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Navy rescues 14 Egyptians from sinking tourist boat off Hurghada
Egypt
July 24, 2016
Navy rescues 14 Egyptians from sinking tourist boat off Hurghada
Sailors from the Egyptian navy rescued 14 Egyptian tourists off the coast of Hurghada on Sunday after it began to…
Eleven drown off the shores of Alexandria during Eid holiday
Egypt
July 9, 2016
Eleven drown off the shores of Alexandria during Eid holiday
Eleven individuals have been reported drowned at four beaches on the north coast during the national holiday of Eid al-Fitr.Three…
Four Pakistani tourists drown as Nile river boat sinks
Egypt
July 6, 2016
Four Pakistani tourists drown as Nile river boat sinks
Prosecutors are investigating the drowning of four Pakistani tourists in the River Nile close to the 15th of May Bridge…
Bodies of at least 85 migrants washed up in western Libya
Middle East
June 3, 2016
Bodies of at least 85 migrants washed up in western Libya
The bodies of at least 85 migrants who drowned trying to cross the Mediterranean were found washed up on beaches…
Between 700-900 migrants may have died at sea this week: NGOs
World
May 30, 2016
Between 700-900 migrants may have died at sea this week: NGOs
At least 700 migrants may have died at sea this past week in the busiest week of migrant crossings from…
Human traffickers stopped rescue after sinking disaster: survivors
Middle East
April 22, 2016
Human traffickers stopped rescue after sinking disaster: survivors
A knife-wielding human trafficker prevented survivors of a shipwreck from pulling others to safety, leaving them to drown in the…
Fisherman dies, two survive after collision with Nile ferry in Sohag
Egypt
February 29, 2016
Fisherman dies, two survive after collision with Nile ferry in Sohag
A fisherman died on the River Nile on Monday when his boat was hit by a ferry in Tahta, Sohag,…
Sisi orders navy to help rescue fishermen off Sudanese coast
Egypt
January 31, 2016
Sisi orders navy to help rescue fishermen off Sudanese coast
Egypt’s presidency ordered navy forces to head to Sudan's coasts and assist in rescue missions late Saturday.
Local officials to stand trial over fatal ferry sinking
Egypt
January 26, 2016
Local officials to stand trial over fatal ferry sinking
The Administrative Prosecution ordered the referral of local officials in the Nile Delta province of Kafr al-Sheikh to a speedy…
Two municipality employees apprehended over Kafr al-Sheikh ferry drowning
Egypt
January 4, 2016
Two municipality employees apprehended over Kafr al-Sheikh ferry drowning
Prosecutors in Kafr al-Sheikh have remanded two local council employees and released three others from custody over negligence that caused…