Inji Efflatoun – artist, feminist and communist in mid-20th-century Egypt, was jailed for her political activism. An artist, communist, feminist and a champion of the poorest people in Egypt – this is the story of the painter and political activist, Inji Efflatoun. She was born in 1924 into a traditional…
Petition by ex-antiquities minister asks for the return of the bust, saying it was removed from Egypt illegally in early 1900s. Prominent Egyptian archaeologist and former Antiquities Minister Zahi Hawass has launched a petition for the return to Egypt of the pharaonic bust of Queen Nefertiti from the Neues Museum in Berlin. Nefertiti’s…
The Philadelphi Corridor has become a point of contention in ceasefire talks as Israel’s war on Gaza grinds on and the Palestinian death toll approaches 41,000. In late May, Hamas and Israel appeared close to a deal that would have seen an Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, the release of about…
Hamas calls for pressure on Netanyahu to stick to agreed ceasefire plan, accuses the Israeli leader of using the Philadelphi Corridor to thwart deal. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his military must retain open-ended control over Gaza’s southern border area with Egypt – known as the Philadelphi Corridor –…
A delegation from the Palestinian group Hamas has landed in Cairo on Saturday evening to “listen to the results of negotiations thus far” between mediators – Egypt, Qatar and the United States – and Israel. Observers are reluctant to call this a hopeful sign as conviction grows that Gaza ceasefire…
After more than 10 months of relentless bombardment of the Gaza Strip, which has killed more than 40,000 Palestinians, leaders from Israel and Palestinian group Hamas have been invited by mediators for a fresh round of talks on Thursday. The talks have been put together partly in an effort to…
While there is no clarity on Hamas joining, the US State Department says Qatar has assured Washington the Palestinian group will be represented. A new round of Gaza ceasefire negotiations are set to take place in Doha, involving officials from Israel, Qatar, the United States and Egypt, officials said. It…
The group has said it wants a truce plan based on US President Joe Biden’s May 31 ceasefire proposal. Hamas has asked mediators to present a plan based upon previous truce talks instead of attempting to find a new Gaza ceasefire deal, days ahead of talks proposed by the United…
Israel says it will attend as its forces kill more than 100 Palestinians in school attack. Israel has bombed another school in one of the worst attacks of its war on Gaza. Yet it says it will attend ceasefire talks brokered by the US, Qatar and Egypt next week. But…
Qatar, Egypt and the United States have called on Israel and Hamas to resume talks to reach a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, as Israel’s continued bombardment of the territory has killed nearly 40,000 Palestinians and raised fears of further regional escalation. In a joint statement on Thursday, the three…
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