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Egypt was home to 221,675 registered refugees as of 22 January 2018, according to UNHCR statistics (pdf). Syrians represent around 57% of that number (127,414), while Sudanese asylum-seekers makeup around 16% (26,195). Ethiopian and Eritrean refugees makeup 7% and 6% of the total, respectively, while South Sudanese represent 5%. Other nationalities include Iraqi and Somalis.
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Dubai constructs USD 137.8 mn Mars prototype city
The UAE is already working to prepare people for life on Mars by building a USD 137.8 mn city in the desert emulating the planet’s environment, Al Bawaba reports. Robots will likely be sent to Mars to build underground bases before humans’ arrival on the planet — which Danish architect Bjarke Ingles says won’t happen […]
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Egypt is trying to “silence critical voices” with arrests ahead of presidential elections, says HRW
On an otherwise slow news day for Egypt, Human Rights Watch says the country is trying to “silence critical voices” with arrests ahead of next month’s presidential elections. The National Press Authority has slammed HRW’s statement as “unprofessional and politically motivated” and said that there is no connection between the presidential poll and the arrests […]
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Towards a more holistic approach to development in Upper Egypt
Individual projects in Upper Egypt are not enough to achieve real and sustainable development, Ziad Bahaa El Din writes for Al Shorouk. He urges the state to adopt a more holistic approach to economic and social development in the country’s poorest governorates. Egypt, he says, must upgrade the collapsing public services, complete work on basic […]
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Video tour of an underwater forest
A jungle trail in Brazil became submerged in crystal clear water after heavy rainfall overflowed a river, according to KSL. The video offers a unique perspective as the trail and the surrounding forest appear to be perfectly preserved and eerily still underwater (watch, runtime: 00:33).
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Egypt, Sudan agree to stop “negative escalation” in Halayeb dispute -Sudanese FM
Egypt and Sudan have agreed to stop the “negative escalation” in their dispute over Egypt’s Halayeb triangle and preserve their relations, Sudanese Foreign Minister Ibrahim El Ghandour said on Saturday, Sudan Tribune reports. Despite the “brotherly” tone, El Ghandour maintained that Sudan’s stance on the issue is unwavering and that the two countries must resolve […]
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Shoukry discusses Palestinian reconciliation, peace process in Brussels meeting
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry discussed Egypt’s efforts in mediating the Palestinian reconciliation and international efforts to revive the peace process with officials at the EU headquarters in Brussels, according to a ministry statement.
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Gov’t expected to sign contracts for USD 50 mn solar plant with Eni in April
The Electricity Ministry is planning to sign contracts with Eni for a USD 50 mn solar power plant in Abu Rudeis in April, ministry sources tell Al Borsa. Contracts for the project, which Eni announced back in 2016 (pdf) and is part of its renewable energy development strategy, were expected to have been completed by […]
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EEHC signs DCS supply agreement for West Cairo, Walidiya power stations
The Egyptian Electricity Holding Company (EEHC) signed yesterday two agreements to supply distributed control systems (DCS) for the Walidiya and West Cairo power station projects, Al Masry Al Youm reports. These include a USD 1.2 mn contract with Honeywell for the West Cairo station and a separate c. USD 1.5 mn agreement with Yokogawa Global […]