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    World Egyptian Minister Calls Sub-Saharan Africans “Dogs and Slaves”

    Egypt's deputy Minister for Environment called Sub-Saharan Africans “dogs and slaves” in Arabic at a UN conference in Nairobi. His fellow African representatives say his comments have eroded gains made in fostering unity among nations on the continent. Kenyan diplomat Yvonne Khamati accused the...
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    World 6 Men Jailed For Beating a Prisoner to Death

    An Egyptian court on Sunday handed down seven-year prison sentences to six men convicted of beating to death jailed Frenchman Eric Lang in 2013. The 49-year-old, who taught French in Cairo, died after a beating in a cell on September 13, having been detained in a police station because he did...
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    World Two Al-Jazeera Journalists Sentenced to Death

    An Egyptian court has sentenced two Al Jazeera journalists to death on charges of espionage, an accusation Al Jazeera has denied. Another journalist, Asmaa Mohamed al-Khatib, who worked for a news outlet friendly to the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, was also sentenced to death. Three other...
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    World Saudi Arabia Announces Plan to Build Bridge to Egypt Across Red Sea

    Saudi Arabia's king has announced that a bridge linking the country to Egypt will be built over the Red Sea. King Salman said in a statement that the bridge would boost commerce between the two allied countries. He made the announcement during the second day of his visit to the Egyptian...
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    Sports Super Eagles Get $400 for Egypt Trip

    Super Eagles received $400 as allowances from cash-strapped Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) for their trip to Alexandria, Egypt. This was far short of $1,000 each player usually received as allowances for an away game. It was further gathered that for the 1-1 home draw in Kaduna, the players...
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    Sports AFCON 2017 Qualifier: What Nigeria Can Do To Redeem Qualification

    Yesterday, the Super Eagles failed to qualify for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations after falling to a 1-0 defeat in Egypt in their Group G match on Tuesday. Earlier, the Chadians withdrew from the qualifiers due to lack of funds to prosecute their remaining games in the qualifications. This...
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    World Egyptian Plane With 82 Passengers on Board Hijacked

    An Egyptian passenger plane has landed in Cyprus after being hijacked by a man wearing a suicide belt. EgyptAir Flight 181 was on a scheduled journey from Alexandria to Cairo when it veered off course on Tuesday morning. Sources told Reuters that British and Americans passengers were on...
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    Sports Egypt’s Equaliser Against Nigeria ‘A Cheat’ - El-Rufai

    Governor Nasir El-rufai of Kaduna state, has said the Pharaohs of Egypt equaliser against the Super Eagles during the 2017 AFCON qualifier played at Ahmadu Bello Stadium on Friday was not in the spirit of fair-play. El-Rufai made the remark at a dinner he held in honour of the Super Eagles on...
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    Sports AFCON Qualifiers: Read What Egypt's Coach Said About Late Draw With Super Eagles

    Egypt coach Hector Cuper has said that the Pharaohs were lucky to snatch the late equaliser against Nigeria in the African Cup of Nations qualifying match played at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium on Friday in Kaduna. The Super Eagles were close to registering a slim 1-0 win over the seven-time...
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    Sports AFCON 2017 Qualifier: Eagles Coach, Siasia Speaks About Eagles Chance After The Egypt Match

    Interim coach of Nigeria, Samson Siasia, has admitted his team have to win in Egypt on Tuesday, to keep their hopes of playing at next year’s AFCON in Gabon alive. On Friday, the Super Eagles were held to a 1-1 draw by the Pharaohs, a result which sees the North Africans remain on top of Group...
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    World Egypt: Minister Fired After Comments About Jailing Prophet Muhammed

    Egypt's justice minister, Ahmed el-Zind, has been fired by the prime minister for what many see as his overzealousness. In his bid to convince citizens of his commitment to fighting crime, he said he'll imprison the prophet Mohammed if he committed a crime. According to cabinet spokesman...
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    World Egypt: 4-Year-Old Boy Mistakenly Sentenced to Life Imprisonment

    An Egyptian military court made a mistake by sentencing a four-year-old boy to life in prison for murder last week, the military has acknowledged. Spokesman Col Mohammed Samir said the court should have sentenced a 16-year-old with a similar name instead. Ahmed Mansour Qurani Ali was convicted...
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    World Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Former UN Secretary General, Dies at 93

    The former secretary general of the UN, Boutros Boutros-Ghali has died aged 93. Ghali died early today at a Cairo hospital, according to Egypt's state news agency. His death was confirmed by Rafael Dario Ramirez Carreno, the Venezuelan ambassador to the UN and current president of the UN...
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    World Russian Plane With 224 Aboard Crashes, All Passengers Feared Dead

    A Russian airliner has crashed in central Sinai with about 224 passengers and seven crew members on board in Egypt. Those aboard include 200 Adults, 17 Children, 7 Crew all were said to feared dead. Confirming this to BBC was the office of Egypt’s prime minister, which stated that the Airbus...
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