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Content creators Haneen Hossam and Mowada al-Adham were referred to trial on Sunday on charges of human trafficking, according to the privately owned Al-Shorouk newspaper.
2 TikTok creators to stand trial for human trafficking
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HRW says over 12,300 Sinai buildings razed by Egypt army
Egyptian troops have demolished more than 12,300 buildings in the Sinai Peninsula since 2013 in a ca…
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Egypt’s stateless keep receiving empty promises of citizenship
The Egyptian Ministry of Interior has recently granted citizenship to three stateless individuals wh…
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The Implications of Egypt’s Military Economy
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Anti-gov’t protests in Egypt’s Giza amid tight security presence
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Egypt sends 150 troops to Syria to ‘fight for Assad’
Egypt has reportedly sent 150 soldiers to fight alongside Bashar al-Assad‘s regime in a planne…
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Egypt slams UN report on human rights conditions
Egypt’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, alongside several political parties and members of the parliament have rejected the United Nations Human Rights Council’s report issued by 31 countries regarding the human rights situation in Egypt.
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Egypt’s House of Representatives released a statement on Saturday denouncing the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC)’s statement on the state of human rights in Egypt.
EU halts sanctions against family of Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak
The European Union announced Friday it was ending sanctions imposed in 2011 against nine Egyptians, including the family of former leader Hosni Mubarak, over the alleged stealing of state funds.
Egypt, Sudan coordinate positions in Nile dam file
A few days after Egypt and Sudan signed a military cooperation agreement March 2, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi visited Khartoum March 6, in a move that carried political and security messages against Ethiopia’s decision to fill the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) reservoir without consulting Egypt and Sudan.
Turkey, Egypt resume first diplomatic contacts since 2013
Turkey and Egypt have had their first diplomatic contacts since breaking off relations in 2013, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Friday.