Officials say Qatar has decided to suspend its key mediation efforts between Hamas and Israel

Crowd in Egypt attacks a railway guard after 2 children are run over

CAIRO (AP) — Angry residents attacked a railway guard and his post in a town outside Cairo on Monday after a train ran over and killed two children, officials said. A crowd descended on the intersection near the town of Bilaydah in the city of Al-Ayat, where a train earlier killed...

Iranian foreign minister discusses regional tensions with Egyptian officials in Cairo

CAIRO (AP) — Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi discussed rising tensions in the region with Egyptian officials Thursday in Cairo during the first such visit by a top Iranian official to the North African nation in around a decade. Araghchi held talks with his Egyptian...

A grand museum displaying Egypt's ancient treasures is opening for a trial run

CAIRO (AP) — The Grand Egyptian Museum will open 12 halls with exhibits about ancient Egypt in its main galleries starting this week in a trial run ahead of the still-unannounced official opening, officials said Tuesday The museum, a mega-project near the famed Giza Pyramids which...

Train crash in Egypt kills 1 and injures more than 20 people

CAIRO (AP) — A locomotive crashed into the tail of the Cairo-bound passenger train Sunday in southern Egypt, killing at least one person and injuring multiple others, authorities said. It is the second train crash in a month in the North African country. The collision occurred in...

Ethiopia is worried over a defense deal between Egypt and Somalia as tensions rise in Horn of Africa

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Ethiopia is increasingly concerned over a recent defense deal between Egypt and Somalia, two countries that Addis Ababa is embroiled in disputes with amid rising tensions in the Horn of Africa region. Cairo and Mogadishu earlier this month signed a...

Health ministry says a dam has collapsed in eastern Sudan, with dozens reported missing

Israel-Hamas war cease-fire, hostage talks will continue after weekend meetings didn't resolve gaps

JERUSALEM (AP) — A round of high-level talks in Cairo meant to bring about a cease-fire and hostage deal to at least temporarily end the 10-month Israel-Hamas war in Gaza ended Sunday without a final agreement, a U.S. official said. But talks will continue at lower levels in the coming days in an...