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Despite rocket strikes, Israel reopens 2 Gaza crossings
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel], Mar 31 (ANI): Hours after five rockets were fired from Gaza Strip, Israel on Sunday re-opened the Kerem Shalom and Erez crossings after they were shut down for nearly a week after a projectile from the Palestinian enclave was targeted towards Tel Aviv.
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EU urges Israel and Gaza to de-esclate
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Belgium [Europe], Mar 26 (ANI): European Union on Monday (local time) Israel and Gaza Strip to exercise restraint and de-escalate.
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Egypt bans Boeing 737 MAX jets from airspace
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], Mar 13 (ANI): Joining a host of other nations, Egypt on Wednesday issued a ban on the operations of Boeing 737 Max 8 from its airspace, following the deadly Ethiopian Airlines crash which killed all 157 people on board.
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20 killed in fire at Cairo's railway station
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], Feb 27 (ANI): At least 20 people were killed and 40 others suffered injuries after a fire broke out at a railway station in Egypt's capital city Cairo on Wednesday.
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'Meaningful' vote on Brexit scheduled for March 12: May
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Sharm El Sheikh [Egypt], Feb 25 (ANI): UK Prime Minister Theresa May has again delayed the Parliamentary vote on the withdrawal deal, outlining that a "meaningful" vote on a deal for Brexit will be held in the British Parliament on March 12, merely a few days before the United Kingdom is sla
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Egypt: Two policemen die in suicide blast
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], Feb 19 (ANI): Two policemen were killed and two more suffered injuries on Tuesday in the suspected suicide blast in Egypt's capital city Cairo.
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Egypt passes bill that could keep Sisi in power until 2034
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], Feb 15 (ANI): Egyptian lawmakers on Thursday (local time) overwhelmingly voted to pass a series of controversial constitutional amendments, including an extension to presidential terms which could see President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi staying in power until 2034.
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South Africa to assume African Union's chairship in 2020
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Adis Ababa [Ethiopia], Feb 10 (ANI): South Africa's President, Cyril Ramaphosa, will be taking over as the Chair of the African Union (AU) in 2020 after Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi completes his term.
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1,200-year-old Bible found in southeastern Turkey
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Kayapinar [Turkey], Feb 5 (ANI): Authorities have seized a Bible that is believed to be 1,200 years old from the possession of three smugglers in an operation undertaken here on Monday.
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Trump lashes out at Pelosi for planning trips amid shutdown
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [USA], Jan 18(ANI): President Donald Trump on Friday lashed out at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for planning an official trip to Brussels, Egypt and Afghanistan amid the ongoing historic partial government shutdown in the country.
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Senior Republican Senator blasts Trump-Pelosi 'sophomoric' exchange
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 18 (ANI): Senior Republican Senator Lindsey Graham slammed US President Donald Trump and Speaker Nancy Pelosi's "sophomoric" back and forth, which recently saw Trump postponing Pelosi's official travel to Brussels, Afghanistan, and Egypt.
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5 killed in Egypt sandstorm
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], Jan 17 (ANI): A severe sandstorm on Wednesday struck several parts of Egypt, including capital Cairo, leaving five people dead.
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