Tag: Egypt
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Gaza ceasefire talks resume in Egypt as Hamas considers ceasefire proposal
The war broke out after Hamas' unprecedented attack on Israel on October 7, which killed more than 1,170 people, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally of Israeli official figures. Israeli retaliatory strikes against Hamas have killed at least 34,654 people in Gaza, mostly women and children, according to the Hamas-run territory's health ministry. Gaza's…
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Netanyahu vows to take control of Gaza-Egypt border in months-long conflict
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to regain control of the Gaza Strip border with Egypt, expanding Israel’s mission to neutralize Hamas in a conflict he says will last for months. hopefully. “The war is at its peak,” Netanyahu told reporters on Saturday about the fighting since October 7, when the Palestinian militant group…
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Scarce fuel supplies enter Gaza as Israel escalates attacks
There were also fresh shootings along Israel’s border with Lebanon, which the Israeli military warned could drag the Islamist movement and Hamas ally Hezbollah into a war. On a visit to troops near the Israeli-Lebanese border, Netanyahu said it would be “the mistake of his life” if Hezbollah started a war with Israel. Netanyahu said,…
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Humanitarian aid begins to enter Gaza from Egypt
According to Israeli officials, the Islamic group attacked into Israel from the Gaza Strip and killed at least 1,400 people, mostly civilians, who were shot, beheaded or burned in the first day of the attack, with More than 200 people were taken hostage. Israel has declared a complete siege of Gaza and cut off supplies…
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Egypt to open Gaza crossing for 20 aid trucks: Biden
Biden said the shipment likely won’t cross until Friday because road repairs are needed at the crossing. “They are going to patch the road. To get these trucks out, they have to fill potholes. And that’s going to take – they expect it to take about eight hours tomorrow,” he said. The US President said…
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The BRICS bloc has expanded to include Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Argentina and Ethiopia.
Iran and Saudi Arabia are among the six countries invited on Thursday to join the BRICS grouping of developing economies. The United Arab Emirates, Argentina, Egypt and Ethiopia are also set to join the bloc from 2024. The announcement was made at the BRICS summit in Johannesburg by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, whose country…
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Egypt announces new oil discovery in Gulf of Suez
Egypt announces new oil discovery in Gulf of Suez
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Egyptian craftsmen pave the way for the world’s luxury markets
Egyptian craftsmen pave the way for the world’s luxury markets
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Egypt unveils restoration of venerable Tahrir Square museum
Egypt has inaugurated the first phase of restoration of the venerated Egyptian Museum in central Cairo, giving the collection a facelift after many of its items were transferred to other museums across the country. The building in Cairo’s Tahrir Square first opened in 1902 and has long ranked as one of the world’s greatest museums,…
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Egyptians hit by rising food prices as crisis bites
“The bread I used to buy for one Egyptian pound now costs three,” said Rehab, 34, at a bakery in Cairo. “My husband earns 6,000 pounds ($242) a month, which used to last a whole month but is now gone in 10 days.” In a country heavily dependent on food imports, the prices of staples…
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Egypt’s new IMF deal aims to reduce government debt: cabinet
In a background document on Egypt, the IMF said the new program would finance some of the country’s foreign currency financing gap, and that Cairo had secured $5 billion in new financing for the fiscal year ending in June 2023. Of that, $2 billion will come from the sale of equity in private sector companies…
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Egypt removes pyramids for fashion, pop and art show
Egypt removes pyramids for fashion, pop and art show
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Egypt not out of trouble after IMF rescue deal
obstacles Ratings agency Fitch said this month that Egypt’s growing current account deficit and $33.9 billion in international debt payments leave Egypt vulnerable in the three years to mid-2025, when it warned a downgrade on the country’s credit rating. Only default-stricken Sri Lanka and soon-to-default Ghana spend more than the 41% of government revenue Egypt…
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Blogger jailed in Egypt
A blogger of Egypt Alber Sabe is sentenced to three year imprisonment for blasphemy and contempt of religion. He is alleged to circulate the controversial anti Islam video ‘Innocence of Islam’. Few months ago another female blogger created controversy by posting her half naked photo on her blog. She argued that she did it to…
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Nokia plan to raise ability of examine teachers
Nokia Corporation has taken the commander plan patrician “Nokia Education Delivery” (NED) to raise first propagandize teachers’ skills around mobile record in Bangladesh by upon condition which precision to 600 teachers in subsequent 3 years. Nokia officials said, underneath the project, vital problems of precision as good as guidance routine of denunciation will be identified…