Biden presses Egypt and Qatar on ceasefire, hostage deal
WASHINGTON, April 30, 2024 (AFP) - US President Joe Biden on Monday urged the leaders of Egypt and Qatar to…
2 years ago
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Thai FM travels to Qatar, Egypt for Hamas hostage talks
BANGKOK, Oct 31, 2023 (AFP) - Thailand's foreign minister begins an urgent visit to Qatar and Egypt on Tuesday for…
3 years ago
Aid for Gaza piles up as Israel rallies troops for invasion
By Yahya Hassouna with Majeda El-Batsh in Jerusalem RAFAH, Palestinian Territories, Oct 20, 2023 (AFP) - Desperately needed international aid…
3 years ago
Israel to allow aid into Gaza via Egypt: PM office
JERUSALEM, Oct 18, 2023 (AFP) - Israel said Wednesday it would allow humanitarian aid to enter the Gaza Strip from…
3 years ago
Two Israeli tourists, local guide shot dead by Egypt policeman
CAIRO, Oct 8, 2023 (AFP) - An Egyptian policeman shot dead two Israeli tourists and their Egyptian guide Sunday, local…
3 years ago
Ukraine says ship carrying wheat leaves port for Egypt
KYIV, Ukraine, Sept 22, 2023 (AFP) - A ship carrying wheat has left a Ukrainian port and was heading to…
3 years ago
Two dead, 16 hurt in Egypt train accident: health ministry
QALYUB, Egypt (AFP) -- Two people were killed and several others injured Tuesday in a train accident north of Cairo,…
3 years ago
Smiley, dimpled sphinx statue unearthed in Egypt
Cairo, Egypt (AFP) -- Archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed a sphinx statue "with a smiley face and two dimples" near…
3 years ago
Egyptians hope to bag bargains at book fair as crisis bites
by Bahira Amin Agence France-Presse CAIRO, Egypt (AFP) -- Thousands of Egyptian bibliophiles weave through a labyrinthine display of books,…
3 years ago
Blinken urges calm in flaring Israeli-Palestinian conflict
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Monday for "urgent steps" to calm spiralling violence in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, after…
3 years ago
Egyptians hit by soaring food prices as crisis bites
CAIRO, Egypt (AFP) - Public anger has been growing for months in Egypt over a severe dollar crunch and soaring food prices.…
3 years ago
Russia postpones arms talks with US, no new date set
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) - Russia announced on Monday that it was postponing highly anticipated arms control talks with the United States,…
4 years ago
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