Egypt
Women’s football gains ground in Egypt
Once sidelined in Egypt’s male-dominated football scene, women are finally stepping into the spotlight. In 2024, a historic milestone
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Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy, on trial charged with accepting illegal campaign financing, told a court Thursday he had never accepted any money from the late Libyan dictator MoamerKadhafi. "You will never ever find a single euro, a single Libyan cent in my campaign" funds, Sarkozy told the Paris court. Twelve suspects are standing trial, including former close aides, accused of devising a pact with Kadhafi to illegally fund Sarkozy's victorious 2007 presidential election bid.
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Egypt
Women’s football gains ground in Egypt
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Morocco
Morocco sent emergency power to Spain amid massive blackout
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Refugees' return to Sudan shakes Egyptian housing market
As the Sudanese Army regains territory from the Rapid Support Forces, many Sudanese refugees in Egypt are heading home — a
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Algeria seizes record ecstasy haul tied to regional drug smuggling network
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