Egypt: UN says Egypt has given another week to Sudanese refugees

Egypt has given the UN refugee body another week to assess the status of about 650 Sudanese refugees whom police violently evicted from a city park last month, a UNHCR spokesperson said Sunday. Egypt had planned to deport 654 Sudanese but on Wednesday gave the UNHCR 72 hours to interview the refugees in police detention camps. Astrid van Genderen Stort told The Associated Press on Sunday that the UNHCR had spoken to everyone but needed more time. She said the government had given another week to complete the assessment.