Tag: Egypt
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Gazans seeking to escape war are increasingly crowdfunding to flee to Egypt
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Anas Al Borno was lying on a flimsy mattress with his wife and children in a Rafah refugee camp in January when a relative texted with a rare piece of good news. For the first time since Oct. 7, Al Borno and his family were eligible to cross into Egypt. The main travel agency that…
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Cell phone data helped solve Egypt Covington’s murder, but experts say the tool will soon be off-limits
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The homicide investigation was stalled. Police in the Michigan township of Van Buren had identified a person of interest in the 2017 killing of Egypt Covington, but by 2020, there had been no arrests. Frustrated, her brother and his now-wife began pushing local authorities to hand off the case to state investigators. That summer, after…
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Rome trial begins for Egypt security officials accused of student’s murder
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Four high-level Egyptian security officials have gone on trial in absentia the 2016 abduction, torture and slaying of an Italian doctoral student in Cairo. Tuesday’s opening hearing marks the second time the four Egyptians have been prosecuted in an Italian court in absentia. In 2021, a Rome judge halted the trial on the day it…
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I was a political prisoner in Egypt. The Bob Menendez allegations are appalling | Solafa Magdy
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On Friday, 22 September, as Washington geared up for the weekend, a storm erupted. The US attorney general released a 39-page indictment accusing Senator Bob Menendez, his wife Nadine, and three others of involvement in a bribery scheme. The charges allege that they allowed Egyptian officials to gain illegitimate access to key figures in US…
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Egypt zoo overhaul plan raises animal welfare fears
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Giza Zoo is a popular attraction – but it has been criticised for being substandard A delighted Egyptian girl tosses a handful of fish to the hungry sea lions after her father discreetly hands a few coins to a keeper at Giza Zoo. Nearby, visitors can also feed sweet potatoes to a camel or hay…