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UAE, Egypt Presidents discuss bilateral relations, regional developments
Cairo: President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and His Excellency President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi of the Arab Republic of Egypt met in Cairo today to discuss the close bonds between the…
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Egypt releases Al Jazeera journalists after years in pre-trial detention
The Egyptian authorities has released two Al Jazeera journalists Bahaa El-din Ibrahim and Rabie Al-Sheikh at dawn on Friday, March 22, after being held for about four years in pre-trial detention. Taking…
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UAE, Egypt deliver 11th airdrop of humanitarian aid to Gaza
Dubai: The Joint Operations Command of the Ministry of Defence has announced the completion of the 11th airdrop of humanitarian and relief aid by the UAE Air Force and the Egyptian Air…
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Blinken to visit Egypt this week to accelerate ceasefire talks
Tel Aviv: US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, will visit Egypt later this week and will be reviewing the ongoing peace talks between Israel and Hamas. The US has already told Israel…
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Gaza’s reconstruction to cost Rs 7 lakh crore, says Egypt’s Prez
Cairo: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has said that the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip adjacent to the border with his country requires 90 billion US dollars (Rs 74,47,71,15,00,000). El-Sisi’s statement came during…
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Hamas delegation joins mediators at Gaza ceasefire talks in Cairo
Cairo: A Hamas delegation has joined Qatari and US mediators in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, for talks on a new ceasefire amid indications that Israel had “more or less accepted” a six-week…
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Egyptian FM calls for Gaza ceasefire before Ramzan
Ankara: Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry has called for a truce in Gaza before the holy month of Ramzan expected to begin this year around March 11. “I believe that everyone recognises…
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Egypt to establish new refugee camp, field hospital in Gaza: Media
Cairo: Egypt is setting up a third refugee camp in the Gaza Strip and preparing a field hospital for Palestinians displaced by Israeli attacks, media reported. The camp will be in northern…
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UAE’s floating hospital in Al Arish starts receiving Gaza patients
Abu Dhabi: The UAE floating hospital, anchored in the Port of Al-Arish, officially commenced operations today, providing vital medical assistance to the Palestinian people. The first patients, Gazans suffering from diverse injuries…
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Egypt denies breach of its airspace by Israeli military aircraft
Cairo: Egypt has denied reports which claimed that Israeli aircraft breached its airspace, according to an unnamed Egyptian security source. Egypt on Saturday categorically denied media reports that Israeli military aircraft penetrated…
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Netanyahu orders IDF to plan evacuation of population from Rafah
Tel Aviv: Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the military to chalk out plan for the evacuation of the population from Rafah, his office said on Friday in a statement, ahead…
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Egypt opens Rafah crossing since ‘1st moment’ of Gaza conflict
Cairo: The Egyptian presidency, in response to US President Joe Biden’s statement, has said that Egypt has opened the Rafah crossing to enable the flow of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip…
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Egypt’s Prez calls for two-state solution to settle Palestinian issue
Cairo: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi has stressed the need to reinvigorate the two-state solution as a basis for the comprehensive settlement of the Palestinian issue and the restoration of security and stability…
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Hamas delegation to visit Egypt on Gaza truce: Source
Gaza: A Hamas delegation will visit Egypt on Wednesday to discuss the framework agreement on a truce in the Gaza Strip issued by the recent Paris meeting, a Palestinian source said. The…
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Israeli attempt to control Egypt-Gaza border ‘unacceptable’: Egyptian official
Cairo: Any Israeli attempt to control the Philadelphi Corridor along the border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip is “unacceptable,” an Egyptian high-ranking official said. “No new arrangements have been discussed with…