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Egypt will deport seven Nigerians following their arrest at an unauthorized protest last month against the West African country’s notorious Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), Nairametrics reports. A total of Eight were arrested at the October 18 anti-SARS demonstration in Cairo, Read more
Nowpay, a start-up based in Cairo and which provides a financial-wellness platform for employees in emerging markets, has raised $2.1 million to deepen its presence in the Middle East and North Africa Region and increase the capabilities of its platform. Read more
Bahrain has temporarily suspended flights to a number of destinations judged risky as part of the Gulf country’s efforts to stem the spread of covid-19 pandemic. The Undersecretary for Civil Aviation Affairs at the Ministry of Telecommunications Mohammed Thamer Al-Kaabi, Read more
Egypt Wednesday toyed with the idea of launching a direct route with the national carrier between Cairo and Dakar, capital of Senegal as part of the Arab country’s keenness to extend cooperation and consolidate relations with brother countries in the Read more
Oman’s national carrier, Oman Air, will resume its commercial flight operations from October 1 after a seven-month hiatus over the coronavirus pandemic. The decision comes following the announcement by the Oman airport of the resumption of air traffic for international Read more
An Egyptian police officer died Saturday in an explosion as a police defense tried to dismantle outside a Coptic Church on the outskirt of capital Cairo, report say. The blast took place in Nasr City on the edge of Cairo Read more
A Cairo court has sentenced three police officers at Cairo international airport to 15 years in prison for taking bribes to facilitate the smuggling of money outside the country. The three officers were charged with requesting, receiving and offering bribes. Read more
One of the sons of former and imprisoned Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi was released Wednesday on bail after security forces detained him briefly for spreading false information in an interview he gave to Associated Press (AP) last week. The 23-year-old Read more
Police in Cairo have arrested a man suspected for the bomb attack near the US fortified diplomatic compound Tuesday. A bomb device went off near the US mission in the busy Egyptian capital Tuesday. Smoke arose outside concrete blast barriers Read more
The lawyer of a former Egyptian diplomat has announced that his client has been detained after he publicly called for a popular referendum on AbdelFattah al-Sisi. Khaled Ali on his facebook account has indicated that Masoum Marzouk, his client was Read more