At least three dead as two passenger trains collide in Egypt’s Nile delta
More than 40 others were injured in crash in the city of Zagazig, according to the country’s health ministry Two passenger trains have collided in...
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Egypt and Turkey’s nascent alliance tested by new crisis in Libya
Fallout from Libyan central bank governor’s dismissal presents immediate challenge for Sisi and Erdoğan A new alliance between Egypt and Turkey designed to end a...
Rapidly urbanising Africa to have six cities with populations above 10m by 2035
Youthful, growing cities expected to create wealth and opportunities but stretch public and utility services Six African cities will have more than 10 million people...
US, Qatar and Egypt say Gaza truce talks must resume with ‘no excuses’ for further delay
Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel would attend negotiations after joint statement calls on ceasefire talks to resume with Hamas Middle East crisis live – latest...
Egyptian mummy with screaming expression ‘may have died in agony’, say researchers
Archaeologists say wide open mouth of woman who died about 3,500 years ago may be caused by rare, immediate form of rigor mortis She looks...
EU-funded Egyptian forces ‘rounding up and deporting Sudanese refugees’
Egypt forcibly returned 800 Sudanese detainees in first three months of this year, Amnesty International reports The Egyptian authorities have used EU-funded security forces in...
Egypt tight-lipped over Israeli takeover of Gaza buffer zone
Cairo seeks to keep lid on public anger and avoid escalation as IDF moves into Philadelphi corridor in breach of 1979 peace accord Egypt has...
Greek police detain nine Egyptians despite dismissal of shipwreck charges
Lawyer criticises ‘inhumane’ treatment of men who were accused over deadly sinking of vessel crossing from Libya Greek police have been accused of the “inhumane”...
Mediterranean migrant boat disaster: men on trial are ‘scapegoats’, say lawyers
Survivors of shipwreck that killed 600 people not ‘real smugglers’, say defenders, with inquiry into coastguard’s role also incomplete Nine men accused of causing one...
Charges dropped against nine Egyptians over 2023 migrant shipwreck off Greece
Greek court says it has no jurisdiction to hear case as disaster happened in international waters Charges against nine Egyptian men accused over a 2023...
