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Egypt swears in a new Cabinet as mounting economic challenges fuel public discontent
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 5 days agoCAIRO (AP) — Egypt swears in a new Cabinet as mounting economic challenges fuel public discontent.
Israeli protesters block highways, call for cease-fire to return hostages 9 months into war in Gaza
The Canadian Press via Yahoo Canada News· 2 hours agoTEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Marking nine months since the war in Gaza started, Israeli protesters...
Egypt overhauls cabinet as economic pressures, power cuts persist
Reuters via Yahoo Canada News· 5 days agoCAIRO (Reuters) -Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi swore in a heavily reshuffled cabinet on...
Egypt's Sisi names new armed forces chief of staff, defence minister
Reuters via Yahoo Canada News· 5 days agoCAIRO (Reuters) -Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi named a new chief of staff for the armed...
Hamas clears the way for a possible cease-fire in Gaza after dropping key demand, officials say
The Canadian Press via Yahoo Canada News· 1 day agoDEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza (AP) — Hamas has given its initial approval of a U.S.-backed proposal for a...
Sudanese political factions meet in Cairo with little prospect of peace
StreetInsider· 2 days agoCAIRO (Reuters) -Rival Sudanese political factions formally attended reconciliation talks in Cairo on Saturday, the first since a conflict in the country ...
Death toll rises to 14 in building collapse in S. Egypt
The Nation· 5 days agoThe death toll from the collapse of a three-story building in Egypt’s southern governorate of Assiut rose to 14, while six other residents were injured, said a statement by ...
Egypt Eyes First New Finance Head Since 2018 by Picking Kouchouk
Bloomberg via Yahoo Finance Canada· 6 days ago(Bloomberg) -- Egypt is set to name Ahmed Kouchouk as its first new finance minister since 2018,...
Hamas says hostage deal possible without permanent ceasefire
The Nation· 3 hours agoIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was scheduled to hold consultations on Sunday on the next steps in negotiating the three-phase plan that was presented in May by US President Joe Biden ...
Tour guide sets off on Harrogate-Cairo bike ride
BBC News· 5 days agoA walking tour guide has set off on a charity bike ride from North Yorkshire to Cairo to raise money for differently-abled people in Peru and Ecuador....