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He emphasized that the embassy is always committed to providing all necessary support and assistance to Egyptian citizens to ensure the protection of their interests and rights.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it is closely monitoring the incident, which involved 50 irregular migrants, including 21 Egyptians, three of whom have died and 18 remain missing.
Egypt expressed its hope that Greek authorities will continue providing the necessary support to return the bodies of Egyptian citizens who died in a recent migrant boat sinking south of the Greek island of Crete, which claimed 14 lives.
Meanwhile, two people were pulled from the water alive.
No losses in life or facilities have resulted from a Thursday earthquake of a 6.24 on the Richter Scale magnitude at 6:19 a.m. Cairo local time.
The genetic study was based on the teeth found inside a cave called Hagios Charalambos on the island of Crete.
Egypt’s National Seismic Network recorded a 5.9 magnitude earthquake near the island of Crete, which was felt by citizens across some Egyptian cities at exactly 7:15 a.m. local time.
