Egypt

Beena Kannan heads to Alexandria: What to see in the ancient city?

January 08, 2024

Beena Kannan heads to Alexandria: What to see in the ancient city?

Alexandria city, on the Mediterranean coast of Egypt, is the second largest city thereafter Cairo and has a rich cultural heritage.

December 31, 2023
War to last for months, says Netanyahu; vows to control border with Egypt

The move was seen as an attempt to place the enclave under exclusive Israeli control after years of being run by Hamas.
November 24, 2023
Hamas says 24 hostages handed over to Egypt; 39 Palestinians released from Israeli jails

The hostages released by Hamas include 13 Israelis, 10 Thais and one Filipino.
November 01, 2023
Foreigners, wounded allowed to leave Gaza through Egypt's Rafah border

The deal, reached between Egypt, Israel and Hamas, followed another day of bloodshed in Gaza in which an Israeli air strike killed over 50 people in a refugee camp.
October 16, 2023
Israeli PM denies reports of 'ceasefire' amid re-opening of Gaza-Egypt border

Rafah, which is on the border between Egypt's Sinai Peninsula and Hamas-governed Gaza, is the only crossing into the territory not controlled by Israel.
June 25, 2023
PM Modi meets Egypt's Grand Mufti, discusses countering extremism, radicalisation

Indian PM Modi is on a two-day state visit to Egypt.
May 04, 2023
17 dead, 29 injured after bus rams into truck in Egypt

It was not immediately clear how the accident occurred. Reckless driving, lax traffic rules and poor road conditions cause many vehicular crashes in Egypt.

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