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Egypt, Palestine Hold Talks on Trump’s Gaza Ceasefire Plan

(MENAFN) Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and Palestinian Vice President Hussein al-Sheikh held a critical phone conversation on Saturday to review the latest developments regarding the U.S. ceasefire proposal for Gaza, according to a...

Egypt Reveals Hosting Indirect Talks Between Israel, Hamas

(MENAFN) Egypt announced on Saturday that it will host a fresh round of indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas on Sunday, focusing on the specifics of a prisoner exchange as part of US President Donald Trump’s initiative to end the...

Egypt verifies organizing fresh round of talks between Hamas, Israel

(MENAFN) Egypt verified on Saturday that it will host a new phase of mediator discussions between Israel and Hamas on Sunday. These negotiations will focus on the details of a inmate swap as part of a plan put forward by US President Donald Trump...

Trump’s son-in-law, Witkoff to attend Gaza peace summit in Egypt

(MENAFN) US special envoy Steve Witkoff and US President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner will join Gaza peace plan talks between Israeli and Hamas negotiators in Egypt on Wednesday. Their arrival comes as a second day of indirect talks on...

Qatari Premier Plans Joining Gaza Ceasefire Talks in Egypt

(MENAFN) Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman is scheduled to travel to Egypt’s Red Sea resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh on Wednesday to participate in ceasefire discussions between Hamas and Israel concerning Gaza. The prime...

Witkoff, Kushner Land in Egypt for Talks on Gaza Ceasefire

(MENAFN) US President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, along with his son-in-law Jared Kushner, touched down in Egypt early Wednesday to advance urgent Gaza ceasefire negotiations, according to US media outlets. “President Trump's...

Hamas, Israel Indirect Talks Resume in Egypt

(MENAFN) Indirect discussions between Hamas and Israel have recommenced in Egypt, focusing on a potential ceasefire in Gaza and an exchange of prisoners. The negotiations, facilitated by intermediaries, are taking place in the coastal resort city...

Hamas-Israel Indirect Gaza Ceasefire Talks Continue in Egypt

(MENAFN) Indirect negotiations between Hamas and Israel aimed at securing a Gaza ceasefire and prisoner swap resumed in Egypt on Tuesday, according to multiple reports. The Egyptian daily AlMasry Alyoum stated that talks between Hamas and Israeli...

Trump praises ‘very positive’ talks with Hamas before Egypt summit

(MENAFN) President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that discussions with Hamas regarding his proposed Gaza ceasefire have made significant progress as key meetings are set to take place in Egypt. “There have been very positive discussions with...

Trumps calls for quick move before Gaza negotiations in Egypt

(MENAFN) President Donald Trump has called on all parties involved in the Gaza conflict to "move fast" as indirect negotiations between Hamas and Israel are set to begin in Egypt on Monday. The discussions follow Hamas's agreement to certain...

Egypt Advances Toward First Nuclear Power Plant

(MENAFN) Egypt is steadily advancing toward the completion of its inaugural nuclear power facility, anticipated to be finalized by 2029, according to Electricity and Renewable Energy Minister Mahmoud Esmat. In an interview with a news agency,...

Egypt on Track to Finalize First Nuclear Power Plant

(MENAFN) Egypt is on track to finalize the construction of its first nuclear power facility by 2029, according to Electricity and Renewable Energy Minister Mahmoud Esmat in an interview with media. The government is also evaluating the possibility...

Iran Says Cairo Deal "No Longer Valid" Following Snapback Sanctions

(MENAFN) Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi declared on Sunday that the cooperation agreement with the UN nuclear watchdog signed in Cairo is now "no longer valid," following the reimposition of snapback sanctions by Western nations. “The...

Water and Power: Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia at Odds Over Africa’s Largest Dam

In this episode of Middle East Focus, hosts Alistair Taylor and Matthew Czekaj are joined by MEI Senior Fellow Mirette F. Mabrouk to unpack the growing tensions over the recently inaugurated Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Nile. With...

Bus Crash Leaves Eight Dead, Fourteen Injured in Egypt

(MENAFN) At least eight people were killed and 14 others injured on Monday when a passenger bus flipped over on a desert highway in southern Egypt's Minya province, according to the Ministry of Health and Population. The crash occurred as the bus...

Egyptian President Grants Pardon to Alaa Abdel-Fattah

(MENAFN) Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Monday announced a presidential pardon for Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah, according to reports from local media. The 43-year-old activist was among six inmates included in the...

350+ Senior Delegates attend Payment Security Summit in Egypt – A Milestone for Country’s Digital Transformation Journey

Held under the theme “Empowering Secure Transactions in the Digital Age”, the summit marked a milestone moment for Egypt’s digital financial ecosystem CAIRO, EGYPT, September 29, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- QNA, in strategic collaboration with...

Egypt Opens Chinese, Turkish Industrial Factories in SCZone

(MENAFN) Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly officially opened a series of cutting-edge industrial developments on Saturday within the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone), highlighting investments from Turkish and Chinese firms, according to a...

Egypt Defends Sinai Military Presence as Move to Secure National Borders

(MENAFN) Egypt on Saturday evening asserted that its military presence in the Sinai Peninsula is focused on protecting national borders and aligns fully with the 1979 peace agreement with Israel. This declaration came in response to a report by...

Egypt Explains Reason of Sinai Military Presence

(MENAFN) Egypt declared late Saturday that its armed deployment in the Sinai Peninsula is intended to protect national frontiers and aligns with the 1979 peace accord with Israel. This clarification followed a report by a US-based news outlet,...