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Egypt asks Libya to protect its nationals, release detainees
Egypt
May 4, 2011
Egypt asks Libya to protect its nationals, release detainees
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry has officially requested the Libyan government to secure the lives of Egyptians living there, and to…
Families of Egyptians in Libya protest before foreign ministry
Egypt
April 26, 2011
Families of Egyptians in Libya protest before foreign ministry
Families of Egyptians stranded in Libya protested before the Foreign Ministry on Tuesday to call for intervention in evacuating their…
Egypt govt: All Egyptians to be evacuated from Misurata, Libya
Egypt
April 18, 2011
Egypt govt: All Egyptians to be evacuated from Misurata, Libya
All Egyptians in the Libyan city of Misurata are expected to be evacuated in the coming few days, according a…
IOM evacuates 1,200 stranded migrants from Libya’s Misrata
World
April 16, 2011
IOM evacuates 1,200 stranded migrants from Libya’s Misrata
About 1,200 migrants stranded in besieged Misrata have been evacuated, and are on the way to eastern Libya's Benghazi, the International Organisation…
Libyan government forces launch rockets on Misrata
World
April 16, 2011
Libyan government forces launch rockets on Misrata
Libyan government forces attacked the coastal city of Misrata with at least 100 Grad rockets early on Saturday, a rebel…
Egyptians strike in front of Israeli Embassy, demand severed ties with Israel
Egypt
April 9, 2011
Egyptians strike in front of Israeli Embassy, demand severed ties with Israel
Around 1000 Egyptians protested in front of the Israeli Embassy in Cairo on Friday amid heavy military presence, demanding the…
Scores missing after Libya refugee boat capsizes
World
April 6, 2011
Scores missing after Libya refugee boat capsizes
Rome -- Scores were missing on Wednesday after a small boat carrying more than 200 African migrants fleeing Libya capsized…
Sudanese protests force UNHCR to close Cairo office
Egypt
April 2, 2011
Sudanese protests force UNHCR to close Cairo office
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has closed its head office in Egypt until further notice due to…
Egypt seeks compensation for evacuees from Libya
Egypt
March 17, 2011
Egypt seeks compensation for evacuees from Libya
Manpower Minister Ahmed al-Borai said on Thursday that Egypt is seeking compensation for Egyptians who fled Libya following the eruption…
Stranded Africans on Egypt-Libya border say their embassies gave up on them
Egypt
March 12, 2011
Stranded Africans on Egypt-Libya border say their embassies gave up on them
Around 5000 people are stranded on the Libyan border, hoping to enter Egypt via the Salloum crossing, after their embassies…