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- 'Egyptian spy' who worked in Angela Merkel's press office for 20 years charged in Germany
German prosecutors have charged an alleged Egyptian spy who worked in Chancellor Angela Merkel's press office in Berlin for 20 years, claiming his espionage efforts date back to at least July 2010.Nov 16, 2020 18:08World News - Enormous trove of sarcophagi and gilded statues discovered in ancient Egypt capitalThe boundless archaeological treasures of Egypt seemingly know no end as officials have announced an extraordinary trove of fresh discoveries, including at least 100 coffins and 40 gilded statues dating back to ancient times.Nov 14, 2020 17:03World News
- Helicopter with international peacekeepers crashes in Egypt’s Sinai, killing 8 – officialsAt least eight people were killed after a helicopter belonging to an international peacekeeping force crashed in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula on Thursday, Israeli and Egyptian officials have confirmed.Nov 12, 2020 15:02World News
- Egypt seeks to jointly manufacture pioneering Russian-developed Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine – foreign minister Shoukry revealsEgypt’s “powerful” economy would allow it to jointly manufacture Russia’s Covid-19 vaccine, the country’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry has said. An Egyptian pharmaceutical giant earlier struck a deal on the supply of Sputnik V.Nov 2, 2020 12:40Russia & Former Soviet Union
- Ethiopia denounces Trump for INCITING WAR by saying Egypt will ‘BLOW UP’ disputed Blue Nile dam projectUS President Donald Trump’s comment that Egypt will “blow up” a disputed dam that Ethiopia is building on the Blue Nile has sparked an outcry in Addis Ababa, where the government is calling the statement an “incitement to war.”Oct 24, 2020 20:26World News
- Turkey slams declaration by Cyprus, Greece & Egypt condemning Ankara’s ‘provocations’ in E. MediterraneanAnkara has denounced the “baseless accusations” in the statement of the leaders of Cyprus, Greece, and Egypt on its work in the Eastern Mediterranean.Oct 22, 2020 15:58World News
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