Truce in Gaza may be extended
The four-day truce in the Gaza Strip may be extended for another two days, Egypt and the US inform
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Cairo to open checkpoint for sending humanitarian assistance to Gaza
U.S. President Joe Biden said that Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has agreed to open the Rafah border crossing for 20 trucks with …
Blinken arrives in Egypt at start of his Middle East tour
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in the Middle East on Sunday, beginning a three-day visit as violence flares between Israelis and Palestinians, and with Iran and the Ukraine crisis high on the agenda. After a stop in …
Biden and Sisi discuss de-escalation in Palestinian territories
U.S. President Joe Biden called Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Thursday to discuss steps to end fighting in the Palestinian territories, the Egyptian presidency said. The call is the first Sisi has received from Biden …
U.S. and Egypt discuss Syria and Israel
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held a meeting with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said. "Secretary Michael R. …
Egyptian Foreign Ministry approves participation of US investigators in A321 crash
Egypt has accepted an application by US investigators to take part in the inquiry into the crash of the Russian A321 airliner in Egypt, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said. But he added that Washington and London did ...