Israeli and Egyptian officials held talks in both countries Sunday aimed at bolstering the Cairo-brokered ceasefire that ended the latest deadly flare-up of violence between the Jewish state and Gaza’s Hamas rulers.
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Egypt unveils coffins buried 2,500 years ago
Archaeologists in Egypt said Saturday they had found 59 well-preserved and sealed wooden coffins over recent weeks that were buried more than 2,500 years ago.
19 died, 30 injured in car explosion in Egypt
Nineteen people so far were killed and thirty others severely injured after a car crash set off a deadly explosion outside the National Cancer Institute in Egypt’s capital, Cairo.
Egypt FA chief quits after shock Cup of Nations exit
The president of the Egyptian Football Association Hani Abou Rida resigned late Saturday and “sacked” his technical team after the hosts’ shock elimination from the African Cup of Nations.
Tutankhamun sculpture’s London auction sparks Egyptian outcry
A 3,000-year-old head sculpture of an eternally-young Tutankhamun — the Egyptian pharaoh known as King Tut — goes under the hammer this week in London despite an outcry from Cairo.
Salah, hosts Egypt set for AFCON bow in stifling heat
All eyes will be on Mohamed Salah later Friday as the Egypt star looks to help the Africa Cup of Nations hosts launch their bid for a record-extending eighth title in style against Zimbabwe in the opening match of a tournament expanded to 24 teams for the first time.
Egypt former president Morsi dies after falling ill in court
Egypt’s first democratically elected civilian president Mohamed Morsi, an Islamist who was ousted after one year of divisive rule, died after falling ill during a court hearing on Monday, the attorney general said. He was 67.
AFCON 2019: NFF dispel fears over terrorist attacks in Egypt
Four people, including three Vietnamese tourists and an Egyptian guide, died in a bomb attack on a tourist bus in Cairo in December.