A $53bn (£41.4 billion) reconstruction plan to rival President Donald Trump’s idea for the US to “take over Gaza” and move out more than two million Palestinians has been approved…
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Egypt: Arab leaders set to back alternative to Trump’s Gaza reconstruction plan
A reconstruction plan to rival President Donald Trump’s idea for the US to “take over Gaza” and move out more than two million Palestinians is expected to be approved at…
Egypt: First pharaoh’s tomb found since Tutankhamun’s
Egyptologists have discovered the first tomb of a pharaoh since Tutankhamun’s was uncovered over a century ago. Until recently, King Thutmose II’s tomb was the last undiscovered royal tomb of…
Palestine: Gaza plans put Egypt-US relations to tough test
In the bustling heart of Cairo, coffee shops teem with Gazans who managed to flee at the start of Israel’s devastating war on Hamas. Although they have found safety, they…
Egypt: Ancient Egyptian mummies still smell nice, study finds
Even after 5,000 years in a sarcophagus, mummified bodies from ancient Egypt still smell quite nice, scientists have discovered. Researchers who examined nine mummies found that though there was some…
Palestine: Hamas says it will continue releasing Israeli hostages under Gaza deal
Hamas has said it is committed to implementing the Gaza ceasefire deal with Israel and will continue releasing hostages as scheduled, raising hopes that a resumption of the war can…
Egypt: Cairo to present vision to rebuild Gaza without displacement
Egypt has said it is working on a comprehensive vision for the reconstruction of the war-torn Gaza Strip that guarantees Palestinians the right to stay on their land, unlike the…
Palestine: Confusion and mistrust hang over efforts to save Gaza ceasefire
The Gaza ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas has looked shaky since it came into force on 19 January but now looks the closest yet to totally falling apart. A…
UK: Mother on hunger strike asks PM Keir Starmer for help to free her son
A mother who has been on hunger strike for 134 days to campaign for her son to be released from an Egyptian prison has asked Sir Keir Starmer to continue…
Palestine: US and Egyptian contractors screening vehicles at Gaza checkpoint
US and Egyptian security contractors are screening Palestinian vehicles travelling from southern to northern Gaza under the ceasefire and hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas, a Palestinian security official…