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Egypt Prez pardons prominent activist Douma, other prisoners
Cairo: Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has pardoned a number of prisoners, including prominent Egyptian activist Ahmed Douma, Al Jazeera reported quoting state television and lawyers. Douma, 37, a key figure in…
- Middle East
Egypt Prez says solutions to global conflicts should base on UN Charter
Cairo: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi has said that solutions to ongoing global conflicts should be based on the purposes of the UN Charter and the principles of international law. Sisi made the…
- News
Egypt bans rapper Travis Scott from performing at Giza pyramids
Egyptian musicians syndicate banned the live music concert of US rapper Travis Scott at the Giza pyramids. The syndicate, which oversees all matters related to live or recorded music in Egypt, claimed…
- Middle East
Egypt to host summit of Sudan’s neighbours in effort to end war
Cairo: Egypt has announced the plan to host a summit meeting for Sudan’s neighbouring countries four days ago to find peaceful solutions to the Sudan crisis. Leaders attending the meeting would discuss…
- World
SL rejects proposal for new shipping route at MEPC to save blue whales
London: Sri Lanka on Thursday squarely rejected a proposal for the creation of a new Traffic Separation Scheme, south of the island nation, to reduce ship strikes on the endangered blue whale…
- Middle East
Turkey and Egypt restore diplomatic ties, end years of tensions
Ankara: Turkey and Egypt on Tuesday took a big step towards restoring full diplomatic ties between countries by dispatching ambassadors for the first time in years. Egypt has nominated Amr Al-Hammamy as…
- Middle East
Child among four killed in Egyptian building collapse
Cairo: At least four people, including a child, have died and four others were injured after a building collapsed in Egypt’s Alexandria on Monday, CNN reported citing state newspaper Al-Ahram. The civil…
- Middle East
Video: Pilot son surprises mother travelling for Haj
Parents seek success and fulfilment for their children. In order to improve their lives and help them achieve their goals, parents are also not shy about making sacrifices. With that said, the…
- India
PM Modi’s US, Egypt visit important milestone in India’s diplomacy: Ashwini Vaishnaw
New Delhi: Calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visits to the US and Egypt an “important milestone” in India’s diplomacy, Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday said the grand welcome that he received…
- India
‘What’s happening in India’, PM Modi asks Nadda after returning
New Delhi: After returning to India from his foreign visit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked BJP president J P Nadda and other leaders what was happening in India, party leaders, who had…
- India
PM Modi lands in Delhi after concluding maiden state visits to US, Egypt
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Delhi early Monday after completing his maiden state visits to the United States and Egypt spanning six days. The PM Modi was received at…
- India
Adityanath hails conferment of Egypt’s highest state honour on PM Modi
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday hailed the conferment of the ‘Order of the Nile’ award on Prime Minister Narendra Modi by Egypt, saying that it is a “matter…
- Middle East
India, Egypt strengthen ties with Strategic Partnership Pact
Cairo: Imparting new momentum, India and Egypt on Sunday elevated their relationship to a ‘Strategic Partnership’ after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi held wide-ranging talks with a particular…
- World
PM Modi tours Egypt’s iconic Pyramids built by ancient Pharaoh’s
Cairo: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday made an unscheduled trip to the Pyramids of Giza, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World built more than 4,000 years ago and…
- India
PM Modi conferred ‘The Order of the Nile’ by Egypt Prez
New Delhi: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on Sunday conferred ‘The Order of the Nile’ – his country’s top honour – on visiting Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Modi was conferred the honour…