Jul 15 Egypt will withdraw peacekeeping troops from Mali, U.N. says By Baba Ahmed, Associated Press The United Nations mission in Mali says that Egypt will withdraw its troops from the West African county by mid-August, citing deadly attacks against its peacekeepers. Continue reading
Jan 02 Egypt pushes for calm after flare-up in Gaza hostilities By Associated Press Egyptian officials Sunday pushed for Israel and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip to rein in hostilities and adhere to a cease-fire in place since the war in May. Continue reading
Nov 26 Egypt unveils renovated ‘Avenue of the Sphinxes’ in Luxor By Haggag Salama, Associated Press Egyptian authorities are unveiling a renovated ancient promenade dating back 3,000 years in the city of Luxor. It connects the famous Karnak and Luxor temples in what was the city of Thebes in antiquity. Continue reading
Sep 21 WATCH: Egyptian president say countries embracing terrorists must be held accountable By Associated Press Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi urged that countries embracing or offering sanctuary to terrorists be held accountable, in a video speech shown at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Wednesday. Continue reading
Sep 13 Egypt says Israeli prime minister to visit, hold talks By Noha Elhennawy, Associated Press Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is to visit Egypt on Monday for talks with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt's office of the presidency said. Continue reading
May 26 Qatar pledges $500 million for postwar construction in Gaza By Samy Magdy, Josef Federman, Associated Press Qatar has contributed hundreds of millions of dollars in humanitarian and development aid to Gaza in attempts to support past cease-fires with Israel. Continue reading
Apr 18 Egypt says 11 killed in train crash north of Cairo By Samy Magdy, Associated Press Four train wagons ran off the railway at the city of Banha in Qalyubia province, just outside Cairo, the railway authority said in a statement. Videos on social media showed wagons overturned and passengers escaping to safety along the railway. Continue reading
Mar 29 Giant container ship that blocked Suez Canal is set free By Associated Press Salvage teams on Monday set free a colossal container ship that has halted global trade through the Suez Canal, bringing an end to a crisis that for nearly a week had clogged one of the world’s most vital maritime arteries. Continue reading
Mar 27 No timeline given for extracting wedged ship from Suez Canal By Samy Magdy, Associated Press A giant container ship remained stuck sideways in Egypt’s Suez Canal for a fifth day Saturday, as authorities made new attempts to free the vessel and reopen a crucial waterway whose blockage is disrupting global shipping and trade. Continue reading
Mar 26 Watch 6:29 News Wrap: More than 200 ships blocked as efforts to clear Suez Canal fail In our news wrap Friday, congestion outside the suez canal grew to over 200 ships as officials failed to move a giant container ship that has been wedged in the waterway since Tuesday. Then, fresh appeals for the U.S. to… Continue watching