Talks in Cairo towards a Gaza truce and hostage release deal have made "significantprogress", Egyptian state-linked media reported Monday, more than half a yearinto the war started by the October 7 attack. Israel kept up the pressure, warning that it was ready for future militaryoperations against Hamas in Gaza's far-southern city of Rafah, the last areaso far spared a ground invasion. Israel on Sunday pulled its forces out of the southern Gaza Strip and themain city there, Khan Yunis, allowing large numbers of displaced Palestiniansto return to the devastated urban area.
According to a US official, speaking on condition of anonymity ahead of talks between US President Joe Biden and Israeli
Egypt has announced a 15-percent increase in petrol prices, which will come into effect on Friday, as part of a
Egyptian officials convened on Tuesday to discuss the nation’s detention policies, according to human rights lawyers and groups cited
Egypt has been plagued with persistent blackouts this year due to the dual pressures of soaring temperatures increasing the demand
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