Tag: Cairo
Qatar’s top diplomat visits Egypt amid improving ties
CAIRO — Egypt’s top diplomat met Tuesday with his Qatari counterpart as ties between the two nations gradually improve since Egypt and three Gulf...
Italy orders trial for 4 Egyptians accused in student death
ROME — A Rome judge on Tuesday ordered four high-ranking members of Egypt’s security forces to stand trial for the abduction, torture and killing...
Egypt, Sudan to hold joint drill amid Ethiopia Nile dispute
CAIRO — Egyptian military forces arrived in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum ahead of a joint drill amid mounting tensions with Ethiopia over a...
Mediating in Gaza conflict, Egypt seeks broader influence
CAIRO — Egypt is trying to prove itself to the world once again as an indispensable mediator as it rushes to broker a cease-fire...
Rights group urges Egypt to free detained mother of inmate
CAIRO — A leading international rights group on Tuesday urged Egyptian authorities to release a woman who was arrested apparently over publishing a letter...
Official says fire at ICU in Egypt hospital kills 2 patients
CAIRO — A fire broke out in an intensive care unit of an Egyptian hospital Wednesday, leaving at least two patients dead, an official...
Prosecutors shelves probe of gang rape that shocked Egypt
CAIRO — Egyptian prosecutors said they have shelved their months-long investigation into an alleged 2014 gang rape of a 17-year-old girl by young men...
Egypt executes defrocked monk convicted of abbot’s killing
CAIRO — Egyptian authorities on Sunday executed a defrocked monk convicted of killing an abbot in a desert monastery north of Cairo, officials said.
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Congo’s leader in Sudan amid efforts to resolve Nile dispute
CAIRO — Congo’s president, the current head of the African Union, arrived in Khartoum Saturday for talks with Sudanese leaders amid international and regional...
India’s disaster hangs over countries facing COVID-19 surges
SOHAG, Egypt — Countries worldwide wrestling with new coronavirus surges are trying to ensure they aren’t hit by an India-style disaster. They face many...