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Ten people, including five Egyptians, four French and one Belgian tourist were killed in a bus crash in southern Egypt on Wednesday, the governor of Aswan said. Fourteen others — eight French and six Belgians — were taken to hospital with “broken bones, bruises and superficial injuries” but all were in a stable condition, the governor said in a statement released by his office. The accident occurred early morning when the bus collided with a car as it was transporting the tourists on the 300 kilometre (186 mile) road between Aswan and the famed Abu Simbel temple further south. Road accidents are relatively common in Egypt, where many roads are often in disrepair and traffic regulations sparsely applied. Some 7,000 people died in road accidents in the country in 2020, according to official figures. The Abu Simbel temple was moved in the 1960s from its original location under the administration of then-president Gamal Abdel Nasser to make way for the construction of the Aswan High … [Read more...] about Egypt Bus Crash: Five Egyptians, Four French And One Belgian Among 10 Dead

Women television presenters on Afghanistan's leading news channels on Sunday vowed to speak up for their rights after being forced by Taliban authorities to cover their faces on air. Since seizing power last year, the Taliban have imposed a slew of restrictions on civil society, especially on women and girls to comply with the group's austere brand of Islam. This month Afghanistan's supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada issued a diktat for women to cover up fully in public , including their faces, ideally with the traditional burqa. The feared Ministry for Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice ordered women television presenters to follow suit. After defying the order a day earlier, presenters on Sunday wore full hijabs and veils that left only their eyes on view across leading channels including TOLOnews, Ariana Television, Shamshad TV and 1TV. "Today, they have imposed a mask on us, but we will continue our struggle using our voice," Sonia Niazi, a presenter for … [Read more...] about Afghan women TV presenters vow to fight after order to cover faces