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Children on migrant boats working as slaves to pay for passage
Tickets on death boats cost as much £3,000.
Shipwrecked refugees detained in Egypt after boat capsizes in Med leaving 43 dead
Those on board were Egyptian, Eritrean, Sudanese and Somalian, although it was not clear where the boat was travelling to.
Dozens drown in the Mediterranean off the coast of Egypt after boat carrying 600 capsizes
Bodies of Egyptian, Syrian, and sub-Saharan African origin were recovered off the coast of Beheira province.
Egyptian government moves to tighten punishment for female genital mutilation
The government will ask parliament to approve a draft law that would increase jail terms for those who perform female circumcision.
Egypt puts three-year-old on trial for reckless driving, resisting arrest and robbery
Ziad Qanawi - who appeared in court on the arm of his lawyer - still has 14 charges outstanding.
If trees could speak - How archaeologists use tree rings to uncover history's secrets
Ancient radiocarbon activity from solar storms in trees could frame a better chronology of the past.
Egypt vs Israel: How a snubbed handshake at Rio 2016 shone a light on a complicated friendship
Egypt's leaders' tolerance of Israel has rarely been reflected on the Egyptian street.
Egypt orders judoka to return home after snubbing Israeli opponent's handshake in Rio
Islam El Shehaby said he cannot shake the hand of anyone from Israel 'for personal reasons.'
Solar Impulse 2 reaches Cairo after flying over Egyptian pyramids
The fuel-free plane will now set off on the ultimate leg of the adventure tour to Abu Dhabi.
EgyptAir MS804: France opens manslaughter inquiry saying there is 'no link' to terrorism
Prosecutors opened the investigation just after French technicians said they had repaired the plane's black box.
British-Lebanese journalist Liliane Daoud deported from Egypt following criticism of the regime
Daoud, who previously worked as a reporter for the BBC, hosted a political talk show in Egypt.
Egyptian MP sends porn to fellow parliamentarians over WhatsApp, blames 'hackers'
MP said he had reported the alleged hacking.
EgyptAir MS804: Investigators begin examining black boxes ahead of data extraction
The cockpit voice and flight data recorders were discovered on 16 June and 17 June respectively.
Egyptian court sentences six to death and gives Mohammed Morsi another 40 years jail time
The former Egyptian president was caught up in the case relating to the leaking of state secrets to Qatar.
Muslim Brotherhood's English website suffers multiple DDoS attacks and data leaks
No sensitive or useful data seems to have been leaked.
Egypt's second revolution unlikely despite rising anger over corruption and police brutality
Egyptians are exhausted after five years of instability, violence and economic hardship.
EgyptAir MS804: Doomed plane made 3 emergency landings in day before crash reports France 3 TV
French news channel claims plane reported problems to ground staff on at least three occasions.
South Africa tops 'Good Country' survey of African nations – which were the worst?
DRC, Rwanda and Burundi in the Great Lakes region are in the bottom third of the table.
French investigators confirm EgyptAir Flight 804 black box detected
Plane crashed into Mediterranean in May with 66 on board.
Signals believed to be from EgyptAir Flight MS804's black boxes detected
Egyptian officials said a French vessel may have picked up the signals from deep underwater.
Egyptian official accused of calling sub-Saharan Africans "dogs and slaves" during UN meeting
Diplomats sent a formal complaint after alleged remarks at the UN Environmental Assembly last week.
Egyptian President pledges justice for Christian mother beaten and stripped by mob
'We are all one and the law must take its course,' said president Abdel Fattah al-Sisis in televised statement.
Egypt warns of hackers jamming GPS signals in Cairo airport
Days after the EgyptAir flight incident, authorities notified airlines of GPS signal jamming.
EgyptAir MS804: Emergency signals detected by investigators in the Mediterranean
The signals sent from the emergency locator transmitter are different than the pings from black box recorders.
EgyptAir MS804: French and Italian firms enlisted to assist search for downed flight's black boxes
The two French companies were identified by Reuters as Deep Ocean Search and Alseamar.
EgyptAir MS804: Egyptian official dismisses report indicating explosion brought down flight
A report by The AP quoted an unnamed senior official who said body remains suggested an explosion had occurred.
EgyptAir MS804: Human remains from crash site indicate explosion aboard doomed flight
Egyptian forensics official says body parts bore marks consistent with an explosion.
Pope Francis meets grand imam of Egypt in Vatican
In their 30-minute meeting, the two religious heads are reported to have discussed the problems of violence and terrorism.
EgyptAir MS804: Flight 'did not swerve' claims Egyptian official
A senior Egyptian aviation official said there was no unusual movement before the Airbus A320 crashed.
EgyptAir MS804: First funeral held for air stewardess who died on fatal flight
The funeral for Yara Hani Tawfik took place in Cairo as investigators look for answers.