Augandan student who died in Egyptian police cells has been returned and laid to rest at his ancestral police in Luwero district. Ahmad Mukasa Nsanja, 30, was a student at Alazhar University in Cairo. He was arrested on December 27, 2023 after he was found with no visa. He was detained at First Settlement police…
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Egypt warned Israel days before Hamas struck, US committee chairman says
Israel was warned by Egypt of potential violence three days before Hamas’ deadly cross-border raid, a US congressional panel chairman has said. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee head Michael McCaul told reporters of the alleged warning. Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu described the reports as “absolutely false”. Israeli intelligence services are under scrutiny for their…
Egypt’s population hits 104.4 million
By Jerry Omondi Egypt recorded a 1.6 million increase in its population in 2022, reaching 104.4 million in December, up from 102.8 million in January, according to the Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics (CAPMAS). In a statement on Wednesday, CAPMAS confirmed that the capital, Cairo, was still the most populated governorate, with some…
At least 11 killed in Egypt road crash
At least eleven people were killed in a grisly road crash in Egypt’s northern Nile Delta region, local media report citing authorities. The collision which occurred in Dakahlia province, some 150 kilometers from the capital Cairo, involved a truck and a public service minibus. “A minibus carrying 14 people, including the driver heading to a…
Egypt Protests at UN Ethiopia’s continued filling of Nile dam
By Xinhua – Updated at 14:50 on Sunday 31st July 2022 @HICGINewsAgency Egypt sent a letter on Friday to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to object to Ethiopia’s continued filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). “Egypt completely rejects Ethiopia’s continuation of filling the GERD unilaterally without reaching an agreement with Egypt and…
Egyptian President Calls Out the Western Media on His Visit to France as NGOs stage demos.
Paris, France – By Cindi Cook, E K Benj, Halligan Agade & Kizzi Asala Following a lavish welcome Sunday night in Paris, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi met with French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday. On the agenda of the highly anticipated encounter by many in the international community; major regional crises – and the…
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