The only crossing between Gaza and Egypt opened 72 hours ago on Tuesday, leaving people leaving the Palestinian enclave for the first time since the outbreak of the new coronavirus. The Rafah crossing in southern Gaza was closed in March because Hamas – the group that manages the Gaza Strip …
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RAFAH, Gaza Strip (Reuters) – Adria and Ayman Arafat are finally on their way to Florida after spending months in the Gaza Strip due to coronavirus-related restrictions, but fear they will now face a much greater health risk. Palestinians sit in a taxi before crossing the Rafah border with Egypt, …
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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi said talks on the Nile Dam in Ethiopia “would drag on” but expressed hope for a negotiated settlement to the dispute. El-Sisi’s comments, in a speech on Tuesday, came amid intense tensions between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia over the great dam of the Ethiopian Great …
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An Egyptian court sentenced five influential women on social media to two years in prison each on charges of violating public morals. The verdict against Haneen Hossam, Mowada al-Adham and three others came after having posted images on the TikTok video sharing app. The ruling, which can be appealed, included …
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FILE PHOTO: Water flows through Ethiopia’s Great Renaissance Dam as it undergoes construction work on the Nile River in Guba Woreda, Benishangul Gumuz region, Ethiopia, September 26, 2019. Photo taken on 26 September 2019. REUTERS / Tiksa Negeri / File Photo CAIRO / KHARTUM (Reuters) – Egypt and Sudan criticized …
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