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The fossils of a 43 million-year-old four-legged prehistoric whale known as the “Phiomicetus Anubis,” right, in an evolution of whales from land to sea, which was unearthed over a decade ago in Fayoum in the Western Desert of Egypt, at the university’s paleontology department lab, in the Nile Delta city of Mansoura, 110 kilometers (70 miles) north of Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty) NM504 NM504

September 14, 2021 at 2:18 am

Egypt team identifies fossil of land-roaming whale species VIEW

The prehistoric whale, known as semi-aquatic because it lived both on land and sea, sported features of an accomplished hunter and believed to have lived...

September 2, 2021 at 8:37 am

Leaders of Egypt, Jordan, Palestinians meet in Cairo

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July 30, 2021 at 6:18 am

Key Libya commander backs reopening of Mediterranean highway

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July 29, 2021 at 8:08 am

Libyan indoor soccer player dies in malaria outbreak in team

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April 22, 2021 at 8:51 am

UN concerned over halt of oil production in eastern Libya

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March 26, 2021 at 10:17 am

Cash-strapped Sudan clears overdue payments to World Bank

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This image provided by Youm7 shows crowds of people gathered around mangled train carriages at the scene of a train accident in southern Egypt, Friday, March 26, 2021. Two trains collided apparently after someone activated the emergency brakes, killing several people and leaving others injured, Egyptian authorities said. (Youm7 via AP) CAIDK503 CAIDK503

March 26, 2021 at 5:35 am

Trains crash in southern Egypt, killing at least 32 VIEW

Two trains collided on Friday in southern Egypt, apparently after someone activated the emergency brakes, killing at least 32 people and leaving 108 injured. Egypt's...

March 25, 2021 at 7:20 am

EU top diplomats in Libya to support interim authorities

CAIRO (AP) — The foreign ministers of France, Italy and Germany arrived Thursday in Tripoli to show their support to Libya's newly elected transitional authorities,...

February 12, 2021 at 4:15 am

UN: Over 2 million Yemeni children may starve in 2021

CAIRO (AP) — More than 2 million Yemeni children under the age of 5 are expected to endure acute malnutrition in 2021, four United Nations...

January 7, 2021 at 8:06 am

UN envoy arrives in Aden a week after deadly airport blast

CAIRO (AP) — The U.N. special envoy for Yemen on Thursday toured the damage from a recent airport missile attack that killed at least 25...