World
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International
3/26/2024 7:18:14 PM
More than a decade ago, the death of 600 migrants and refugees in two Mediterranean shipwrecks near Italian shores shocked the world and prompted the UN migration agency to start recording the number of people who died or went missing as they fled conflict, persecution or poverty to other countries.
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Arts & Culture
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Stage & Street
1/16/2024 6:55:06 PM
When the first bombs rang out in Sudan, Amjad, Fatima and Mazin abandoned their paintbrushes, musical instruments and studios, leaving behind the lives they knew for unfamiliar shores.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Heritage
10/31/2023 5:33:57 PM
The blockbuster Ramses and the Gold of the Pharaohs exhibition is bringing a slice of ancient Egyptian history to Australia’s shores on the fourth stop of its world tour in Sydney, reports Nevine El-Aref
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Egypt
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Tourism
8/16/2023 8:52:39 PM
Dahab beaches in South Sinai reopened on Wednesday after the authorities determined that the area was safe following a shark appearance near the shores on Tuesday, according to an official source from the Ministry of Environment.
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World
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Region
8/12/2023 1:29:25 PM
At least two Tunisians including a baby died when their Europe-bound boat sank Saturday off the North African country's southeastern shores, the coastguard said, adding five others were missing.
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World
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International
7/30/2023 11:17:43 AM
China accused the United States of turning Taiwan into an “ammunition depot” after the White House announced a $345 million military aid package for Taipei, and the self-ruled island said Sunday it tracked six Chinese navy ships in waters off its shores.
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World
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Region
7/23/2023 5:53:59 PM
Migrants in Tunisia’s port city of Sfax who are aiming to make Europe their new home are now sharing the burden and the blame for escalating tensions deeply tinged with racism, amid the fears of European leaders who are trying to stanch the numbers of people arriving at their shores.
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World
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Region
7/23/2023 10:44:24 AM
Italy has invited Mediterranean countries to Rome on Sunday for an "international conference" aimed at extending an EU-backed deal with Tunisia to curb the arrival of migrants to European shores.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
6/19/2023 6:04:58 PM
Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi stressed the European Union's (EU) important role in Egypt's foreign policy, being Egypt's top trading partner and having common challenges on the Mediterranean shores.
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World
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International
4/11/2023 10:49:49 PM
Italy’s right-wing government on Tuesday declared a six-month national state of emergency to help it cope with a surge in migrants arriving on the country’s southern shores.
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World
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Region
1/18/2023 8:13:19 PM
Italy is prepared to allow more Tunisians to reach its shores legally in exchange for greater efforts to cut irregular migration from its North African neighbour, Rome's foreign minister said Wednesday.
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Egypt
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Society
6/12/2022 2:34:14 PM
Egypt is pressing ahead with efforts to rehabilitate its shores and areas along bodies of water, including the highly fertile lands of the Nile Delta, as part of its strategy to preserve these swathes of lands from the ramifications of climate change.
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War in Ukraine
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Diplomacy
5/2/2022 5:57:10 PM
European Union ministers met Monday to respond to Russia cutting gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria -- and discuss plans for a possible oil embargo to punish Moscow for invading Ukraine.
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World
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Region
2/20/2022 8:08:25 PM
Turkey ``has much to gain'' if it works with the European Union to stem migrant arrivals from its airports and shores to the ethnically divided Mediterranean island of Cyprus, a top EU official said Sunday.
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World
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Region
12/10/2021 1:05:16 PM
Ziad Hilweh knew his family might die on the way. But the risk was worth it, he said, to reach the shores of Europe for a new start with his wife and three kids, away from the daily humiliation of life in Lebanon.
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World
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Region
12/1/2021 5:20:40 PM
The EU appealed to Arab states Wednesday for closer cooperation against traffickers exploiting migrants trying to reach its shores, warning that the same networks were peddling arms and narcotics.
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Egypt
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Politics
9/12/2021 11:08:06 PM
Despite the Egyptian government s extensive efforts to prevent trespassing into Libya, the country is still frequently used as a transit point for migrants from Egypt and other nations seeking to reach European shores
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World
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Region
6/17/2021 11:39:18 AM
Over 270 Europe-bound migrants were rescued by a commercial ship off Libya's Mediterranean shores and handed over to the Libyan coast guard who sent them to detention centers, the U.N. migration and refugee agencies said.
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World
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Region
6/11/2021 7:34:08 PM
Safa Msehli, a spokeswoman for the International Organization for Migration, tweeted that the migrants were expected to be sent to Libyan detention centers where they are usually 'extorted and abused'
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World
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International
6/7/2021 6:29:27 PM
Greece on Monday designated neighboring Turkey as a safe country in which to seek international protection for the majority of asylum-seekers departing its shores for Greece
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