Shield and Alert: Egypt Bound

Egypt: Sandstorm brings down billboard in Cairo, kills oneF

One person was killed and five others were injured Thursday when a billboard collapsed in a major thoroughfare as a result of a sandstorm that swept through Egypt's capital, state media reported. The storm "crushed" four vehicles on the October 6 motorway in the...
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Egypt: Al Jazeera Journalist Hisham Abdelaziz released from prison as Egypt moves closer to QatarF

The authorities in Egypt have released a journalist with the Qatar-based Al Jazeera news network nearly four years after he was detained, the media outlet said. Hisham Abdelaziz, a producer with the  network's Mubasher channel, was arrested in June 2019 after being...
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Egypt: Generosity brings people together in Egypt amid Ramadan’s soaring food pricesF

By Bahira Amin: In a time of dire economic trouble, Egyptians are holding fast to the Ramadan tradition of charity, with both donors and those in need pinning hopes on holiday generosity. Families have buckled under the weight of inflation, which hit 32.9 percent in...
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Egypt: Khaled Elbalshy of banned Darb news site, elected chief of Egypt’s journalist unionF

Egypt's journalist union said Saturday it had elected government critic Khaled Elbalshy as its head, amid a crackdown on the press with several reporters languishing in jail. "It's a breath of hope," said Lina Atalah, editor-in-chief of Mada Masr, an online newspaper...
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