Algeria
Algeria expels over 1,800 migrants to Niger border, rights group says
Algeria expelled 1,845 migrants to Niger’s border in a mass operation on April 19, rights group Alarmphone Sahara
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The top UN court ordered Israel Friday to halt its offensive in Rafah, a ruling that adds further pressure for a ceasefire in the Hamas-Israel war, according to AFP and other news services.
The International Court of Justice also demanded the release of all hostages held by Hamas. The court’s rulings are legally binding but lack enforcement mechanisms. In addition the court ordered Israel keep open the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt which it closed in advance of its attack on the southern Gaza city.
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Chinese military drills in Egypt reflect Cairo’s strategy to lessen U.S. dependence, expert says
Egypt’s recent joint military exercises with China—the first of their kind—raised eyebrows across the global defense community.
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Egyptian lawyer files suit demanding Sisi launch referendum on 1979 peace agreement with Israel
Mahmoud Hassanein, a human rights lawyer and activist, has filed a lawsuit demanding that Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi hold
Egypt
China, Egypt hold first joint military drill near Israeli border
China and Egypt began their first large-scale joint military exercise, "Eagles of Civilization 2025," near Israel’s border
Egypt
Egyptian-UK activist on hunger strike, now ill in prison
AFP reports that British Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah has become sick after spending more than 50 days on hunger