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Arab League chief blames Israel for escalation of violence
Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul-Gheit has blamed Israel for the recent escalation of violence and urged the United Nations Security Council to intervene.
"During...
US-led alliance reports attack on military base in Iraq
An air attack targeted a military base hosting international forces in western Iraq, causing no casualties, a US-led alliance fighting Islamic State militants said...
Egypt and Turkey to hold talks to mend ties
Egypt and Turkey are to hold talks on Wednesday to resolve long-running tensions between the two rival countries.
The talks to be held over two...
Toll in latest Egyptian train derailment rises to 23
The death toll in a weekend train derailment near Cairo has reached 23, according to Egyptian prosecutors.
Earlier, the Health Ministry had said 11 people...
Ministry confirms 11 dead and 98 injured in train derailment in Egypt
A passenger train on Sunday derailed near Cairo, killing 11 people, the Egyptian Health Ministry said, in what is the latest in a series...
Passenger train derails in Egypt, 15 injured
(dpa) - A passenger train has derailed in northern Egypt, injuring 15 people, the Health Ministry said on Thursday, less than a month after...
Suez Canal OK with out-of-court settlement after Ever Given backup
(dpa) – The Suez Canal is ready to accept an out-of-court settlement with a massive container ship that blocked the vital waterway for almost...
Egyptian archaeologists hail discovery of 3,000-year-old ‘lost city’
(dpa) – An expedition of Egyptian archaeologists has unearthed a 3,000-year-old "lost city" in present-day Luxor, a discovery that is being described as one...
Experts begin investigation into Suez Canal blockage
(dpa) – A team of experts on Wednesday started an investigation into what caused a huge container ship to block the Suez Canal for...
Hope rises for Suez reopening after massive ship partially refloated
dpa/GNA - A container ship that has blocked the Suez Canal for nearly a week was partially refloated on Monday, raising hopes that...
Ethiopia’s unilateral actions over disputed Nile dam to result in negative repercussions – Egypt
Ethiopia's unilateral actions over the filling and operation of the controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) will have "massive negative repercussions," Egypt's Minister of...
Egypt races to free supertanker from banks of Suez as vessels reroute
dpa/GNA – The pressure is mounting on Egypt to dislodge a massive container ship which has blocked the Suez Canal since Tuesday, as...
Egypt and United States diplomats discuss efforts to revive talks over Ethiopia’s Nile dam
Egypt's Deputy Foreign Minister for African Affairs Hamdi Sanad Loza held talks on Saturday with U.S. special envoy for Sudan Donald Booth on efforts...
Suez Canal halts shipping as efforts continue to refloat stuck vessel
dpa/GNA - Egypt on Thursday announced the full suspension of shipping in the Suez Canal, where efforts are under way to refloat a...
Efforts under way to refloat grounded container in Suez Canal
dpa/GNA – Tug boats are trying to refloat a container ship that ran aground in the Suez Canal on Tuesday, disrupting the traffic...
Five civilians killed as rockets hit hospital in Syria’s Aleppo
dpa/GNA – At least five civilians were killed after a shelling by Syrian government forces hit a hospital in western Aleppo on Sunday,...
Qatar’s minimum wage for migrant workers comes into effect
dpa/GNA - Legislation setting a minimum wage for migrant workers came into effect in Qatar on Saturday, as part of major changes to...
Vaccines raise hope as COVID-19 continues to ravage Middle East
Iraqi nurse Safaa al-Din Kareem compares the China-donated Sinopharm vaccine as a "lifesaving guard" for the war-torn country.
"The vaccine came at the right time,"...
Egyptian president and Sudanese FM discuss disputed Nile dam
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi held talks on Tuesday with visiting Sudanese Foreign Mariam al-Sadiq al-Mahdi on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) built on...
Egypt approves Sputnik V vaccine for emergency use
The Egyptian Drug Authority (EDA) approved Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in Egypt, the country's drug regulator said in a statement...
Egypt and Arab League receive 1st batch of China-aided COVID-19 vaccines
The first batch of COVID-19 vaccines provided by China for Egypt and the General Secretariat of Arab League arrived here early Tuesday.
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Egypt begins mass Covid-19 vaccination with shots for medical workers
dpa/GNA - Egypt kicked off its long-awaited Covid-19 vaccination campaign on Sunday, as the Arab world's most populous country continues to record daily...
Egyptian government pledges support for AfCFTA’s activities
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi reiterated on Sunday his country's support for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) which commenced earlier this month.
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UAE to reopen borders with Qatar after diplomatic row ends
dpa/GNA – The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will reopen its land, sea and air borders with Qatar starting from Saturday after an agreement...
3 killed, 17 wounded in bus-truck crash in southern Egypt
At least three people were killed and another 17 were wounded on Tuesday in a bus-truck crash on a desert road of Aswan...
Gulf leaders meet for Saudi summit set to end long-running row
dpa/GNA - Gulf leaders were meeting Tuesday in Saudi Arabia for their annual summit, a day after a major breakthrough was achieved in...
Revenues of Egypt’s Suez Canal hit US$5.61 billion in 2020
The revenues of Egypt's Suez Canal reached 5.61 billion U.S. dollars in 2020, Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) Osama Rabie said on...
Egypt licenses Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use
Egyptian Health Minister Hala Zayed said on Saturday that the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Chinese drugmaker Sinopharm has been officially licensed for emergency use...
Egypt postpones school exams until after mid-year vacation over COVID-19 concerns
The Egyptian government on Thursday decided to postpone the first-term exams in all schools including universities until after the mid-year vacation over concerns of...
China and Egypt sign letter of intent for COVID-19 vaccine cooperation
Chinese Ambassador to Egypt Liao Liqiang signed the letter, on behalf of the National Health Commission of China, with Mohamed Hassani, Egyptian assistant minister...