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Reports reveal Egypt’s double-standard attitude towards Palestine
May 20, 2021 01:16Several reports show Egypt’s well-organized and heavy-handed campaign to prevent growth of pro-Palestinian support inside the country and its actual sabotaging of Palestine-bound relief efforts.
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Erdogan says Turkey seeks to restore friendship with Egypt
May 08, 2021 01:06Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his country seeks to expand talks with Egypt to mend their fractured ties and restore their "historic" friendship.
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Turkey, Egypt kick off diplomatic talks in Cairo to mend relations
May 05, 2021 03:01Turkey and Egypt have kicked off a diplomatic rapprochement after years of political estrangement, with a Turkish delegation arriving in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, for talks.
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More than 100 people dead, injured after train derails in Egypt
Apr 19, 2021 03:39A total of 109 people ended up dead or injured on Sunday when four train carriages derailed in Egypt's Qalyubiya Province north of Cairo, the health ministry said in a statement.
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Lavrov: Suez Canal blockage highlighted importance of Iran corridor
Apr 14, 2021 03:40Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says the recent incident where a ship blocked the Suez Canal for almost a week highlighted the need for a reliable transit route and the corridor being developed by Iran, Russia and India is best suited to serve that goal.
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Egypt’s Sisi threatens Ethiopia with war over Nile dam
Apr 08, 2021 03:12Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has threatened neighboring Ethiopia with potential war over a contested dam that the latter country has been building on the Nile River, affecting a major Egyptian water source.
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Suez Canal logjam boosts China-Europe rail link
Mar 31, 2021 11:42New proposals have been made to expand the capacity of the express rail cargo lines between Chinese plants and European nodes and slash not only time but also cost to lure more goods to flow overland from China to Europe. 2020 data from the Suez Canal’s operator shows as much as 80% of the trade between Asia and Europe still flows via the Canal.
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Suez Canal Authority says stranded ship partially refloated
Mar 29, 2021 04:53A massive container ship blocking Egypt’s Suez Canal for nearly a week has been partially refloated, the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) said, raising hopes the busy waterway will soon be reopened.
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32 killed, 66 injured in train collision in Egypt
Mar 27, 2021 01:07Two trains collided on Friday in southern Egypt, causing three passenger cars to flip over, killing 32 people and leaving 66 injured, health authorities said.
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Egyptian military’s demolitions in Sinai ‘likely war crimes:’ HRW
Mar 17, 2021 08:45Human Rights Watch (HRW) has denounced the Egyptian military’s ongoing demolitions and forced evictions in the restive North Sinai region, saying the practices constitute “violations of international humanitarian law” and likely amount to “war crimes.”