US Special Envoy for the Middle East Steve Witkoff has praised Egypt’s diplomatic efforts aimed at reaching a potential agreement between Washington and Tehran, according to Egypt’s Foreign Ministry.
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Hashish remained the most commonly abused drug among people seeking addiction treatment in Egypt during the first five months of 2026, accounting for 63 percent of treatment requests, according to the Fund for Combating and Treating Addiction and Substance Abuse.
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Egypt’s Public Prosecution has ordered the four-day detention of businessman and Falcon Group owner Sabri Nakhnoukh pending investigations into money laundering allegations, as authorities continue to widen a high-profile case involving several suspects and parallel financial investigations.
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The Al-Azhar Observatory for Combating Extremism has welcomed Canada’s adoption of a new expanded law to combat hate crimes, describing it as an important legislative step amid a global rise in hate speech targeting Muslims.
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The General Authority for Veterinary Services has said Egypt is aiming to vaccinate at least 70 percent of stray dogs against rabies as part of a broader shift toward a more scientific and regulated approach to managing the stray dog population.
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Security authorities have arrested Sabry Nakhnoukh’s sister and his personal housemaid, alongside other suspects, as part of an ongoing criminal investigation into alleged illegal activities, the Interior Ministry stated on Tuesday.
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Egypt's Public Prosecution on Sunday ordered asset freezes and travel bans against businessman and Falcon Group owner Sabri Nakhnoukh and several others as part of an investigation into a violent altercation in Cairo's Fifth Settlement that authorities say involved assault and thuggery charges.
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Egypt's Al-Azhar Observatory for Combating Extremism warned on Monday of a disturbing social media trend among teenagers and young adults involving the misuse of the psychiatric medication Clozapex (clozapine), cautioning that the practice could lead to severe health complications and even death.
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A South Sinai Criminal Court sentenced on Monday 10 defendants to five years in prison and imposed fines of EGP 5 million each after convicting them of attempting to smuggle a large cache of antiquities through Nuweiba Seaport to Jordan.
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Egypt's Public Prosecution announced on Saturday that it had ordered the detention of Sabri Nakhnoukh and several others pending investigations into allegations including assault, theft, illegal weapons possession, and operating a criminal network involved in acts of violence and intimidation.
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A newly published international study led by Egypt’s Mansoura University has uncovered one of the most significant fossil sites ever found in the Eastern Desert, offering fresh insight into how modern marine ecosystems emerged after the extinction of the dinosaurs.
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Egypt’s State Information Service (SIS) has rejected claims published by The Guardian in a report on Sudanese refugees in Egypt, describing the article as lacking objectivity and relying on partial and unverified accounts that do not reflect the full reality of Egypt’s response to the ongoing crisis in Sudan.
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Seven people were killed on Monday after a private car overturned into the Mariouteya Canal in the Al-Badrashin area of Giza, security sources said.
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The Azhar Observatory for Combating Extremism stated on Friday that Mali's military has intensified air and ground operations against the Azawad Liberation Front and allied armed groups in the northern city of Kidal amid an unprecedented escalation in the country's long-running conflict.
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State Information Service Chairman Alaa Youssef sent a formal response to British magazine The Economist, rejecting misleading allegations contained in a recent article they published on relations between Egypt and the UAE.
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Minister of Health and Population, Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, affirmed Egypt’s readiness to provide technical and medical assistance to African countries hit by Ebola, including personal protective equipment and knowledge-sharing through African coordination mechanisms.
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Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) announced on Monday that life expectancy at birth for women in Egypt rose to 74.7 years in 2026, up from 73.4 years in 2022, according to the latest population projections covering the period from 2022 to 2072.
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Al-Azhar Observatory for Combating Extremism said the actions carried out by Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir against detained international activists from the “Resilience Flotilla” at Ashdod Port represented a “blatant violation” of humanitarian standards and international law.
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Egypt’s El Arish International Airport received an Emirati aid plane for the Gaza Strip carrying 100 tonnes of food supplies, supported by the UAE Aid Agency.
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Egypt’s Ministry of Supply and Internal Trade announced on Tuesday the dispatch of 65 tonnes of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip in cooperation with the Catholic Relief Services, as part of ongoing Egyptian relief efforts for Palestinians in the enclave.
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