same family in a Cairo neighbourhood where a similar tragedy occurred earlier this summer, state media reported. Five people were also injured when the four-storey building fell in a street in the...

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...