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PM Modi gets invitation for Sharm-el-Sheikh Gaza Peace Summit co-chaired by Trump in Egypt
India | Oct 12, 2025, 06:32 PM ISTEgypt will host an international summit in the Red Sea resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh on Monday to finalize an agreement aimed at ending the war in Gaza.
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Remnants of 2,000-year-old Sunken city Resurface off Alexandria | In pics
World | Aug 22, 2025, 03:09 PM ISTCranes hoisted statues from depths of submerged site that authorities say may be extension of ancient city of Canopus
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Oil-drilling vessel capsizes in Gulf of Suez: 4 dead, several missing as rescue efforts continue
World | Jul 02, 2025, 04:27 PM ISTAt least four crew members died and three remain missing after an oil-drilling vessel capsized in Egypt's Gulf of Suez during a towing operation.
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Egypt FM Condemns Pahalgam Attack on Civilians After Meeting Supriya Sule-Led Delegation in Cairo
News | Jun 04, 2025, 02:01 PM ISTAfter meeting Supriya Sule-led delegation, Egypt’s Foreign Minister condemned the Kashmir terror attack and stressed boosting India-Egypt trade ties, calling the nations' relationship historic and politically strong.
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Pakistan copied India's diplomacy move, says Supriya Sule as delegation wraps up Op Sindoor outreach
India | Jun 04, 2025, 07:25 AM ISTAs India’s Operation Sindoor delegation concluded its four-nation tour in Egypt, NCP-SCP MP Supriya Sule said Pakistan’s move to send similar delegations shows India’s diplomatic initiative has been “copied” and thus proven successful.
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7 countries with the most battle tank fleets in the World
World | Jan 16, 2025, 10:27 AM ISTHeavily armed and armoured, the modern tank is a versatile and mobile weapons platform and a critical piece of contemporary combined arms warfare.
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Egypt: 12 people killed, 33 injured after bus carrying students crashes on Ain Sokhna highway
World | Oct 15, 2024, 07:11 AM ISTAccording to a statement released by the Egyptian Health Ministry, dozens of ambulances rushed to the accident site. The injured were taken to the Suez Medical Complex. However, the statement didn't disclose their condition.
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Egypt: Two passenger trains collide in Zagazig province, 3 killed and nearly 50 injured | VIDEO
World | Sep 15, 2024, 02:38 PM ISTAt least three people were killed and 49 others wounded in a collision between two passenger trains in Zagazig city northeast of Cairo, Egypt's health ministry said on Saturday.
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Israeli PM Netanyahu says he will agree to permanent Gaza ceasefire under THIS condition
World | Sep 05, 2024, 11:40 AM ISTNetanyahu's stance on the Philadelphi corridor has threatened to derail ceasefire efforts in Gaza as Hamas and other negotiators have called for a full Israeli withdrawal. Israel claims Hamas smuggles weapons and supplies through the corridor located at Gaza's border with Egypt.
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Egypt: Train crashes into truck in busy traffic area, kills several people on road
World | Aug 22, 2024, 06:51 AM ISTAccording to a statement from the Alexandria governor's office, the crash in Borg el Arab, west of Alexandria, occurred because a truck was on the tracks, which were supposed to be closed for a passenger train's passage.
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'Not there yet': US presents new ceasefire proposal for Israel-Hamas war as Gaza talks paused
World | Aug 17, 2024, 01:33 PM ISTThe US, Qatar and Egypt said a lot of progress was made on a number of issues in the last 48 hours and Washington presented a new proposal to close gaps for the implementation of a ceasefire deal. Israel's military campaign has killed more than 40,000 people in Gaza.
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Over 1,000 pilgrims died during Hajj in 2024 due to record-breaking heatwaves, nearly 100 from India
World | Jun 23, 2024, 08:23 PM ISTMore than half of the 1,000 deceased pilgrims were from Egypt - 672 - and the Ministry of External Affairs announced that at least 98 Indians had also died. Deadly heatwaves have swept across the Northern Hemisphere this year due to climate change, including the Islamic holy sites in Saudi Arabia.
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Hajj: At least 550 pilgrims die of heatstroke as temp climbs 50°C, maximum belongs to THIS country
World | Jun 19, 2024, 05:33 PM ISTAt Mina and the Grand Mosque, cooling stations on the roads leading to the mount and in its surrounding areas sprayed pilgrims with water to help combat the heat, which had already climbed to 47C at Mount Arafat, according to Saudi Arabia’s National Centre for Meteorology.
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India welcomes Egypt, Iran, UAE, Saudi Arabia and Ethiopia as new BRICS members
World | Jun 10, 2024, 10:40 PM ISTAll members of the BRICS in August 2023 approved the expansion of the bloc by including Iran, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Ethiopia. Russia took over the presidency of the BRICS on January 1 and it will feature over 250 various events.
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Concerns for wider conflict soar as Israel claims taken control of a strategic location near Egypt
World | May 29, 2024, 11:44 PM ISTThe move comes as Israel has deepened its incursion into the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where hundreds of thousands of people seeking shelter from fighting elsewhere have been displaced, and where intensifying violence in recent days has killed dozens of Palestinians.
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Hamas accepts three-phase ceasefire deal, but why did Israel say no to it?
News | May 07, 2024, 11:46 PM ISTPalestinian Islamist group Hamas said that it had agreed to a three-phased deal for a ceasefire and hostages-for-prisoners swap, although an Israeli official said the deal was not acceptable to Israel because terms had been "softened". But how will this 3-day truce work?
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Israel-Hamas War: Hamas says it accepts ceasefire proposal of Egypt, Qatar
News | May 07, 2024, 06:28 PM ISTAs per the media reports, Hamas informed Qatar and Egypt that they had agreed to accept the ceasefire plan proposed by the mediators. Watch to know more!
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Hamas says Gaza ceasefire talks stalled, Israel vows military operation in Rafah
World | May 06, 2024, 12:04 AM ISTWhile Hamas negotiators had arrived in Cairo on Saturday for intensified talks on a possible ceasefire in Gaza, the Israeli government abstained from the talks leading to failure of the initiative.
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Hamas negotiators arrive in Cairo for talks on ceasefire deal with Israel amid boiling tensions
World | May 04, 2024, 05:59 PM ISTSome reports indicate that there has been some progress in negotiating a temporary ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, the latter demanding a complete withdrawal of troops. However, an Israeli official has downplayed such reports, saying Israel will not end the war until Hamas is eliminated.
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Hamas to consider 'extraordinarily generous' ceasefire proposal that could avert Rafah invasion
World | Apr 30, 2024, 07:17 AM ISTThe deal proposed by Egypt calls for the release of some Israeli hostages and the "restoration of sustainable calm" in the seven-month-long war in Gaza. It comes amid global alarm over a possible Israeli invasion in Rafah, where over a million Palestinians have taken shelter.