Beheira

Egyptian Police Arrest Scores of Anti-Sisi Protesters

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At least 130 people have been arrested across Egypt as calls for an uprising against poor economic conditions and rising prices went largely unheeded. In the capital Cairo, where riot police had been deployed in force in anticipation of Friday’s protests, some 39 alleged demonstrators were arrested. Police also quickly scattered several dozen protesters who … Read more

Egypt Picks Up Sunken Migrant Boat, Death Toll Rises To 195

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Egypt picked up the recently sunken migrant boat on Tuesday with extra 26 bodies found inside to raise the death toll to 195 so far, state-run Al-Ahram official news website reported. The vessel capsized last week off Egypt’s northern coast of Rosetta city of Beheira province, carrying hundreds of passengers, mostly Egyptians, seeking to illegally … Read more