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Egypt has renewed its “adherence” to its water rights, a few days after Ethiopia announced completing the third filling of its mega dam reservoir and the electricity production from the second turbine without agreement from downstream countries. Egypt and Sudan demand that Ethiopia halt the construction work at the Grand…

Egypt’s Social Solidarity Minister Nevin el Qabbaj has made controversial statements on replacing churches in densely populated places in the North African nation. On Sunday, Qabbaj told Al Arabiya channel that the state is in the process of reviewing the conditions of the old churches, and the matter is not…

The Saudi leadership offered on Sunday its condolences to Egypt over the victims of the Coptic church fire. Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz sent a cable to Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi, expressing his deep sympathy over the incident. He underlined his profound sorrow to…

Howard Carter, the archaeologist who discovered Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922, was long suspected by Egyptians of having helped himself to treasures before the vault was officially opened. But while rumors have swirled for generations, proof has been hard to come by. Now an accusation that Carter handled property “undoubtedly stolen…

Saudi Arabia offered it condolences to Egypt on Sunday over the victims of the Coptic church blaze. The Foreign Ministry offered its deepest condolences to the Egyptian people and government. It wished the injured a speedy recovery and wished Egypt constant security and safety. A fire ripped through a packed…

Funerals were held in two Cairo churches Sunday evening for 41 victims of a fire that ripped through a Coptic Christian church during mass, forcing worshippers to jump out of windows. The blaze, blamed on an electrical fault, hit the Abu Sifin church in densely populated Imbaba, a working class…

Sean O’Regan ended up having to move to the Hilton Hotel for several months after senior officials in Department of Foreign Affairs said they were concerned about his safety

At least 41 people were killed and about a dozen others hurt when a fire broke out at a church in greater Cairo, Egypt’s health ministry said.

The death of at least 41 people in a Coptic church fire in Egypt on Sunday was met with an outpouring of condolences and sympathy from the Arab world and international community. Jordan expressed its “sincere condolences to Egypt over the victims of the painful incident.” The foreign ministry spokesman…