This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareCAIRO — A young Egyptian video director, imprisoned without trial for making a music video that ridiculed Egypt's president, died in a Cairo prison Saturday, raising concerns about the plight of It was unclear how Shady Habash, 24, held in the capital’s maximum-security Tora prison for two years, died. But it brought renewed focus on and what human rights activists have decried as the poor treatment of inmates.“The Egyptian artist, Shady Habash, has died in prison after two years of unlawful detention, because of a song,”...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareCAIRO — A young Egyptian video director, imprisoned without trial for making a music video that ridiculed Egypt's president, died in a Cairo prison Saturday, raising concerns about the plight of It was unclear how Shady Habash, 24, held in the capital’s maximum-security Tora prison for two years, died. But it brought renewed focus on and what human rights activists have decried as the poor treatment of inmates.“The Egyptian artist, Shady Habash, has died in prison after two years of unlawful detention, because of a song,”...WW…

This article was published more than 3 years agoCommentGift ShareLUXOR, Egypt — By the time Egyptian health authorities learned about the coronavirus case on the infections had spread around the world.As long ago as late January, a Taiwanese American passenger on the MS Asara was carrying the novel coronavirus, health officials said. But the vessel would make at least four more cruises, and at least 12 crew members would turn out to be infected. Some or all of them had worked on the cruises in February and early March, said a crew member under quarantine and a health official in...…This article was published more than 3 years agoCommentGift ShareLUXOR, Egypt — By the time Egyptian health authorities learned about the coronavirus case on the infections had spread around the world.As long ago as late January, a Taiwanese American passenger on the MS Asara was carrying the novel coronavirus, health officials said. But the vessel would make at least four more cruises, and at least 12 crew members would turn out to be infected. Some or all of them had worked on the cruises in February and early March, said a crew member under quarantine and a health official in...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareSANAA, Yemen — Blasts rocked the airport in the Yemeni city of Aden on Wednesday, killing at least 22 people and injuring 58, shortly after members of a newly created unity government arrived.The death toll is expected to rise, as 36 victims remain in serious condition with wounds requiring major surgeries, said Ali Abdullah Saleh, director of Aden’s health office. He said the injured were taken to several hospitals in the southern coastal city.The assault, for which no group immediately claimed responsibility, threatens...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareSANAA, Yemen — Blasts rocked the airport in the Yemeni city of Aden on Wednesday, killing at least 22 people and injuring 58, shortly after members of a newly created unity government arrived.The death toll is expected to rise, as 36 victims remain in serious condition with wounds requiring major surgeries, said Ali Abdullah Saleh, director of Aden’s health office. He said the injured were taken to several hospitals in the southern coastal city.The assault, for which no group immediately claimed responsibility, threatens...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareAn absence of U.S. leadership in Libya has allowed a dangerous international confrontation to deepen, analysts say, as a spiraling proxy war stokes threats to American economic and security interests and provides Russia a platform to expand its clout in the Mediterranean.The U.S. position on the margins of the conflict — complicated by uncertainty about which side Washington supports — takes on new significance as Russia, Turkey and now possibly Egypt pour weapons and fighters into a combustible battle.“The U.S. is...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareAn absence of U.S. leadership in Libya has allowed a dangerous international confrontation to deepen, analysts say, as a spiraling proxy war stokes threats to American economic and security interests and provides Russia a platform to expand its clout in the Mediterranean.The U.S. position on the margins of the conflict — complicated by uncertainty about which side Washington supports — takes on new significance as Russia, Turkey and now possibly Egypt pour weapons and fighters into a combustible battle.“The U.S. is...WW…

This article was published more than 1 year agoCommentGift ShareCAIRO — Brand-new Kia automobiles, cases of Heineken beer, live animals and billions of dollars of crude oil and other commodities remained stranded in the Suez Canal throughout the day on Friday. Meanwhile, tugboats and dredgers tried to free a grounded container ship that has come to symbolize the perils of a global economy that relies on goods traveling around the world in larger and larger vessels.The Ever Given, one of the largest container ships ever built, , creating an increasingly expensive traffic jam on both...…This article was published more than 1 year agoCommentGift ShareCAIRO — Brand-new Kia automobiles, cases of Heineken beer, live animals and billions of dollars of crude oil and other commodities remained stranded in the Suez Canal throughout the day on Friday. Meanwhile, tugboats and dredgers tried to free a grounded container ship that has come to symbolize the perils of a global economy that relies on goods traveling around the world in larger and larger vessels.The Ever Given, one of the largest container ships ever built, , creating an increasingly expensive traffic jam on both...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareCAIRO — The pleas for help were flooding in. By 2 p.m., Raba Mokhtar was picking up the 131st call of the day to the Mersal Foundation's 24-hour hotline. Like the vast majority, it was related to On the other end of the line, a woman was frantically describing the condition of a relative, a 67-year-old man who had tested positive for the virus. He had a 100-degree fever and could hardly breathe. They had first tried the Health Ministry’s hotline to look for a bed in a government hospital, with no luck. “So, you...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareCAIRO — The pleas for help were flooding in. By 2 p.m., Raba Mokhtar was picking up the 131st call of the day to the Mersal Foundation's 24-hour hotline. Like the vast majority, it was related to On the other end of the line, a woman was frantically describing the condition of a relative, a 67-year-old man who had tested positive for the virus. He had a 100-degree fever and could hardly breathe. They had first tried the Health Ministry’s hotline to look for a bed in a government hospital, with no luck. “So, you...WW…