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Africa's largest power dam stokes regional tensions

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 07 07:15 AM

Ethiopia's construction of a massive power dam on the Blue Nile is raising tensions with Egypt, which depends on the river for 90 percent of its water supply.  Read more »

3 suspected suicide bombers killed in Sulu

Jewel Reyes, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 05 10:27 PM

Three alleged suicide bombers were killed by government troops in a gunbattle in Sitio Itawon, Brgy. Kan Islam, Indanan, Sulu on Tuesday, the military said. Read more »

Most Pinoys hurt in Egypt bus accident to come home soon: DFA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 26 01:20 PM

Most of the 23 Filipinos involved in a bus accident in Mount Sinai, Egypt will return to the country in the "next few days," Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Saturday. Read more »

CBCP official out of danger after Egypt bus accident

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 26 01:02 AM

MANILA—An official of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) who was hurt in a bus accident in Mount Sinai, Egypt is now safe, a bishop said Friday. Read more »

DFA helping Pinoys hurt in tour bus accident in Egypt

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 24 11:30 PM

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Thursday said assistance is being given to the 13 Filipinos who were injured in a bus accident in Mount Sinai, Egypt. Read more »

13 Pinoys hurt in ‘Holy Land’ tour bus accident in Mount Sinai

Hernel Tocmo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 24 07:36 PM

Of the injured, 11 are doctors who are part of a group of 15 Filipinos from Davao who joined a "Holy Land tour." Read more »

Facebook says removed multiple accounts from UAE, Nigeria, Egypt and Indonesia

Reuters
Updated as of Oct 04 01:51 PM

Facebook Inc has removed several pages, groups and accounts on its platforms from the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Nigeria and Indonesia, citing "coordinated inauthentic behavior". Read more »

WATCH: Christine Allado sings ‘When You Believe’ from ‘Prince of Egypt’ musical

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 11 12:50 PM

Christine Allado recently performed her take on the popular theme song “When You Believe” as one of the stars of the upcoming musical adaptation of “The Prince of Egypt.” Read more »

Videos accusing Egypt's Sisi, military of graft go viral

Farid Farid, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 10 07:04 AM

Videos posted online by an Egyptian construction contractor accusing President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and the military of corruption have gone viral, sparking a rare debate about the army's growing economic empire.  Read more »

'Nightmare' as Egypt aided China to detain Uighurs

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 19 08:31 AM

CAIRO, Egypt - Abdulmalik Abdulaziz, an Uighur student, was arrested and handcuffed by Egyptian police and when they removed his blindfold he was surprised to see Chinese officials questioning him in custody.  Read more »

Christine Allado to star in West End's 'The Prince of Egypt'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 18 05:50 PM

A Filipina is among the first cast members announced for the West End adaptation of the 1998 animated musical 'The Prince of Egypt,' which is set to open in London in February 2020. Read more »

Ousted ex-Egyptian president dies after court hearing: report

Reuters
Posted at Jun 18 01:24 AM

CAIRO - Ousted former Egyptian Islamist president Mohamed Mursi died on Monday after he fainted in court following a hearing, state television reported. Read more »

Blast injures tourists near Egypt's Giza pyramids

Reuters
Posted at May 20 12:28 AM

An explosion targeting a tourist bus injured at least 12 people on Sunday, mostly South African tourists, near a new museum being built close to the Giza pyramids in Egypt, two security sources said. Read more »

Mummified mice and more in latest Egyptian tomb discovery

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 06 05:24 AM

SOHAG, Egypt - Dozens of mummified mice were among the animals found in an ancient Egyptian tomb, unveiled Friday by the antiquities ministry with the aim of drawing tourists to the central Sohag province. Read more »

4 Egyptians among dead in New Zealand attack

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 16 10:59 PM

CAIRO - Egypt said Saturday that four of its citizens were among the worshipers killed in a mass shooting attack at two New Zealand mosques. Read more »

At least 20 killed, 43 injured in crash at Cairo train station

Ahmed Mohamed Hassan, Reuters
Posted at Feb 28 06:34 AM

CAIRO - At least 20 people were killed and dozens injured when a locomotive smashed through the buffers and burst into flames at Cairo's main train station on Wednesday.   Read more »

Egypt unveils ancient burial site, home to 50 mummies

Sayed Sheasha and Mohamed Zaki, Reuters
Posted at Feb 03 09:14 AM

Egyptian archaeologists uncovered a tomb containing 50 mummies dating back to the Ptolemaic era, in Minya, south of Cairo, the ministry of antiquities said on Saturday. Read more »

Pinoys touring Egypt told to be vigilant after deadly bomb attack

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 29 05:26 PM

MANILA - The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Saturday urged Filipinos planning to visit tourist destinations in Egypt to exercise "a higher level of vigilance."  Read more »

Bomb kills 3 Vietnamese tourists, Egyptian guide near pyramids - officials

Amina Ismail, Reuters
Updated as of Dec 29 04:40 PM

CAIRO - Three Vietnamese tourists and an Egyptian guide were killed and at least 10 others injured when a bomb blast hit their bus on Friday less than 4 km (2.5 miles) from Egypt's world famous Giza pyramids, authorities said. Read more »

Number of journalists jailed for doing job near record high: report

Joseph Ax, Reuters
Updated as of Dec 13 03:23 PM

A near-record number of journalists around the world are behind bars for their work, including 2 Reuters reporters whose imprisonment in Myanmar has drawn international criticism, according to a report released on Thursday. Read more »