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PM Modi meets Egyptian counterpart, top ministers
Cairo: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday began his maiden state visit to Egypt by holding discussions with his Egyptian counterpart Mostafa Madbouly and top Cabinet ministers on deepening trade relations and…
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PM Narendra Modi arrives in Egypt on two-day state visit
Cairo: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here on Saturday for a two-day state visit during which he will hold talks with the Egyptian leadership, including President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, as the two…
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PM Modi leaves for Egypt after concluding US State Visit
Washington: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday left for Egypt after concluding his US State Visit during which he held talks with President Joe Biden and addressed the Joint Session of Congress.…
- Middle East
Egypt calls for immediate halt to Israeli attacks in West Bank
Cairo: Egypt has called for an immediate halt to the attacks of Israeli settlers in a number of Palestinian villages in the West Bank. Egypt completely rejects acts of intimidation and collective…
- Middle East
PM Modi to visit 11th Century Al-Hakim mosque in Egypt
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the 11th Century Al-Hakim mosque, restored with the help of the Dawoodi Bohra community, during his first visit to Egypt this week. The prime minister…
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Egypt Prez, EU foreign policy chief discuss ties, issues of mutual concerns
Cairo: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi met with visiting EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, discussing bilateral relations and regional hotspot issues. During their meeting, Sisi highlighted the diverse and longstanding ties between…
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Closer defence ties top agenda for PM’s US visit
New Delhi: Stepping up defence cooperation, India and the US are poised to unveil a roadmap for industries in the sector to partner closely in co-production, co-development and maintaining supply change during…
- Middle East
Egyptian ship delivers humanitarian aid to conflict-torn Sudan
Cairo: A supply ship loaded with hundreds of ton of relief aid from Egypt had arrived in conflict-torn Sudan, the Egyptian military announced. The military spokesman Gharib Abdel-Hafez said on Saturday in…
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Egypt executes man accused of murdering univ student who refused to marry him
Cairo: The Egyptian authorities on Wednesday executed a man after finding him guilty of killing a female student near Mansoura University in Dakahlia Governorate after she refused to marry him. In June…
- Middle East
Egyptian Prime Minister embarks on trip to Russia, Ukraine
Cairo: Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, leading an Egyptian delegation, has embarked on a trip to Kiev and Saint Petersburg with a mission of resolving the Russia-Ukraine conflict through an Africa-mediated initiative.…
- Middle East
Egypt: Imposing entry visa on Sudanese regulatory, not restrictive
Cairo: The Egyptian Foreign Ministry has said that the move to impose an entry visa on Sudanese aims to regulate, not restrict, their entry to Egypt. “These measures aim to set a…
- Middle East
Russian tourist killed in shark attack in Egypt’s Red Sea resort
Cairo: A Russian tourist was killed in a shark attack in the Egyptian Red Sea resort city of Hurghada. The Consulate General of Russia in Hurghada confirmed the death of the 24-year-old…
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Egypt: Poet Galal El-Behairy suspends hunger strike as health deteriorates
Cairo: Egyptian poet Galal El-Behairy, who has been detained for over five years, has suspended a hunger strike after 89 days due to his deteriorating health. On June 1, Galal El-Behairy, started a total hunger…
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Egypt, Israel defence ministers discuss border shootout
Cairo: Egyptian Minister of Defence and Military Production Mohamed Zaki and his Israeli counterpart Yoav Gallant discussed the deadly shootout that left three Israeli soldiers and one Egyptian policeman dead. During a…
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Egyptian policeman, 3 Israeli soldiers killed in gunfire on Israel-Egypt border
Jerusalem/Cairo: Three Israeli soldiers and a member of Egyptian security forces were killed in a shootout along the border between Israel and Egypt, according to the two countries’ military statements. The Israeli…