Two Egyptian highways are being constructed across a pyramid plateau, cutting through some of the most important ancient sites in the world.

Years of talks between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan with a variety of mediators, including the Trump administration, have failed to produce a solution.

Francis, speaking to a crowd gathered at St. Peter's Square on an official Catholic feast day, said he was closely following negotiations between the three countries over the dam.

A terrorism suspect is waging a new court fight against the federal government for information he says he needs to mount a full argument against deportation to his native Egypt and possible torture.

Of particular interest to Nova Scotians will be the Egyptian Mummies and Eternal Life exhibit at the Museum of Natural History in Halifax. 

Sarah Hegazi was found dead in her apartment in Toronto where she had been living in exile for about 18 months.

"We are terrified for his life, of course, and we need our government to do as much as they can," said his daughter, Amal Ahmed Albaz.

President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi told a news conference in Cairo that his initiative includes a cease-fire starting Monday and is meant to pave the way for elections in oil-rich Libya.

Attorney Ahmed el-Khwaga said his 22-year-old client Shady Habash died in Cairo's Tora Prison complex. He said the cause of death was not immediately clear.

The Middle East, already wracked by high numbers of unemployed youth, unrest, conflict and large numbers of refugees, will sink into a recession this year sparked by the double shock of the coronavirus outbreak and low oil prices, the International Monetary Fund said Wednesday.