Mother of jailed Egyptian activist ends hunger strike
Laila Soueif, the mother of jailed Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, has ended her 10-month hunger strike, her family told
During talks this week in Athens Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi renewed discussions on anundersea electricity link designed to transport renewable energy from North Africa to Europe. The planned cable would stretch around 620 miles across the eastern Mediterranean and allow for 3000mg of power capacity. The two leaders meeting also includedthe signing of cooperation agreements across multiple sectors.
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