EU President Ursula von der Leyen, and the leaders of Italy, Greece, and Belgium, are heading to Egypt this weekend with the aim of replicating agreements to those already established with Tunisia, Mauritania, and other nations, to control the influx of irregular migrants.
This initiative is being reinforced as the European Union prepares for June elections for its Parliament that surveys predict will see a surge in support for far-right, anti-immigration parties.
Egypt hosts around nine million migrants and refugees, according to the UN migration agency IOM.
Egypt has announced a 15-percent increase in petrol prices, which will come into effect on Friday, as part of a
Egyptian officials convened on Tuesday to discuss the nation’s detention policies, according to human rights lawyers and groups cited
Egypt has been plagued with persistent blackouts this year due to the dual pressures of soaring temperatures increasing the demand
Cairo is now leaning towards permitting IDF troops to remain in a crucial border area historically used by Hamas to
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