Smugglers responsible for putting migrants to sea in inadequate vessels say they do not force refugees to board any boat against their will.
Hundreds more people are believed to have drowned when a fishing boat smuggling migrants to Europe capsized off Libya.
Despite cracking down on fundamentalists, the country’s rulers base their support on Islam.
Some call it Isis. Others say it’s Isil. The group itself prefers Islamic State, or IS. And in the Middle East, its critics call it Da’ash.
Eyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi has unveiled a project to add a 72km lane to allow more ships through the canal each day.
The security Cabinet has bolstered the state’s resources in order to expand its attacks on Gaza.
Al-Jazeera staffers are found guilty despite clearly flawed evidence presented by the prosecution.
Morsi accuses defence minister of betraying Egypt, saying there will be no peace until he is reinstated.
The Egyptian state seems unwilling to rein in its onslaught and the Muslim Brotherhood is unlikely to curtail its street presence.
Egypt’s military has been brutally thorough in its crackdown on the deposed president’s supporters.