Oil tanker breaks down in Egypt’s Suez Canal, disrupting traffic in the global waterway
Cairo (AP) — A tanker transporting curd oil broke down in a single-lane part of Egypt’s Suez Canal on Sunday,
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3 Israeli soldiers, Egyptian officer killed in gunbattle at the border
Jerusalem (AP) — A gunbattle along Israel’s southern border with Egypt left three Israeli soldiers and an Egyptian officer dead Saturday,
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Two wounded in ‘security incident’ along Israel-Egypt border -Israeli military
Jerusalem (Reuters) – At least two people were wounded in a “security incident” around Israel’s southern border with Egypt on
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Egypt’s Sisi, Turkey’s Erdogan agree on reinstating ambassadors, Egypt’s presidency says
Cairo (Reuters) – Egypt President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed on “the immediate start of
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Iran supreme leader says he’d ‘welcome’ full diplomatic ties with Egypt; presidency websites hacked
Associated Press Cairo relies on Saudi Arabia and other oil-rich Gulf Arab states for economic support. Iran’s supreme leader said
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EgyptAir flight from Cairo blows tire during landing in Saudi Arabia
Cairo (AP) — An EgyptAir jetliner blew out a tire but made a safe landing at its destination early Sunday
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Egypt unveils recently discovered ancient workshops, tombs in Saqqara necropolis
Cairo (AP) — Egyptian antiquities authorities Saturday unveiled ancient workshops and tombs they say were discovered recently at a Pharaonic
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Egypt’s female ‘prisoners of poverty’ struggle with stigma
Reuters As many as 60% of the population of 104 million is estimated to be below or close to the
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Hong Kong-flagged vessel briefly runs aground in Egypt’s vital Suez Canal, later refloated
Cairo (AP) — A Hong Kong-flagged ship briefly ran aground Thursday in Egypt’s vital Suez Canal, though authorities said they
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Egypt sells $121.6 mln stake in state-controlled Telecom Egypt
Cairo (Reuters) – Egypt’s government sold a 9.5% stake in state-controlled Telecom Egypt (ETEL.CA) for 3.75 billion Egyptian pounds ($121.6 million), the
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