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Mum accused of hacking son, 5, to death with machete before eating his head

The mother, identified only as Hanaa, was arrested after the remains of her five-year-old son Youssef were found by his uncle stuffed in a bucket at the family home in Abu Shalabi, Egypt

Daily Mirror · May 2, 2023

Sudanese Fleeing Clashes Flood Port City, Borders with Egypt

Sudanese fleeing the fighting between rival generals in their capital flooded an already overwhelmed city on the Red Sea and Sudan’s northern borders with Egypt, as explosions and gunfire echoed Monday in Khartoum. Many exhausted Sudanese and foreigners arrived in Port Sudan, the country's main seaport, joining thousands who have…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 2, 2023

Sudanese fleeing clashes flood port city, borders with Egypt

Sudanese fleeing the fighting between rival generals in their capital city are flooding an already overwhelmed city on the Red Sea and Sudan’s northern borders with Egypt

The Independent UK · May 2, 2023

Egypt Prequalifies 17 Consortia for its Water Desalination Program

Egypt has prequalified 17 consortia for the tendering process for the development of a number of sea water desalination plants, according to a statement released by Sovereign Fund of Egypt on Monday. The desalination plants will be powered by renewable energy sources in various locations across Egypt under the first…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 1, 2023

Jordan FM: Regional Talks with Syria Step toward Solution

Jordan's top diplomat said on Monday that regional talks with Syria are a step in the right direction to end a decade of the war-torn country’s political isolation and bring Damascus back into the Arab fold. Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi's remarks came as Jordan hosted a meeting of envoys…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 1, 2023

Al Jazeera journalist freed from pretrial detention in Egypt

An Al Jazeera correspondent has been released from about four years' pretrial detention in Egypt, his wife said in a tweet on Monday.

Reuters · May 1, 2023

Factbox-Countries rush to evacuate foreign citizens from Sudan

Countries have conducted one of the biggest international evacuations in years as their nationals flee the sudden outbreak of fighting in Sudan.

Reuters · May 1, 2023

Al Jazeera journalist released from detention in Egypt

Hisham Abdelaziz had been held by Egyptian authorities in pre-trial detention since 2019.

Al Jazeera · May 1, 2023

Syria agrees to curb drug trade at Arab ministers meeting

Syria has agreed to help end drug trafficking across its borders with Jordan and Iraq, according to a statement issued after a landmark meeting on Monday of Arab diplomats developing a roadmap to end Syria's 12-year conflict.

Reuters · May 1, 2023

Jordan to Host Talks on Syria’s Return to Arab League

Jordan will host a meeting of Arab foreign ministers and Syria's top diplomat on Monday to discuss Syria's return to the Arab League as part of a broader political settlement of Syria's more than decade-old conflict, officials said. The meeting, to be attended by Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad and…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 1, 2023