Senior Senate Democrat threatens to block military aid to Egypt on human rights grounds
By Matt Spetalnick and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee vowed on Saturday
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Sudan conflict: Living in Cairo, longing for Omdurman
The BBC's Mohamed Osman writes about his emotional return after war forced him to flee.
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Top US House foreign affairs Democrat seeks "pause" on military aid to Egypt
WASHINGTON The ranking Democrat on the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee said on Friday he had asked
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Taking off the hijab: 'My dream was to wear what I wanted'
Three Muslim women share their stories of removing their hijabs, despite facing fierce opposition.
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Guinean cycles across six countries for spot at Egypt's Al-Azhar University
A 25-year-old travelled for four months across Africa to reach Egypt's prestigious Al-Azhar university.
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Libya flood: Derna mayor's house burnt down in protests
Derna's mayor is targeted a week after devastating floods many residents blame on incompetence.
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US will redirect millions of funds for Egypt to Taiwan and Lebanon
The Biden administration has notified Congress that it will withhold $85 million in aid to Egypt that had been conditioned on Cairo's progress in its treatment of political prisoners, instead diverting that money to Taiwan and Lebanon, sources with knowledge of the matter told CNN.
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Libya flood: The devastation of an Egyptian village 560 miles away
The Egyptian village of al-Sharif has lost at least 70 young men in the Libyan floods.
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Sudan country profile
Provides an overview of Sudan, including key dates and facts about this northeast African country.
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Why is Egypt worried about Ethiopia's dam on the Nile?
Egypt is concerned that Ethiopia is using water from the Nile to fill its giant Renaissance dam.
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Egypt angry as Ethiopia fills Nile dam reservoir amid water row
Ethiopia's giant hydroelectric dam on the Blue Nile stokes Egyptian fears of dire water shortages.
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Egypt's August headline inflation jumps to a record 37.4%
Egypt's annual urban consumer price inflation rate surged to a higher-than-expected record 37.4% in August from 36.5% in
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