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Some died in custody because of ill-treatment and lack of medical care, HRW said, citing former detainees. (Photo:AP)

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Human Rights Watch: Egyptian security forces commit war crimes in...

The report accused security forces of arbitrary arrests including children, disappearances, torture, extrajudicial...

28 May 2019 11:08 AM IST

Archaeologists unveiled an unusually large tomb on Luxors west bank dated to ancient Egypts 18th dynasty. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

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4,500-year-old burial ground discovered near Egypt's great pyramids

Egypt's antiquities ministry unveiled a 4,500-year-old burial ground near the Giza pyramids containing colourful wooden...

5 May 2019 12:57 PM IST

All of these people were arrested under allegations of links with the Muslim Brotherhood group. (Photo: AP)

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Egypt arrests 8, including ex-lawmaker, for plotting riots

They arrested of ex-lawmaker Zyad el-Elaimy, who was part of raid that targeted 19 businesses and economic entities...

25 Jun 2019 5:16 PM IST

Demonstrations against the council have continued despite the recent violent crackdown on protesters, which claimed the lives of over 110 demonstrators. (Photo: File)

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Egypt to chair meeting on Sudanese crisis in Ethopia today

Protests -- first against the Omar al-Bashir regime and now Transitional Military Council (TMC) -- have been ongoing...

20 Jun 2019 9:07 AM IST

$Foreign ministry spokesman Ahmed Hafez said he condemned \in the strongest terms\ the call by the spokesman for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Rupert Colville, for an independent investigation into Morsis death during a court hearing on Monday. (Photo: AFP)$ World