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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 Russian passenger jet. British authorities in 2015 imposed ban on flights to and from the resort city in reaction to the downing of the aircraft shortly after takeoff. The jet […]

Egypt: 46 militants, three soldiers killed in shootouts in Sinai-Army

The Egyptian army said it has eliminated 46 militants in the restive Sinai province in several gun battles that also claimed lives of three soldiers. The army in February last year launched an operation in the Sinai province to flash out Islamist state fighters and other militant groups. In a video recording made public Monday, […]

FIFA backs French sports journalist arrested in Algeria on sham charges

As the 2026 FIFA World Cup approaches, the detention of French sports journalist Christophe Gleizes has escalated into a diplomatic and athletic flashpoint, exposing not only an alarming manipulation of the judiciary by the Algerian regime but also underscoring a broader assault on civil liberties. On 3 December 2025, the third-ranking official of FIFA, Kevin […]