Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
9/14/2023 7:36:13 PM
President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi discussed the latest developments in Sudan, Libya, and the Sahel region in a Thursday meeting with French Minister of Foreign Affairs Catherine Colonna in Cairo, the Egyptian Presidency said.
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World
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Region
9/14/2023 6:26:57 PM
The Libyan city of Derna has buried thousands of people in mass graves, officials said Thursday, as search teams scoured ruins left by devastating floods and the city’s mayor said the death toll could triple.
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World
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Region
9/14/2023 1:49:47 PM
The United Nations said Thursday that most of the thousands of deaths in Libya's flood disaster could have been averted if early warning and emergency management systems had functioned properly.
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World
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Region
9/14/2023 1:10:00 PM
The wall of water several stories high smashed into apartment buildings, drowning entire families in minutes.
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World
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Region
9/14/2023 11:05:06 AM
A global effort to assist stricken Libya gathered pace Thursday after a tsunami-like flood killed nearly 4,000 people and left thousands missing.
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Egypt
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Society
9/14/2023 7:52:00 AM
Egypt's Ministry of Social Solidarity announced providing urgent financial support of EGP 100,000 (approx. $3,000) to each family of Egyptian victims who lost their lives in Libya due to the devastating cyclone that hit the eastern part of the neighbouring country.
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World
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Region
9/13/2023 11:07:58 PM
Libya was reeling Wednesday from a massive flood that left at least 4,000 dead and thousands more missing, wreaking havoc in the eastern city of Derna where bodies wrapped in blankets lined the ravaged streets.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
9/13/2023 11:03:20 PM
As many as 84 citizens were identified among the victims of the Libya cyclone, Egypt's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Wednesday, adding that work is still underway to enumerate the exact numbers of the Egyptian victims.
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World
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Region
9/13/2023 9:51:44 PM
Britain announced on Wednesday it was sending an "initial package" of aid worth up to £1 million ($1.25 million) to provide assistance to those hit by devastating floods in Libya.
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World
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Region
9/13/2023 6:52:02 PM
Flash flooding in east Libya caused by Storm Daniel tore through the coastal city of Derna, leaving upwards of 2,300 dead, 10,000 missing and entire neighbourhoods in ruins.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
9/13/2023 6:48:37 PM
Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi instructed the establishment of camps within the Western Military Zone to accommodate the victims of the deadly Storm Daniel in Libya, which has left countless individuals without homes.
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World
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Region
9/13/2023 3:34:28 PM
The EU said Wednesday assistance from Germany, Romania and Finland had been dispatched to Libya after flooding killed at least 2,300 people, with thousands more missing.
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World
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Region
9/13/2023 1:59:31 PM
Italy began flying firefighting personnel and flooding experts to Libya Wednesday and also sent a ship to provide medical and logistical support following devastating floods, the defence ministry said.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
9/13/2023 1:34:50 PM
Egypt’s Ministry of Religious Endowments allocated EGP 30 million (just under $1 million) in aid to Libya, Morocco and Slovenia, as part of the country's efforts to provide humanitarian assistance for countries devastated by natural disasters.
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World
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Region
9/13/2023 12:55:35 PM
Rescuers have found more than 2,000 bodies as of Wednesday in the wreckage of a Libyan city where floodwaters broke dams and washed away neighborhoods. Officials fear the death toll could exceed 5,000 in the nation made vulnerable by years of turmoil and neglect.
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World
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Region
9/13/2023 12:01:18 PM
A storm that has killed thousands of people and left thousands more missing in Libya is the latest blow to a country that has been gutted by years of chaos and division.
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World
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Region
9/13/2023 10:04:06 AM
Emergency workers uncovered more than 1,500 bodies in the wreckage of Libya’s eastern city of Derna on Tuesday, and it was feared the toll could surpass 5,000 after floodwaters smashed through dams and washed away entire neighbourhoods of the city.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
9/12/2023 9:15:46 PM
Libyan officials in the city of Tobruk announced that the bodies of 145 Egyptians who died due to the impact of Storm Daniel, which hit eastern Libya on Sunday, have been handed over to Egypt.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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World
9/12/2023 8:44:27 PM
Libya is asking for international assistance in the wake of Storm Daniel that has left thousands dead or missing in the east of the country
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Egypt
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Defence
9/12/2023 6:26:17 PM
A military delegation led by Chief of Staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces Osama Askar arrived in Libya on Tuesday to coordinate the provision of urgent logistical and humanitarian assistance in the wake of Storm Daniel that left thousands killed and missing in the eastern Mediterranean.
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