Egypt Confirms Envoy Killed
Egypt has confirmed the killing of the country's ambassador to Iraq. Authorities confirmed Thursday the information in an Internet message, which stated that the envoy, Ihab al-Sherif, was killed, BBC reported.
Egypt has confirmed the killing of the country's ambassador to Iraq. Authorities confirmed Thursday the information in an Internet message, which stated that the envoy, Ihab al-Sherif, was killed, BBC reported.
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Egypt's top envoy to Iraq has been kidnapped in Baghdad just weeks after arriving in the country. Ihab al-Sherif was kidnapped late Saturday in the Iraqi capital.
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