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World Israel presses Gaza and Lebanon assaults as Egypt touts truce plan BEIRUT: Israeli forces launched deadly strikes on Lebanon and Gaza on Monday, pressing their offensive against... Published 28 Oct, 2024 05:12pm
World Antony Blinken heads to Hamas mediator Qatar on Gaza truce push RIYADH: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken heads Thursday to key Hamas mediator Qatar as he seeks momentum to end... Published 24 Oct, 2024 11:42am
World In rare Egypt visit, Iran FM calls for regional calm CAIRO: Iran’s top diplomat Abbas Araghchi and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi warned against the expansion... Published 17 Oct, 2024 05:17pm
World Egypt’s Sisi replaces head of intelligence agency CAIRO: Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi named Major General Hassan Mahmoud Rashad as head of the powerful... Published 17 Oct, 2024 07:53am
World Hezbollah devices explode again in Lebanon, raising fears of wider Israel conflict BEIRUT: Hand-held radios used by armed group Hezbollah detonated on Wednesday across Lebanon’s south in the... Published 19 Sep, 2024 10:35am
World In Egypt, Blinken to discuss bilateral ties, Gaza ceasefire CAIRO: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken hopes to advance efforts to achieve a ceasefire deal in Gaza as well as... Published 18 Sep, 2024 10:06am
World At least three killed, 49 injured in Egypt train collision CAIRO: At least three people were killed and others wounded in a collision between two passenger trains in Zagazig... Published 15 Sep, 2024 02:44am
World European, Muslim countries meet in Spain eyeing schedule for Palestinian statehood MADRID: Spain, hosting a high-level meeting on Friday of several Muslim and European countries on ways to end the... Published 13 Sep, 2024 06:42pm
Pakistan Coke, Pepsi boycott over Gaza lifts Pakistan, other countries’ local brands Restaurants, Karachi's private schools association and university students have all taken part in anti-Coca-Cola actions Updated 04 Sep, 2024 11:50pm
World Three Arab Israelis, two Egyptians injured EGYPT: Three Arab Israeli tourists and two Egyptian hotel workers were injured after a fight broke out in the... Published 31 Aug, 2024 06:55am
World Israel strikes Gaza after Lebanon flare-up GAZA STRIP (Palestinian Territories): Israel’s military struck the Gaza Strip on Monday a day after truce talks in... Published 27 Aug, 2024 07:39am
Opinion Egyptian president hasn’t worked hard enough It feels like it’s finally time to speak his truth. How unfortunate, however, is the fact that the moment of truth... Published 21 Aug, 2024 07:19am
World Antony Blinken heads to Egypt on Gaza truce push TEL AVIV: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken headed to Egypt Tuesday for talks on a Gaza ceasefire as he pushes... Published 20 Aug, 2024 12:40pm
World Antony Blinken to arrive in Israel as US pushes for Gaza ceasefire WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to arrive in Israel on Sunday as part of Washington’s... Updated 18 Aug, 2024 10:18pm
World Trump, Netanyahu speak about Gaza hostage-ceasefire deal, Axios reports WASHINGTON: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump spoke on the phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin... Published 15 Aug, 2024 11:04am
Pakistan Embassy of Pakistan Cairo celebrates Independence Day ISLAMABAD Embassy of Pakistan Cairo celebrates 78th Independence Day with traditional zeal and fervour on Wednesday.... Updated 15 Aug, 2024 07:32am
World Egypt says Israel lacks political will to end Gaza war CAIRO: Egypt said on Saturday Israel’s “deliberate killing” of unarmed Palestinians shows that it lacks a political... Published 10 Aug, 2024 12:46pm
World Egypt instructs airlines to avoid Iranian airspace due to ‘military exercises’ CAIRO: Egypt’s civil aviation ministry said Wednesday national carriers were instructed to avoid “transiting over... Published 08 Aug, 2024 12:15am
Markets Egypt raises fuel prices as part of IMF-backed reforms CAIRO: Egypt announced Thursday a 15-percent increase in petrol prices, part of a reform package requested by the... Published 26 Jul, 2024 07:37am
World Gaza health ministry says 70 killed after Israel evacuation order GAZA STRIP: The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said Monday that an Israeli operation in the main southern city of... Published 23 Jul, 2024 11:56am
World Egypt’s Suez Canal income falls amid Yemen Houthi attacks CAIRO: Egypt’s Suez Canal on Thursday reported a 23.4-percent drop in revenues attributed to disruptions in Red ... Published 19 Jul, 2024 06:05am
World Bodies trapped in Gaza City under Israeli assault as mediators push for truce CAIRO: Residents of Gaza City were trapped in houses and bodies lay uncollected in the streets under an intense new... Updated 11 Jul, 2024 06:27pm
World Egypt’s Sisi and CIA’s Burns discusss Gaza ceasefire efforts CAIRO: Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and US Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns on Tuesday... Published 09 Jul, 2024 05:10pm
World Deadly strikes hit Gaza as conflict enters tenth month Health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza says 16 people were killed in an Israeli strike on a school run by the UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees Updated 07 Jul, 2024 11:17pm
World European firms sign flurry of deals as EU bolsters ties with Egypt CAIRO: European firms are signing deals potentially worth over 40 billion euros ($42.85 billion) with Egyptian... Published 30 Jun, 2024 02:58am
World Israeli airstrikes kill at least 24 in Gaza City CAIRO: Israeli forces killed at least 24 Palestinians in three separate airstrikes on Gaza City early on Tuesday,... Updated 25 Jun, 2024 04:21pm
World Egypt to prosecute travel agents for ‘fraudulent’ Haj trips CAIRO: Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly on Saturday ordered 16 tourism companies stripped of their licences... Published 23 Jun, 2024 02:50am
World Death toll tops 1,000 after Hajj marked by extreme heat: AFP tally RIYADH: The death toll from this year’s Hajj has exceeded 1,000, an AFP tally said on Thursday, more than half of... Updated 20 Jun, 2024 08:59pm
KSE-100 closes above 97,000 for the first time as investors dismiss political noise, index gains 1,782 points