Postage Stamp To Mark 75 Years of Pak-Egypt Ties
ISLAMABAD: A special postage stamp was launched jointly by Foreign Secretary Muhammad Syrus Sajjad Qazi and Egyptian Ambassador Dr. Ilab Abdelhamid on Wednesday (21st August, 2024) to mark 75 years…
8th edition of Women Int’l Film Festival ends
ISLAMABAD: The 8th edition of the Women International Film Festival (WIFF) concluded on Saturday, the two-day event, which commenced on March 2nd, 2024, witnessed a diverse array of films from…
Call to stop the ongoing offensive in Rafah
Germany, France, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Turkiye and Egypt have called on Israel to stop the ongoing offensive in Rafah and work for a ceasefire to address the humanitarian crisis…
Egypt, Israel agree to let US citizens leave Gaza
RIYADH: Egypt and Israel have agreed to let US citizens leave the Gaza Strip through the Rafah crossing on Saturday as Israel carries out strikes against Hamas freedom fighters, a…
Egypt pound halves in value since March
CAIRO: The Egyptian pound was trading Wednesday at half its value from March after the central bank intervened for a third time as part of an International Monetary Fund loan…
Egypt papyrus makers keep tradition alive despite tourism slump
ALQARAMUS (Egypt): In the lush green fields of Egypt's fertile Delta Valley, farmers and artisans are struggling to make a living as they keep alive the Pharaonic-era tradition of making…
Amnesty says govt phishing endangers Egypt activists
Egypt opens strategic Mediterranean naval base
Marsa Matrouh: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Saturday opened a strategic naval base on the Mediterranean Sea to "secure shipping lines", the presidency said. "It is the latest Egyptian…
Egypt sentences TikTok influencers over ‘human trafficking’
CAIRO: An Egyptian court has sentenced two women TikTok influencers to six and 10 years in jail respectively for "human trafficking", a lawyer representing one of them told the Media…
Egypt academics, researchers caught in state cross-hairs
CAIRO: Clutching his passport and ticket to Seattle, Waleed Salem had a sinking feeling he would be prevented from boarding his flight from Cairo because of his academic research. His…
Israel, Egypt hold talks toward Gaza ‘permanent ceasefire’
CAIRO: Israeli and Egyptian officials held talks in both countries Sunday aimed at bolstering the Cairo-brokered ceasefire that ended the latest deadly flare-up of violence between the Jewish state and…
Egypt unveils 3,000-year-old ‘lost’ city near Luxor
LUXOR: Archaeologists Saturday showed off their finds at what they say is the "largest" ancient city ever found in Egypt, dating to a golden age of the pharaohs 3,000 years…
Egypt’s commerce reputation survives Suez blockage: analysts
CAIRO:Â The near week-long shutdown of the Suez Canal threw an uncomfortable international spotlight on Egypt, but experts see limited overall fallout for its commercial shipping reputation. The accident, in which…
Massive container ship blocks Suez Canal
CAIRO: A giant container ship has blocked the Suez Canal in Egypt, tracking websites showed Wednesday, bringing marine traffic to a shuddering halt along one of the world's busiest trade…
5000 years old brewery unearthed in Egypt
CAIRO: According to the tourism ministry of Egypt, world's oldest high-production brewery (that was operational 5000 years ago) has been unearthed by a team of local and American archaeologists at…
Egypt kicks off vaccine drive as France tightens borders
ISMAILIA: Egypt, the Arab world's most populous country, began its mass coronavirus vaccination campaign Sunday, as several large nations struggled with their inoculation rollouts and France imposed new border controls.…
Egypt hospital fire kills 7 coronavirus patients
CAIRO: A fire at a hospital north of Cairo on Saturday killed seven coronavirus patients, security and judicial sources said. The blaze in the intensive care unit of the hospital…
Egypt finds treasure trove of over 100 sarcophagi
Saqqara: Egypt announced Saturday the discovery of an ancient treasure trove of more than a 100 intact sarcophagi, the largest such find this year. The sealed wooden coffins, unveiled on…
Israel approves first West Bank settler homes since Gulf deals
JERUSALEM: Israel approved 2,166 new homes in settlements across the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, official figures sent to AFP showed, ending an eight-month lull in settlement expansion. The approvals…
Egypt releases detained journalist amid outcry
CAIRO: Egypt's prosecutor-general has ordered the release of a journalist days after she was arrested in the country's south, amid outcry from international press freedom advocates. "The prosecutor-general has ordered…
Israel establishes full ties with Bahrain, UAE at White House
WASHINGTON: Israel normalized relations with long-time foes Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates at the White House on Tuesday as President Donald Trump said similar US-brokered deals were close between…
Egypt tries plasma treatment to fight pandemic
CAIRO: Mohamed Fathi, an Egyptian man who has recovered from Covid-19, winced as he watched tubes running down his arm to donate blood plasma, but insisted: "if I can help…
Israel keeps up Gaza strikes after Qatar joins mediation bid
GAZA CITY: Israeli warplanes struck a Hamas target in Gaza overnight, the military said Wednesday, even as a Qatari envoy joined efforts to broker an end to the almost three-week…
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Israel bombs Gaza after warning Hamas it risks war
JERUSALEM: Israeli warplanes bombed the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip overnight after Palestinians fired a rocket into southern Israel, the army said. The latest exchange came as Israel warned Hamas it was…
Egypt mediators enter Gaza after week of clashes with Israel
GAZA CITY: Egyptian mediators entered Gaza on Monday seeking to calm tensions after a week of clashes in which Israel has launched military strikes in response to airborne incendiary devices…