Posts Tagged: egypt
Egypt Invites Mahmoud Abbas to Lead Palestinian Reconciliation Talks in Cairo
i24 News - Egyptian media on Tuesday reported that the Egyptian government has invited Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to lead a Palestinian reconciliation meeting...
Gaza Truce Shifts Focus to Egypt’s Regional Role
Egypt's work to broker and secure a truce in the Gaza Strip this month has thrust it into the diplomatic spotlight, prompting top-level reengagement from...
Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Holds, Egyptian Mediators Shuttle Between the Two Sides
A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas-led Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip held on Saturday as Egyptian mediators pressed on with talks with the two...
Reports: Egypt Offering Ceasefire Beginning Thursday Morning
i24 News – Egypt has reportedly offered a ceasefire between Israel and Gaza terrorist factions from 6 am Thursday. Israel's Channel 12 news cites Palestinian sources...
Biden Tells Netanyahu US Supports Gaza Ceasefire, Israel’s Right to Self-Defense
i24 News – US President Joe Biden spoke to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday night, stating American support both for Israel's "right to defend...
Ceasefire Between Israel, Hamas ‘Absolutely Necessary,’ Says France’s Macron, Egypt’s Sisi
i24 News – France and Egypt on Monday called for a rapid end to the deadly escalation between Gaza-based Palestinian terrorists and Israel. French President Emmanuel...
Blinken Discusses Gaza in Calls with Qatari, Egyptian, Saudi Foreign Ministers
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed the violence in Israel, the West Bank and Gaza in phone calls with the Qatari, Egyptian and Saudi...
Gaza Terrorist Groups Ready For Any Truce Mediated by Egypt: Report
i24 News – The Gaza terrorist groups are ready to agree to any ceasefire mediated by Egypt, al-Arabiya reported on Saturday as the flare-up between...
Transgender Israelis Detained by Egypt at Sinai Border Because ‘We Didn’t Look Female’
Two transgender Israelis were detained by Egyptian border guards in the Sinai on Thursday, reportedly because they did not appear to belong to the sex...
Egyptian Mummies Paraded Through Cairo on Way to New Museum
A grand parade conveyed 22 ancient Egyptian royal mummies in special capsules across the capital Cairo on Saturday to a new museum home where they...
Suez Canal Says Traffic in Channel Resumes After Stranded Ship Refloated
The giant container ship that blocked the Suez Canal for almost a week was fully floated on Monday and traffic in the waterway would resume,...
Tugs, Dredgers Still Struggle to Free Ship Blocking Suez Canal
Suez Canal salvage teams were alternating between dredging and tugging on Sunday to dislodge a massive container ship blocking the busy waterway, while two sources...
Egypt’s Sisi Visits Sudan With Dam Diplomacy, Security on the Agenda
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi visited Sudan on Saturday for the first time since the overthrow of former President Omar al-Bashir, as the neighbors push...
Egypt Frees Al Jazeera Journalist After Four Years in Detention
Egyptian authorities on Saturday released a journalist working for Qatar's Al Jazeera television network who was held in pre-trial detention for more than four years,...
