Egypt adopted its first-ever asylum law this week, but it has sparked concerns among human rights groups who warn it takes a "security-focused approach" that could undermine refugee protections.
WASHINGTON, Dec 21, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - The United States government on Friday authorized the sale of more than $5 billion in military equipment to Egypt, which has become an increasingly close partner .
The European Commission announced the issue of €1 billion ($1.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will take part in a summit of big Muslim countries in Egypt on Thursday, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said, the first visit by an Iranian president .
Laila Soueif is on the 75th day of a hunger strike calling for the U.
The summit takes place amid regional and global tensions including the Israel-Hamas war and the latest developments in Syria.
thirteen Egyptian human rights organizations published a joint report on the worsening human rights crisis in Egypt over the past five years.
President Prabowo Subianto is in Egypt for a summit of eight Muslim-majority developing countries grouped under the D8 Organization for Economic Cooperation scheduled for Thursday, an event he dubbed .
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus returned home on Friday evening wrapping up his Egypt tour to attend the 11th .
A flight of Emirates Airlines carrying the chief adviser and his entourage reached the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka around 5pm .
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will visit Cairo from December 18-20 to participate in the Developing Eight (D8) Summit, the Foreign Office (FO) announced on Monday.