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Mass funeral in Egypt for 41 victims of Cairo Coptic church fire sparked by electrical failure

Timothy Lam

Relatives attended a mass funeral in Giza, Egypt on August 14, 2022, for some of the 41 victims killed in an electrical fire and stampede at the Abu Sifin Coptic Christian church earlier the same day. Electrical fires are not rare in Egypt. In late 2020, a fire at a hospital treating Covid-19 patients killed at least seven people.

August 15, 2022
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Builders from the China State Construction Engineering Corporation are nearing completion of what will be the tallest building in Africa – the 78-storey Iconic Tower in Egypt’s yet to be named new...02:02
Belt and Road Initiative
China is building Egypt’s new capital
July 20, 2022
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Hundreds of recently unearthed ancient artefacts dating back some 2,500 years were put on display by Egypt’s antiquities authorities on May 30, 2022. The coffins and statues were showcased at a...01:18
Egypt
Egypt unveils hundreds of mummies and artefacts
June 1, 2022
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Egyptian authorities unveiled five newly discovered tombs in the Saqqara necropolis, located south of the Egyptian capital Cairo. The five tombs belonged to senior royal officials, according to...01:28
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Egypt unveils five new tombs
March 22, 2022
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Egypt officially opened a road lined with hundreds of 3,000-year-old sphinx statues in an evening ceremony at Karnak Temple in Luxor on November 25, 2021. The nearly 3km (1.86 miles) ancient road,...02:45
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Avenue of Sphinxes unveiled in Egypt
November 26, 2021
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With just a knife and a brush, Egyptian sculptor Ibrahim Belal carves miniature statues from pencil tips. The 30-year-old’s works range from models of pharaohs to modern landmarks in various Arab...02:09
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Tiny statues carved in pencil tips
September 22, 2021
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The container ship that blocked the Suez Canal for nearly a week in March, causing a 100-vessel backup, has finally been released. The Ever Given was allowed to set sail after the Suez Canal...01:56
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Egypt frees ship that blocked Suez Canal
July 8, 2021
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Three inventors in Egypt have created a vehicle that can drive on water. Priced between US$19,000 and US$45,000, each ‘car’ takes about three weeks to build.01:27
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This ‘car’ can drive on water
June 22, 2021
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A grand parade of 22 ancient Egyptian royal mummies made its way across Cairo on April 3, 2021, to a new museum home where they will be displayed in greater splendour. The convoy carried special...01:51
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Ancient mummy parade in Cairo
April 6, 2021
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Salvage teams have managed to free the MV Ever Given container ship that had clogged Egypt's Suez Canal for nearly a week. Shipping was seen on the move again on March 29, 2021, in one of the world...01:00
Egypt
Suez Canal traffic resumes
March 29, 2021
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The giant container ship MV Ever Given was partially refloated in the early morning on March 29, 2021, after becoming lodged diagonally across Egypt’s Suez Canal six days ago. The 400-metre-long...03:04
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Stranded Suez Canal ship partially refloated
March 29, 2021
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A train crash in Egypt has killed at least 32 people and injured more than 150, according to authorities. Two trains collided in Sohag, a city south of the capital Cairo, on March 26, 2021, after ...02:18
Egypt
Egyptian train crash kills at least 32
March 26, 2021
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It took 10 years in the 19th century to build the world’s fastest sea route between Asia and Europe: the Suez Canal. These days, over 50 vessels carrying everything, from essential oil products to...03:17
Egypt
Egypt’s strategic waterway
March 26, 2021
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Recovery efforts continued in Egypt’s Suez Canal on March 24, 2021, a day after the 200,000 tonne MV Ever Given container ship became stuck in the waterway. Footage released by the Suez Canal...01:49
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Efforts to free cargo ship in Suez Canal continue
March 25, 2021
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Egypt on January 17, 2021, unveiled ancient treasures found at the Saqqara ancient burial site near the capital Cairo. The archaeological mission that started in 2007 discovered more than 50...01:52
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Egypt finds 3,000-year-old treasures
January 18, 2021
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Mahmoud el-Komy, a 26-year-old mechatronics engineer from Egypt, has invented a robot health care worker to reduce the chance of infection among frontline hospital workers. The robot named Cira-03...02:02
Coronavirus Africa
Robot cares for suspected Covid-19 patients
November 27, 2020
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Archaeologists in Egypt discovered more than 80 coffins in the ancient burial ground of Saqqara on October 19, 2020. Officials said the coffins are around 2,500 years old and have not been opened....00:54
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Egypt discovers over 80 coffins in ancient burial ground
October 21, 2020
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September 5, 2024
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Huge fire engulfs a yacht in Egypt
June 12, 2023
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The next United Nations climate conference COP27 will be held in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh on November 6, 2022. It will mark the 30th year of UN climate negotiations since world...02:18
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Have 30 years of climate summits made a difference?
November 4, 2022
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The Egyptian Ministry of Education has launched a pilot project to teach Mandarin Chinese as a second language in 12 high schools. The project, in partnership with the Confucius Institute of Cairo,...01:12
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Chinese to be taught in Egyptian schools
November 2, 2022
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Hend Omar Mahmoud and Suzan Mohamed Ahmed Samy are the first two Egyptian women to be trained and hired as drivers for Cairo’s subway trains, a first in a country where women’s personal rights are...03:32
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Women drive Egypt metro for the first time
September 7, 2022