Cairo — The narrow streets and alleys of a working-class neighborhood in Egypt’s capital hosted thousands of people Monday who came together to break their Ramadan fast at the longest dinner table in the country. It was the 10th time that northern Cairo’s Matareya neighborhood had hosted the annual Iftar meal on the 15th day […]
(Bloomberg) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made his first visit to Egypt in more than a decade, as the two Middle Eastern powers looked past years of acrimony and pledged to work together on economic and security issues. Most Read from Bloomberg Erdogan met his Egyptian counterpart Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi in Cairo on Wednesday for […]
Egypt and Turkey said they plan to increase bilateral trade, as the two presidents on Wednesday expressed their alignment on regional developments following more than a decade of diplomatic strain. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan arrived in Egypt, on his first visit to the North African country in more than 11 years, for talks with […]
Hamas’ top leader travelled to Cairo on Wednesday for talks on the war in Gaza, part of a flurry of diplomacy aimed at securing another ceasefire and swap of hostages for Palestinian prisoners at a moment when Israel’s offensive shows no signs of slowing. Hamas militants have been putting up stiff resistance, even as the […]
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas’ top leader arrived in Cairo on Wednesday for talks on the war in Gaza, where the militant group is putting up stiff resistance after more than 10 weeks of heavy Israeli bombardment and fierce urban combat that has killed nearly 20,000 Palestinians. The visit by Ismail Haniyeh came […]
Hamas has said its top leader, Ismail Haniyeh, has arrived in Cairo for talks on the war in Gaza. Egypt, along with Qatar – where Mr Haniyeh is believed to be based – have both played a key role as mediators between the militant group and Israel since the war that began with Hamas’ October […]