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Egyptian court jails 56 over migrant boat shipwreck
Egypt
March 26, 2017
Egyptian court jails 56 over migrant boat shipwreck
An Egyptian court sentenced 56 people to prison on Sunday over the capsizing of a migrant boat that left over…
Egypt refers two officials to court for migrant boat capsizing
Egypt
December 4, 2016
Egypt refers two officials to court for migrant boat capsizing
Egypt has referred two maritime inspection officials to trial for their role in the capsizing of a migrant ship that…
Huge fire breaks out in Hurghada tourist boat
Egypt
November 25, 2016
Huge fire breaks out in Hurghada tourist boat
A huge fire broke out Friday morning in a tourist boat off the Corniche area, south of Hurghada. The smoke covered the…
Migrant boat capsizes off Egypt, at least 29 dead
Egypt
September 21, 2016
Migrant boat capsizes off Egypt, at least 29 dead
A boat carrying around 600 migrants has capsized off the Egyptian coast, killing at least 29 people, security sources and…
Fisherman dies, two survive after collision with Nile ferry in Sohag
Egypt
February 29, 2016
Fisherman dies, two survive after collision with Nile ferry in Sohag
A fisherman died on the River Nile on Monday when his boat was hit by a ferry in Tahta, Sohag,…
Local officials to stand trial over fatal ferry sinking
Egypt
January 26, 2016
Local officials to stand trial over fatal ferry sinking
The Administrative Prosecution ordered the referral of local officials in the Nile Delta province of Kafr al-Sheikh to a speedy…
Two municipality employees apprehended over Kafr al-Sheikh ferry drowning
Egypt
January 4, 2016
Two municipality employees apprehended over Kafr al-Sheikh ferry drowning
Prosecutors in Kafr al-Sheikh have remanded two local council employees and released three others from custody over negligence that caused…
Kafr al-Sheikh sunken ferry license not renewed since owner’s death: governor
Egypt
January 3, 2016
Kafr al-Sheikh sunken ferry license not renewed since owner’s death: governor
The license of a ferryboat that drowned in the Nile River in the delta city of Kafr al-Sheikh on Thursday,…
At least 15 people dead in ‘overloaded’ ferryboat sinking in Kafr al-Sheikh
Egypt
January 2, 2016
At least 15 people dead in ‘overloaded’ ferryboat sinking in Kafr al-Sheikh
At least 15 people were found dead after a ferryboat sank in the Egyptian province of Kafr al-Sheikh, as announced…
Navy intervenes to rescue 20 tourists from cruise boat in Hurghada
Egypt
September 22, 2015
Navy intervenes to rescue 20 tourists from cruise boat in Hurghada
Egypt’s navy intervened to rescue 20 tourists who were on board a cruise boat in Hurghada, army spokesperson Mohamed Samir…