African News Gamal Abdel Nasser navy ship leaves for Egypt The "Nasser", the first of the two crafts sold by France to Egypt after the cancellation of a contract with Russia, on Sunday left the port of Saint-Nazaire to join Alexandria, its home port in Egypt. The transfer of the first-ever French Mistral helicopter carrier to Egypt was inaugurated in a celebration at the port of Toulouse in France on Thursday. The 199 meter-long ship, can carry about 700 people, landing craft, tanks, sixty vehicles and can reach 18 knots cruising speed, approximately 33km / h. LA Times Egypt condemns Florida nightclub shooting Egypt's foreign affairs ministry condemned the Florida nightclub shooting on Sunday that left 50 people dead and dozens injured. The ministry expressed Egypt's condolences to the U.S. government and people, in a statement released late Sunday. "Egypt stands by the American people in these hard times, and offers its condolences to the victims' families and wishes a fast recovery for the injured," the statement read.