Tensions escalate between Egypt, Ethiopia with no end in sight of Nile dam dispute

Ethiopia has recently accused Egypt of unilaterally using Nile River waters via a project approved in 1995; Cairo says upstream countries are not affected and that it has all the rights to use the Nile waters.

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Sisi rallies tribes to support Egypt's intervention in Libya war

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi announced his country’s readiness to intervene militarily in Libya and train tribes there to fight militias allied with the Tripoli-based government. This has raised questions about the impact such a move would have on the battles in Libya.

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Nile River dam talks resume, but still no agreement

Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan resumed negotiations on filling Ethiopia's mega dam on Friday.

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Did Egypt move too fast to receive tourists in light of COVID-19?

Egypt received tourists from Ukraine as the country resumed tourism and airports opened up amid strict precautionary and preventive measures.

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Egyptian loans raise fears of impact on economy

The Egyptian government expands borrowing from the IMF and selling international bonds, amid warnings of the danger of trying to solve the economic crises by borrowing from abroad, and demands to search for alternatives as Egyptian foreign debt reaches record numbers.

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Can Sudan change course of Nile dam talks?

After the tripartite negotiations between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan reached a dead end, Egypt and Sudan turned to the UN Security Council to resolve the crisis.

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Ethiopian refugees caught in middle of Nile dam row between Cairo, Addis Ababa

Ethiopian refugees in Egypt worry that their situation will decline further due to the Nile dam row between their host and home country.

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Egypt inaugurates iconic Baron Palace amid renewed interest in Heliopolis heritage

The exotic Baron Palace, inspired by Hindu architecture, in Cairo’s Heliopolis district was inaugurated after years of renovation works, with the aim to become a new tourist destination.

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Crackdown on Egypt’s front-line health care workers continues

Egyptian doctors are outraged by authorities’ handling of medical personnel after a number of doctors were arrested and others were criticized.

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Cairo marks anniversary of revolution by jailing journalists

Egypt has been passing the days leading up to the anniversary of the military coup that toppled President Mohammed Morsi with a clampdown reminiscent of 2013.

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Egypt resumes international flights, reopens pyramids for summer tourism

More than three months after Egypt closed its major tourist attractions, two flights from Ukraine arrive in Red Sea and South Sinai governorates.

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Intel: Working Group on Egypt urges Pompeo to get tough on Sisi

As Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi widens his crackdown on government critics, a bipartisan group of foreign policy experts urged US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to call out America's longtime ally for human rights abuses.

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