Egypt

Egypt urges Lebanese factions to commit to dialogue, official says

Cairo  - Egypt is urging all Lebanese factions to resolve their crisis through dialogue, Foreign Ministry spokesman Hossam Zaki said Saturday, stressing the situation in Beirut was "threatening and

Egyptian drivers strike after fuel-price increase

Cairo  - Hundreds of drivers went on strike in Arish in Egypt's Sinai peninsula in protest against the increase in fuel prices, a security official said Tuesday.

Eight killed in tourist bus accident in Egypt

EgyptCairo - Eight people were killed and 26 injured Thursday when a bus carrying tourists in Egypt's S

Palestinian factions agree to defuse tensions in Gaza Strip

Cairo  - Palestinian factions have agreed to de-escalate the situation in the Gaza Strip during a meeting in the Egyptian capital Cairo, the Egyptian government said in a statement Wednesday.

Egyptian-Palestinian summit in Sharm el-Sheikh

Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt  - Egyptian President Hosny Mubarak and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas are holding talks Sunday in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh ahead of a meeting of Palestinia

Egyptian mediation focussed only on Israeli-Hamas truce

Cairo  -  Egypt's mediating efforts are focusing only on initiating a truce between Israel and the Palestinian Islamic movement Hamas, media reports cited Egyptian Foreign Ministry spokesman Hossam

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