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Israel declares closed military zone along Egypt border

Israeli defence minister Israel Katz on Thursday, November 6, announced that the military zone along the border with Egypt will be closed. “We are declaring war. Anyone who enters the restricted area…
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Grand Egyptian Museum unveiled after two decades; world’s largest of its kind

Cairo: Egypt was inaugurating the long-delayed Grand Egyptian Museum on Saturday, the world’s largest museum dedicated to its ancient civilisation — a megaproject also aimed at boosting the country’s tourism industry and…
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Egypt, Turkey vow to uphold Gaza ceasefire and rebuild efforts

Cairo: Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan have stressed the need to uphold the Gaza ceasefire to maintain regional stability. In a phone call on Saturday, they discussed…

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Egypt’s foreign minister meets PM Modi

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed deep appreciation for Egypt’s President Abdelfattah Elsisi for his role in the Gaza Peace Agreement. Modi conveyed his appreciation for Al Sisi during…
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Trump arrives in Egypt for Gaza summit after urging Israel to seize chance for peace

Sharm el-Sheikh: President Donald Trump arrived in Egypt on Monday for a global summit on Gaza’s future as he tries to advance peace in the Middle East after visiting Israel to celebrate…
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Trump declares ‘war is over’ as he heads to Gaza peace summit

New York: Declaring, “The war is over”, US President Donald Trump headed out to Egypt, where he will be joined on Monday by several international leaders for a summit on the peace…
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Hamas team in Egypt for talks on Trump’s Gaza ceasefire plan

Cairo: A delegation from the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) arrived in Egypt on Sunday to prepare for negotiations with the Egyptian side on Monday in the Red Sea city of Sharm…

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Egypt warns of ‘devastating consequences’ if Hamas officials are targeted on its soil

Cairo: Egypt has reportedly warned the United States (US) that any attempt to target Hamas officials on its soil would result in “devastating consequences.” The warning comes amid rising tensions in the…
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Egypt condemns Israeli PM’s remarks on forcing Palestinians out of Gaza

Cairo: Egypt has condemned remarks by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggesting Palestinians could be displaced from their land, including through the Rafah crossing on the Gaza border. The Egyptian Foreign Ministry,…
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Egypt: 6 students drown, 24 injured in Alexandria beach accident

Cairo: Six students died and 24 others were injured in a drowning accident on Saturday at a beach in Alexandria governorate, northwest of Cairo, Egypt’s Health Ministry said in a statement. The…
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Egypt steps up efforts to revive stalled Iranian nuclear talks

Cairo: Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty has held separate phone calls with his Iranian counterpart Seyed Abbas Araghchi and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said. …
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Gaza war: Egypt, Qatar to continue ceasefire mediation efforts

Cairo: Egypt and Qatar have pledged to continue mediation efforts to end the war in Gaza. In a statement on Friday, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said that Egypt and Qatar are continuing…
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Four dead, four missing after oil ship capsizes in Gulf of Suez: Egypt govt

Cairo: An oil-drilling ship capsized in the Gulf of Suez, killing at least four crewmen and leaving four others missing, authorities said Wednesday. The drilling ship overturned Tuesday evening off the city…
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Egypt, Britain urge diplomatic path toward peace after Israel-Iran ceasefire

Cairo: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer held a phone call to discuss the recent ceasefire between Israel and Iran, urging a diplomatic path toward a peaceful resolution…
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Sudan’s paramilitary captures key border area near Libya, Egypt

Khartoum: Sudanese paramilitaries at war with the country’s military for over two years claimed to have seized a strategic area along the border with neighbouring Libya and Egypt. The Rapid Support Forces…