World Suez Canal clears backlog of ships 5 days after Ever Given dislodged The last 61 ships stranded by the grounding of a massive container vessel passed the canal on both sides on Saturday. 03/04/2021
world news Ever Given: 'Lessons need to be drawn to improve safety,' says expert It's not clear when normal traffic will resume as at least 367 vessels, carrying everything from crude oil to cattle, have backed up as they wait to traverse the canal. 29/03/2021
Egypt At least 18 people killed in building collapse in Cairo It was not immediately clear what caused the building's collapse in the Egyptian capital. 27/03/2021
Egypt Suez Canal remains blocked amid efforts to free stuck vessel The Ever Given, a Panama-flagged ship that carries cargo between Asia and Europe, ran aground Tuesday in the narrow canal that runs between Africa and the Sinai Peninsula. 27/03/2021
Egypt At least 18 people die as two trains collide in southern Egypt Egypt’s Railway Authorities issued another statement saying the accident happened when someone activated the emergency brakes of a passenger train. 26/03/2021
Sweden Egyptians rejected asylum in Sweden and fearing persecution back home A number of Egyptian asylum seekers - some facing life imprisonment in Egypt - are making a last-ditch attempt to avoid deportation following decisions made by Sweden’s asylum agency. 02/03/2021
Egypt Shipwreck near Alexandria kills at least nine people Rescue workers in Egypt were still searching for at least five people missing after a boat sank in Lake Mariut near Alexandria on Monday night. 23/02/2021
Italy Family of murdered academic complain over Italy selling arms to Egypt A month before the fifth anniversary of the disappearance of Giulio Regeni, an Italian academic who was tortured and killed in Egypt, Italy delivered a frigate to Egypt. 25/01/2021
Egypt Ancient temple, tombs and coffins unearthed by archaeologists in Egypt Archaeologists have unearthed an ancient treasure trove of tombs, coffins and mummies in a vast necropolis south of Cairo in Egypt. 17/01/2021
Inspire Middle East How are political cartoonists in the MENA region drawing attention to social issues? The lot of political cartoonists in the Middle East & North Africa region is not an easy one. 20/11/2020
Egypt Egypt discovers 2,500-year-old tomb containing at least 100 mummies It the latest in a series of discoveries in the same area of the country south of the capital, Cairo. 14/11/2020
Inspire Middle East How is the ancient art of Egyptian puppetry making a comeback? The art of puppetry in Egypt dates back to ancient times and the rule of the Pharaohs. 13/11/2020
Egypt Eight killed after peacekeeping force's helicopter crashes in Egypt Two Europeans among eight killed after peacekeeping force's helicopter crashes in Egypt. 12/11/2020
