Who is Itamar Ben-Gvir, the far-right minister who resigned from Netanyahu's Cabinet?

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel's far-right national security minister resigned from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Cabinet on Sunday to express his disapproval of the Gaza ceasefire deal. The resignation of Itamar Ben-Gvir does not threaten the ceasefire, but it does weaken...

AP Exclusive: Egypt's chief diplomat urges Israel and Hamas to enact ceasefire 'without any delay'

NEW ADMINISTRATIVE CAPITAL, Egypt (AP) — Egypt’s chief diplomat on Thursday called on Israel and Hamas to implement a Gaza ceasefire plan “without any delay,” raising pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to accept the deal. Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty...

US shifts $100 million in military aid from Israel and Egypt to Lebanon to bolster ceasefire

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration in its final days is shifting more than $100 million in military aid from Israel and Egypt to Lebanon as it tries to bolster a ceasefire agreement it helped mediate between Israel and Hezbollah. In separate notices sent to Congress, the...

AP WAS THERE: Carter announces Middle East peace agreement

WASHINGTON (AP) — ___ EDITORS: As part of its coverage of the death of former President Jimmy Carter, The Associated Press is looking back at major events in his life. Carter's success at Camp David negotiating a Mideast Peace agreement between Egypt and Israel was one of his...

Egypt's prime minister briefly pauses a news conference after feeling dizzy

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's prime minister was forced to briefly pause a televised news conference on Wednesday after experiencing some dizziness, a government spokesperson said. Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouly, 58, was speaking at the new administrative capital in Cairo during his...

At least 8 killed in building collapse in Cairo

CAIRO (AP) — An apartment building collapsed on Tuesday in Egypt’s capital, killing at least eight people, authorities said. The Health Ministry said in a statement that the collapse of the six-story building in Cairo’s western neighborhood of Waili also injured three people,...

Officials in Egypt say over a dozen people are missing after a tourist vessel sank in the Red Sea

CAIRO (AP) — Officials in Egypt say over a dozen people are missing after a tourist vessel sank in the Red Sea.

Egypt's president says his country has proposed a 2-day cease-fire in Gaza during which 4 hostages would be freed

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's president says his country has proposed a 2-day cease-fire in Gaza during which 4 hostages would be freed.