Why Israel’s impending Rafah offensive is testing ties with Egypt | Israel War on Gaza News

Why Israel’s impending Rafah offensive is testing ties with Egypt | Israel War on Gaza News

Egypt was the first Arab country to establish diplomatic ties with Israel back in 1979 following the Camp David Accords. But Israel’s war on Gaza has strained ties between the two countries. Now, Israel’s planned ground offensive in the southern Gaza city of Rafah is heightening those tensions, at a time…

Erdogan, el-Sisi demand Israel halt looming offensive on Rafah | Israel War on Gaza News

Erdogan, el-Sisi demand Israel halt looming offensive on Rafah | Israel War on Gaza News

Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in Cairo as relations warm following years of tensions. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi leader have called for a halt to Israel’s looming offensive on Rafah in southern Gaza as the leaders held bilateral talks in Cairo….

What is happening in Gaza’s Rafah as Israel threatens to attack? | Israel War on Gaza News

What is happening in Gaza’s Rafah as Israel threatens to attack? | Israel War on Gaza News

Rafah, a looming Israeli ground “operation”, and the impact on more than a million trapped civilians are top headlines. But what is Rafah and what are the details around this announced Israeli “operation”? What is Rafah? Rafah straddles the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt. On the Palestinian side,…

UAE in talks to develop $22bn beach land in Egypt | Business and Economy News

UAE in talks to develop $22bn beach land in Egypt | Business and Economy News

Such a major agreement could boost the Egyptian economy, which is facing a dire foreign exchange crisis. The United Arab Emirates is in advanced talks to purchase and develop a large piece of land on Egypt’s Mediterranean coast in a deal that could bolster the troubled economy of the North…

Blinken believes ‘an agreement is possible’ with Hamas | Israel War on Gaza

Blinken believes ‘an agreement is possible’ with Hamas | Israel War on Gaza

NewsFeed “We continue to believe that an agreement is possible.” US Secretary of State Antony Blinken tells reporters he’ll discuss the response from Hamas to a proposed deal with Israel tomorrow. The deal was presented to Hamas following talks between Egypt, the US and Qatar. Published On 6 Feb 20246…

Blinken arrives in Egypt on regional crisis tour pushing Gaza truce deal | Israel War on Gaza News

Blinken arrives in Egypt on regional crisis tour pushing Gaza truce deal | Israel War on Gaza News

United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived in Egypt on his fifth regional tour since October last year, aimed at paving the way for an agreement between Israel and Hamas as the war in Gaza rages on. Blinken was set on Tuesday to meet Egyptian mediators, who, together…

Could Red Sea attacks push up prices and fuel inflation? | Business and Economy

Could Red Sea attacks push up prices and fuel inflation? | Business and Economy

Houthi rebels have attacked vessels transporting goods through Bab al-Mandeb strait that they say are linked to Israel. Inflation was expected to ease in 2024 after more than 18 months of interest rate hikes by central banks. The most aggressive monetary tightening in decades. But attacks by Houthi rebels in…

Egypt’s el-Sisi says Cairo will not allow any threat to Somalia | Conflict News

Egypt’s el-Sisi says Cairo will not allow any threat to Somalia | Conflict News

El-Sisi’s comments come amid dispute between Somalia and Ethiopia over the latter’s deal with Somaliland. Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has said Cairo stands shoulder to shoulder with Somalia and has slammed Ethiopia’s agreement with Somaliland to obtain access to the sea and establish a marine force base. “Egypt will…

Wounded Palestinians treated on French warship off Egyptian shore | Israel War on Gaza News

Wounded Palestinians treated on French warship off Egyptian shore | Israel War on Gaza News

The Dixmude, a French helicopter carrier, has been docked in the Egyptian port of El Arish, 50 km (30 miles) west of the Gaza Strip, since November. The vessel is equipped with wards, operating theatres and 70 medical staff. Nearly 120 injured people have been hospitalised on board, while hundreds…