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Egypt to build new capital paid for by China

Egypt to build new capital paid for by China

The Times — Not content with extending the Suez Canal, the president of Egypt has inaugurated his latest mega-project: a capital city to replace Cairo. The desert metropolis is expected to house 6.5 million people, host Africa's tallest building, have its own airport and have the waters of a manmade "new Nile" running through it.
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Christians killed at Coptic church as suspected Isis gunmen strike again in Egypt

Christians killed at Coptic church as suspected Isis gunmen strike again in Egypt

The Times — At least ten people, including eight Christians, were killed when gunmen opened fire on a church and a shop south of Cairo yesterday in the latest attack on the minority group. Two masked attackers on a motor cycle targeted worshippers as they left Mar Mina church in Helwan.
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Migrant crisis: smuggler gangs use Facebook to advertise sea crossings, fake passports and onward...

Migrant crisis: smuggler gangs use Facebook to advertise sea crossings, fake passports and onward...

The Times — Facebook is allowing people smugglers to openly advertise sea crossings, fake passports and other services to migrants looking to cross the Mediterranean. The tech company and publisher hosts large numbers of posts from traffickers offering to transport migrants to Europe by boat for up to $5,000 per person.
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All Bashir's cronies must go, say Sudan protesters

All Bashir's cronies must go, say Sudan protesters

The Times — The leaders of Sudan's uprising have threatened to escalate protests that toppled Omar al-Bashir unless the council of generals that took power in his place is disbanded and replaced by civilian rulers.Protesters piled on the pressure with a long list of demands after successfully blocking a fresh attempt to break up their mass sit-in outside the defence ministry in the capital, Khartoum, which began ten days ago and proved the tipping point that ended Bashir’s 30 years of brutal rule.
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Women of Sudan's revolution reject army offer of talks

Women of Sudan's revolution reject army offer of talks

The Times — The women who spurred the Sudanese revolution that swept aside one of Africa’s most feared leaders claimed another victory last night after the army general who replaced President Bashir was forced to surrender power within hours of taking it.
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Libya: UN chief tells Haftar's fighters to stay out of Tripoli

Libya: UN chief tells Haftar's fighters to stay out of Tripoli

The Times — The UN secretary-general António Guterres was rebuffed last night after appealing in person to Khalifa Haftar, the Libyan rebel commander, to stop his military advance.Western powers warned of disaster as Marshal Haftar's self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA) reached the outskirts of Tripoli, clash
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Rogue commander, General Khalifa Haftar, orders troops to march on Tripoli

Rogue commander, General Khalifa Haftar, orders troops to march on Tripoli

The Times — Libya was on the brink of a third civil war in eight years last night after the general whose forces run the east of the country ordered his troops to march on Tripoli. The self-styled Libyan National Army of Marshal Khalifa Haftar was said to be 20 miles from the capital.
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Pop star Sherine banned for 'insulting Egypt'

Pop star Sherine banned for 'insulting Egypt'

The Times — One of Egypt's most popular singers has been banned from performing and could face a jail sentence for allegedly "devastating her country's reputation".Sherine Abdel-Wahab, who performs as Sherine, appeared in a closed concert, where no pictures could be taken, on March 14 in Bahrain.
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President Sisi of Egypt moves to extend his rule until 2034

President Sisi of Egypt moves to extend his rule until 2034

The Times — President Sisi has convened a meeting of his supporters to debate changes to Egypt's constitution that are widely expected to let him stay in power until 2034.
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Isis fighters pinned on river bank after final defences are breached

Isis fighters pinned on river bank after final defences are breached

The Times — Western-backed forces finally broke through the desperate defences of Islamic State’s last stand by the Euphrates yesterday, pinning the remaining fighters with their families on the river bank.
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Death stalks Egyptian Christians who dare to seek work in Libya

Death stalks Egyptian Christians who dare to seek work in Libya

The Times — The sign of the cross tattooed on their fingers marked out the Egyptian workers for especially brutal treatment at the hands of their captors in Libya. Some were beaten so hard that they suffered brain damage. Shenouda, 30, says he was among a group of Coptic Christians brutalised while they were held for two weeks in a prison at Tripoli's main airport.
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Egypt soap operas the latest victims of Sisi's crackdown

Egypt soap operas the latest victims of Sisi's crackdown

The Times — It's Ramadan and for many in the Arab world, that means evenings spent watching soap operas. The Muslim holy month is the peak time of the year for television viewing, a fact not lost on Egypt's government, which is why audiences are watching dramas concocted under the influence of the country’s spy agency.
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