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Eight Palestinians freed by Israel to be deported: Egyptian media
The Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing received on Saturday eight Palestinian prisoners set for deportation after being released by Israel as part of the ongoing ceasefire deal with Hamas, Egypt’s Al-Qahera…
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Egyptian man executed for killing Indian expat in Saudi Arabia
Riyadh: The authorities in Saudi Arabia recently executed an Egyptian citizen who was convicted of killing an Indian expat in the Kingdom, in 2021. The Ministry of Interior (MoI) said in a…
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Egyptian foreign min reaffirms Cairo’s support for Syrian sovereignty
Cairo: Egyptian foreign minister Badr Abdelatty and his Syrian counterpart Bassam Sabbagh discussed in a phone call on Wednesday, December 4 the latest developments in Syria and their impact on the security…
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Egypt launches online application to reconstruct damaged antiques virtually
Egypt launched a new digital filter application to reconstruct damaged ancient Egyptian artefacts at the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square and the National Museum of Egyptian Civilisation. Dubbed the Interactive Mobile Application…
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Egyptian army denies reports about helping Israel in military operations
Cairo: The Egyptian armed forces refuted claims circulating on social media that they were involved in supporting Israel’s military operations. The army said in a post on the platform X that “there…
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Dubai: Taxi driver returns valuables worth Rs 2 cr to police, honoured
A Dubai-based Egyptian taxi driver was honoured by the police for his honesty. Hamada Abu Zeid, who works for Dubai Taxi Corporation, returned valuables worth Dirham one million (Rs 2,28,88,500) that he…
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Egyptian police seize nearly 2,000 ancient Roman-era coins
Egyptian police seized 1,945 ancient silver and bronze coins dating back to the Roman Period of Egyptian history, which extended from 30 BC to 395 AD, the Egyptian Interior Ministry said in…
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Indian author Arundhati Roy wins PEN Pinter Prize, donates prize money to Palestine
Indian-British author and activist Arundhati Roy has been awarded the PEN Pinter Prize 2024 during a ceremony at the British Library in London on Thursday, October 10. During her acceptance speech for…
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Bassem Youssef’s X account disappears after pro-Palestine post
Prominent Egyptian American comedian Bassem Youssef’s X account, which had more than 11 million followers, has been removed. The link to Youssef’s X page, now reads that “this account doesn’t exist”. The reason for…
- India
‘Delighted to speak with the new Egyptian Foreign Minister’: EAM congratulates Dr Abdelatty
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday spoke with Egypt’s new Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and congratulated him on assuming the role. Jaishankar said that he is “looking forward” to…
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UAE: Expat returns Rs 33L cash found in ATM to police, honoured
Ajman: A United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based Egyptian expat was honoured by Ajman police for his honesty as he returned lost cash worth Dirham 149,000 (Rs 33,77,156). Abdel Fattah Mahmoud Abdel Fattah found…
- World
PM Modi meets Egyptian counterpart, top ministers
Cairo: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday began his maiden state visit to Egypt by holding discussions with his Egyptian counterpart Mostafa Madbouly and top Cabinet ministers on deepening trade relations and…
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Saudi cops arrest 3 expats in Makkah over fake Haj campaigns
Riyadh: Three expatriates were arrested by the Saudi police for running false campaigns for Haj pilgrimage, which is scheduled to take place in the kingdom later this month. According to Saudi media…
