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Kuwait to deport 23 expats for beating citizen: report
Middle East
October 27, 2015
Kuwait to deport 23 expats for beating citizen: report
Kuwaiti authorities will deport without trial 18 Egyptians and five Syrians along with their families for allegedly beating a citizen…
Political prisoners, Chinese loggers among thousands freed in Myanmar amnesty
World
July 30, 2015
Political prisoners, Chinese loggers among thousands freed in Myanmar amnesty
Myanmar freed some political prisoners and 155 Chinese citizens jailed for illegal logging in an amnesty for nearly 7,000 people…
Egyptians winning emigration approval up by 17.4%
Egypt
July 6, 2015
Egyptians winning emigration approval up by 17.4%
The number of Egyptians who had won official approvals to migrate abroad moved up by 17.4 percent during 2014, according…
Migrants crossing the Mediterranean: A dangerous journey
Egypt
April 27, 2015
Migrants crossing the Mediterranean: A dangerous journey
A hidden video camera installed on a boat carrying illegal immigrants has recorded horrible moments experienced by mostly Palestinian and Syrian passengers,…
Yussef El Guindi: Staging the Egyptian-American experience
Art news
April 15, 2012
Yussef El Guindi: Staging the Egyptian-American experience
Egyptian-American playwright Yussef El Guindi has received one of America’s most prestigious theater awards: a US$25,000 “new play award” from…
Organs stolen from Darfur refugees in Egypt, says IOM
Egypt
December 22, 2011
Organs stolen from Darfur refugees in Egypt, says IOM
Organs have been stolen from some 57 Darfur refugees in Egypt, according to Mohamed al-Basha, regional manager of the International…
Egyptian police kill Sudanese migrant near Israel border
Egypt
August 11, 2011
Egyptian police kill Sudanese migrant near Israel border
Egyptian police shot dead a Sudanese migrant and wounded two others on Thursday as they tried to cross illegally into…
Balancing home and homeland: Second-generation Egyptians in London
Egypt
January 14, 2011
Balancing home and homeland: Second-generation Egyptians in London
London--Like many second-generation Egyptians raised in London, 25-year-old Hatim Morsy spent his childhood summers in the homeland of his parents,…
Egyptian shot dead on Syria-Jordan border
Egypt
December 23, 2010
Egyptian shot dead on Syria-Jordan border
Egypt announced on Thursday one of its citizens was shot dead by Jordanian border guards when attempting to cross Jordan’s…
Egypt security injures Georgian migrant on Israeli borders
Egypt
December 13, 2010
Egypt security injures Georgian migrant on Israeli borders
Security sources said on Monday that Egyptian police injured a Georgian national who was attempting to illegally cross the eastern…