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Leaked Whitehall files reveal how London secretly controls both pro- and anti-government NGOs overseas Opinion
The shadowy work done by the British Council in Egypt to manipulate what non-governmental organisations get up to there shows the depths the British state will go to shape and control events in its favour.
Aug 5, 2021 13:11
10 killed in explosion during raid on terrorist hideout in Egypt’s Giza
At least 10 people have reportedly been killed and further 13 injured after a bomb exploded during a police raid on a suspected terrorists’ hideout in the Cairo suburb of Giza near the road leading to the famous Egyptian Pyramids.
Jan 21, 2016 22:05
Court sentences Egypt’s ex-president Morsi to death over 2011 prison break
An Egyptian court has sentenced ex-President Mohamed Morsi to death over a 2011 mass prison break. The verdict will now be handed over to the country’s Grand Mufti and a final decision will be reached on June 2.
May 16, 2015 09:21
US lifts Egypt arms ban, sends $1.3bn in weapons
President Obama has lifted his arms embargo on Egypt, authorizing the deliveries of US weapons valued at over $1.3 billion, suspended after the 2013 military coup. Egyptian forces have been fighting Islamic militants in Yemen and Libya.
Mar 31, 2015 21:41
UK lost ‘national appetite’ for war, says top general
Britain is suffering from “campaign fatigue” following its experience in Iraq and Afghanistan, compounded by a belief in government that defense is not a vote-winner, according to the former head of the British Army.
Mar 10, 2015 10:54
‘Mockery of justice’: British-Egyptian business mustn’t trump human rights, says charity
UK government efforts to bolster trade and political ties with Egypt have come under fire due to the ongoing detention of an Irish teenager. Human rights groups fear the youth could face execution.
Mar 4, 2015 12:57

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