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I found the island I want to buy for refugees: Sawiris
Egypt

I found the island I want to buy for refugees: Sawiris

An Egyptian billionaire's offer to buy an island for refugees is closer to becoming reality.
Video-Sawiris: Italy, Greece approval of refugee island purchase a challenge
Egypt

Video-Sawiris: Italy, Greece approval of refugee island purchase a challenge

Egyptian telecom and construction billionaire Naguib Sawiris has said that the real challenge to his bid to buy a Mediterranean…
Sawiris offered a Maldive island following refugee shelter pledge
Egypt

Sawiris offered a Maldive island following refugee shelter pledge

A businessman from the Maldives has offered his family’s island to Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris, who declared last week he…
Trang: Thailand’s next big island-hopping destination
Life & Style

Trang: Thailand’s next big island-hopping destination

Unlike the isles just over the horizon, including Lanta, Phi Phi and Phuket, the islands of Trang, a sleepy province…
Pentagon chief urges end to island-building in South China Sea
World

Pentagon chief urges end to island-building in South China Sea

US Defense Secretary Ash Carter called on Wednesday for an immediate end to island-building by China and other countries near…
New Japan volcano island ‘natural lab’ for life
Environment

New Japan volcano island ‘natural lab’ for life

A brand new island emerging off the coast of Japan offers scientists a rare opportunity to study how life begins…
Japan says to “strongly protest” over Russia’s military exercises on disputed islands
World

Japan says to “strongly protest” over Russia’s military exercises on disputed islands

Japan said on Wednesday that Tokyo would "strongly protest" against Russia's military exercises on disputed Pacific islands also claimed by…
Human Rights Watch: Qursaya residents should not face military judge
Egypt

Human Rights Watch: Qursaya residents should not face military judge

The 25 Qursaya residents who were forcefully evicted and arrested Sunday should not face military prosecution, a human rights advocacy…
Mayotte: An island of wild nature and traditions
Life & Style

Mayotte: An island of wild nature and traditions

Mayotte is a small, sea-horse shaped archipelago--a green and wild rock encircled by one of the world’s largest closed lagoons--located…
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