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News from Oct 23, 2026 (UTC)

Egypt isSteady

About usual

Last 14 days

Oct 10Oct 23

Why

  1. The Netherlands closed its embassy in Cairo after days of protests over the arrest of a Sisi loyalist.

    40 eventsegyptindependent.com, dutchnews.nl, nltimes.nlSource

  2. Mada Masr editor Lina Attalah was referred to trial in a press crackdown in Egypt.

    6 eventsdemocracynow.orgSource

What happened

  • Statements13%
  • Cooperation69%
  • Criticism12%
  • Protests2%
  • Pressure3%
  • Fighting2%

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