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Egyptian Tourism Bets on Campaigns to Boost Sector

Egyptian tourism professionals pin high hopes on campaigns to revitalize the sector which has been badly hit by repeated terror attacks that scared off foreign tourists. In 2014, nearly 10 million tourists visited the North African country, bringing with them $ 7.5 billion in revenues against the 14.7 million tourists that visited Egypt in 2010, […]

Egypt: State-Owned Paper Lashes out at Interior Ministry, Calls for Minister’s Dismissal

Egypt’s main state-owned newspaper Tuesday lambasted the interior ministry in an “unprecedented editorial” following the arrest of two journalists and police raid on the Press Syndicate headquarters on Sunday. Al-Ahram, one of government vibrant supporters, took millions of Egyptians by surprise as it chided state security apparatus over brutality committed on journalists over the past […]

Uganda: Opposition leader faces military trial following controversial Kenya return

Prominent Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye has appeared before a military court in Kampala facing serious charges, including endangering national security, illegal firearms possession and international arms negotiations. The hearing follows his alleged forced return from Kenya, where his wife claims he was kidnapped during a book launch event. The 68-year-old former presidential candidate, who […]