WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday wrote to the leaders of Egypt and Qatar, calling on them to press Hamas for hostage deal with Israel, according to a senior administration official, one day after Biden called on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to redouble efforts to reach a cease-fire in the six-month-old war […]
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Bodies of aid workers killed in Gaza transferred to Egypt
The bodies of foreign aid workers killed in an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip were transferred to Egypt’s Rafah border crossing, an Egyptian broadcaster reported on Wednesday. State-linked al-Qahera News TV said ambulances carrying the bodies of a number of the relief workers arrived at the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing near Gaza. […]
Egypt and Jordan denounce killing of aid workers in Gaza
Egypt has condemned the killing of seven relief workers in an Israeli airstrike on the Gaza Strip and called for an investigation to hold Israel responsible. Egypt rejects and denounces Israel’s continued targeting of organizations working in the humanitarian field without accountability or bearing the responsibility for these blatant violations of international law and international […]
The EU plans to fast-track some financial aid to Egypt. The usual funding safeguards will not apply
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union intends to fast-track some of its aid money to Egypt using an urgent funding procedure that bypasses parliamentary oversight and other safeguards, according to the president of the bloc’s executive branch. The 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) intended for this is part of a larger package of 7.4 billion […]
Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah left out of Egypt squad for friendly tournament
Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has been left out of the Egypt squad for a forthcoming international friendly tournament. The 31-year-old left the Africa Cup of Nations early when he picked up a hamstring injury on January 18 against Ghana and, after appearing as a second-half substitute against Brentford in mid-February, was then sidelined again with […]
Egypt reaches deal with IMF to increase bailout loan to £6.3bn
Egypt said it has reached a deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to increase a bailout loan to $8 billion. Egyptian prime minister Moustafa Madbouly announced the news in televised comments on Wednesday. Egypt has for months negotiated with the IMF to increase a £3 billion bailout loan that both parties reached in 2022. […]
Egypt allows currency to fall sharply against dollar and hikes interest rates
The Egyptian pound has slipped sharply against the dollar after the Central Bank of Egypt raised its main interest rate and said it would allow the currency’s exchange rate to be set by market forces. The measures were meant to combat inflationary waves and attract foreign investment as the country experiences a staggering shortage of […]
Gaza cease-fire talks fail to achieve a breakthrough with Ramadan just days away, Egypt says
CAIRO (AP) — Three days of negotiations with Hamas over a cease-fire in Gaza and the release of Israeli hostages failed to achieve a breakthrough on Tuesday, Egyptian officials said, less than a week before the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, the informal deadline for a deal. The nearly five months of […]
Gaza ceasefire talks fail to achieve a breakthrough, Egypt says
Three days of negotiations with Hamas over a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of Israeli hostages have failed to achieve a breakthrough, Egyptian officials said. The talks were taking place less than a week before the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, the informal deadline for a deal. The nearly five months […]
Gaza ceasefire talks end without breakthrough, Egypt says
Three days of negotiations with Hamas over a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of Israeli hostages have ended without a breakthrough, Egyptian officials said. The talks ended less than a week before the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, the informal deadline for a deal. The United States, Qatar and Egypt have […]
Archaeologists in Egypt unearth section of large Ramses II statue
CAIRO (Reuters) – A joint Egyptian-U.S. archaeological mission has uncovered the upper part of a huge statue of King Ramses II during excavations south of the Egyptian city of Minya, Egypt’s tourism and antiquities ministry said on Monday. The limestone block is about 3.8 metres (12.5 feet) high and depicts a seated Ramses wearing a […]