Egypt

Egypt has proposed an initial two-day ceasefire in Gaza to exchange four Israeli hostages of Hamas for some Palestinian prisoners. Egyptian leader Abdel Fattah al-Sisi announced that efforts to defuse…

A bus carrying university students crashed and overturned on a highway in northeastern Egypt, killing 12 people and injuring 33 others, the health ministry said. Students from the Suez-based Galala…

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Egypt for talks Thursday including efforts to try to find progress in achieving a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas in the war…

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Egypt on Tuesday to discuss a Gaza ceasefire and the release of hostages with Egyptian officials, the State Department said. Washington…

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi arrived in Ankara on Wednesday for talks with Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan, the first such presidential visit in 12 years, amid a warming of long-frozen…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pushed back against pressure for him to do more to secure the release of Israelis held captive in the Gaza Strip after 11 months…

Hamas has rejected “new conditions” in a Gaza ceasefire proposal that US-led mediators presented during two days of talks in Qatar. Diplomatic efforts have so far failed to alleviate the…

Qatar is set to host Gaza ceasefire talks on Thursday, seeking a so-far elusive agreement that the United States hopes would stop Iran from striking Israel and avert a wider…

U.S. President Joe Biden says the goal of peace in Gaza appears increasingly elusive, despite the White House and key mediators Egypt and Qatar intensifying efforts to push Israel and…

Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi attempted to give 10 million dollars to former president Donald Trump to boost his 2016 presidential campaign, according to an investigation by the Washington Post.…