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Niger conference displays solidarity with Sahel states
Delegates completed a conference in Niamey this week, intended to show solidarity with the Alliance of Sahel States (ASS). The
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Egypt has arrested several students for promoting pro-Palestinian solidarity campaigns and boycotts, Reuters reports. The detentions are a sign that Cairo does not want to allow space for private activism despite increased government criticism of Israeli policy in Gaza.
According to an independent Cairo-based rights group, at least 125 people have been arrested since the Gaza war began in October; 95 are still being held in pre-trial detention on charges including membership of a banned group or spreading false news.
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Microsoft dismantled 240 fraudulent websites linked to an Egyptian cybercrime operation selling do-it-yourself phishing kits, the software giant announced Thursday
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Egyptians and Algerians arrested over UK smuggling operation
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Egyptian MP calls for ban on TikTok citing erosion of “family values”
Egyptian Member of Parliament Essam Diab has called on the prime minister and the Ministry of Communications and Information to
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Egyptian currency plunges to 8-month low ahead of IMF review conclusion
The Egyptian pound has fallen to its lowest level in eight months, driven by surging demand for the local currency