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3 Egyptians killed in Umrah traffic accident, others wounded

Bodies of Egyptian citizens returned home for funeral rites

Daily News Egypt

Shoukry, Israeli counterpart discuss preparations for Quartet meeting

Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry has held a telephone meeting…

Sami Hegazi

Washington DC mayor extends public emergency for 15 days as Capitol chaos leaves 4 dead

Confrontations between law enforcement officers and protesters have caused injuries from both…

Xinhua

Seattle mayor condemns “insurrection of extremists” at US Capitol

US President-elect Joe Biden condemned the "insurrection" at the US Capitol on…

Xinhua

World leaders react to US Capitol chaos, call it attack on democracy

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg expressed his shock saying "The outcome of this…

Daily News Egypt

Trump calls on Capitol protesters to go home, Biden says “it’s chaos”

The entire D.C. National Guard has been activated following breach of the…

Daily News Egypt

UPDATE: Protesters storm US Capitol, Electoral College votes count halted

"Capitol: External security threat, no entry or exit is permitted, stay away…

Xinhua

Washington D.C. mayor orders citywide curfew as pro-Trump protests force Capitol lockdown

Supporters for outgoing Republican President Donald Trump pushed through barriers at the…

Xinhua

US Congress convenes to formally count Electoral College votes

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Kentucky Republican, on Wednesday dismissed Trump's…

Xinhua

5 soldiers, civilian killed in Cameroon explosion

Separatists have been clashing with government forces since 2017 in a bid…

Xinhua