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Israel's Netanyahu demands open-ended control of Gaza's border with Egypt
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that Israel must keep open-ended control of Gaza’s border with Egypt, digging in on his stance on an issue that has threatened to derail cease-fire efforts. Netanyahu’s comments came as the United States...
Egypt's president makes his first visit to Turkey as relations thaw
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The presidents of Turkey and Egypt on Wednesday found common ground on the war in Gaza as they continued to mend long-strained relations, emphasizing the need for a permanent cease-fire and guaranteed delivery of humanitarian aid. Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan...
Egypt recovers 3 ancient artifacts, including a mummified head, found in the Netherlands
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt recovered three ancient artifacts that were smuggled out of the country and found in the Netherlands, where two of the items were for sale in an antiques shop, Egyptian officials said Tuesday. The items retrieved include a mummified head from the Hellenistic...
Israeli airstrikes kill dozens in Gaza on the eve of high-level cease-fire talks in Egypt
CAIRO (AP) — Israeli airstrikes killed at least three dozen Palestinians in southern Gaza, health workers said Saturday, as officials including a Hamas delegation gathered for high-level cease-fire talks in neighboring Egypt. Eleven members of a family, including two children, were...
A baby evacuated from Gaza lost an eye and most of his family in the war
CAIRO (AP) — When Mostafa Qadoura was a week old, an Israeli strike on his home in the Gaza Strip last October launched him and his crib into the air, sent shrapnel into his right eye that damaged it beyond repair and killed one of his brothers. Mostafa was evacuated to Egypt weeks...
Train crashes into traffic in Egypt and kills 2, official says
CAIRO (AP) — A train on Egypt's northern coast crashed into traffic on Wednesday, killing two people and injuring two others, the local governor's office said. The crash, in the city of Borg el Arab located to the west of Alexandria, was due to a truck being on the tracks when...
Why is Israel demanding control over 2 Gaza corridors in the cease-fire talks?
Israel's demand for lasting control over two strategic corridors in Gaza, which Hamas has long rejected, threatens to unravel cease-fire talks aimed at ending the 10-month-old war, freeing scores of hostages and preventing an even wider conflict. Officials close to the negotiations...
Blinken says Israel OKs a plan to break the cease-fire impasse and urges Hamas to do the same
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday that Israel has accepted a proposal to bridge differences holding up a cease-fire and hostage release in Gaza, and he called on Hamas to do the same, without saying whether concerns cited by the militant group had been...
A trove of artifacts from Egypt's last dynasty has been found in 63 tombs
CAIRO (AP) — A trove of artifacts from Egypt’s last dynasty has been discovered in 63 tombs in the Nile Delta area and experts are working to restore and classify the finds, an official with the country’s antiquities authority said Monday. The artifacts include gold pieces and...
Iran warns airlines to avoid its airspace for 3 hours on Thursday over military drills, Egypt says
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s Civil Aviation Ministry said Wednesday it has ordered Egyptian airlines to avoid Iranian airspace for three hours the following day after a notice from Tehran to do so because of military exercises. The warning comes amid soaring tensions in the region...
