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Category: Egypt
UN: Egypt urged to end crackdown on protesters, human rights defenders
UN human rights experts have called on Egypt to protect people's rights to freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and association, after a wave of arrests ... Read More
Egypt: UK lifts ban on flights to Sharm el-Sheikh
The United Kingdom Tuesday lifted travel restrictions to Egypt’s Red Sea Sharm el-Sheikh resort, four years after the Islamic State group (ISIS) brought down a ... Read More
Egypt: UN human rights chief calls for respect of right to freedom of expression & peaceful assembly
The UN human rights chief has urged Egyptian authorities to respect the right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly, “in full compliance with international ... Read More
No breakthrough in Egypt-Ethiopia Nile water talks
Talks between Egypt and Ethiopia on sharing the Nile water have hit a dead-end as both parties trade accusations. As Ethiopia’s Renaissance Dam, the largest ... Read More
It’s time to end Libya’s militia ‘chaos’, external interference – Sisi
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Tuesday said a concerted effort was needed to stop militias taking control of war-torn Libya. Addressing the United Nations ... Read More
Egypt: hundreds of protesters arrested in two-day anti-Sisi demonstrations
Hundreds of people have been arrested in connection to surprising two straight days of demonstrations in several cities against President Fattah al-Sisi accused of corruption. ... Read More
Egypt: EFA names Hossam El Badry new national head coach
The Egyptian Football Association, EFA, has appointed former Al Ahly manager Hossam El Badry as new head coach of Pharaohs in replacement of Mexican technician ... Read More
Ethiopia rejects Egypt’s plan for filling, operating $4 billion Renaissance Dam
The Ethiopian government has rejected outright Egypt’s proposal on the filling and operating of the $4 billion hydropower dam, the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), ... Read More
Theft of archeological artifacts: Former Italian diplomat wanted in Egypt
Egypt’s attorney general Tuesday ordered the arrest and trial in absentia of a former Italian diplomat who is believed to have been involved in the ... Read More
Egypt to invest $663mln to launch industrial complexes
Egypt plans to invest about $663 million in new industrial projects, Mohamed Maait, Minister of Finance said. The new investment will go to building ... Read More