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COVID-19: Bahrain suspends entry of travellers from five countries includi
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], May 24 (ANI): Bahrain will suspend entry of travellers from countries on its 'Red List' which includes India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh due to the COVID-19 situation in these nations.
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Death toll in Gaza crosses 100, Israel hit by 3 rockets from Lebanon
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Gaza [Palestine], May 14 (ANI): Over 100 people have died in airstrikes on Gaza as tensions between Israel and Palestine escalated even as Egyptian negotiators held in-person mediation talks with the two sides to diffuse the violence.
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Iraqi health minister resigns over deadly hospital fire
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], May 4 (ANI/Sputnik): The Iraqi health minister resigned on Tuesday over a fire that killed 82 people at a coronavirus hospital in Baghdad.
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Egypt releases 2,674 inmates on 39th Sinai Liberation Day
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], April 27 (ANI/Xinhua): The Egyptian Interior Ministry announced on Monday that 2,674 inmates were pardoned on the occasion of the 39th anniversary of Sinai Liberation Day which falls on April 25.
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32 killed, over 100 injured after train derails in Egypt
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Cario [Egypt], April 18 (ANI): At least 32 people have been killed and 109 injured after a train derailed in Egypt's Qalyubia Governorate on Sunday.
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At least eight people killed, 26 injured as train derails in Egypt
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Cario [Egypt], April 18 (ANI): At least eight people have been killed and 26 injured after a train derailed in Egypt's Qalyubia Governorate on Sunday.
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Number of people injured by train derailment in Egypt rises to 15
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Cario [Egypt], April 15 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of people, who have been injured as a result of a passenger train's derailment in the northern Egyptian province of Sharqia, has risen to 15, the national Ministry of Health said.
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Egyptian President el-Sissi issues stern warning over Grand Ethiopian Rena
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Nicosia (Cyprus) April 5 (ANI): Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi last Tuesday issued a stern warning to Ethiopia that Egypt's share of the waters of the Nile is "untouchable" and added ominously that "if the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is filled and operated without a l
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Egypt parades 22 ancient royal mummies to new resting place
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], April 4,(ANI/Sputnik): Egypt on Saturday moved 22 mummies of ancient kings and queens to their new resting place in an eye-catching stylized ceremony celebrating the nation's rich heritage.
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US, Saudi Arabia, Egypt voice support to Jordan King Abdullah
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 4 (ANI): The US State Department on Saturday said that Jordan’s monarch King Abdullah II is a "key partner" of the US and "has our full support" amid reports that his half-brother Prince Hamzah bin Al Hussein had been questioned - possibly in relation to an al
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Suez Canal Authority says shipping backlog cleared
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], April 3 (ANI/Sputnik): All vessels trapped at the entrance to Egypt's Suez Canal by the grounding of a giant container ship have passed through as of Saturday, the chairman of the waterway's authority said.
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Ever Given ship stuck in Suez Canal finally freed
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], March 29 (ANI): The Ever Given container ship that has been blocking the Suez Canal for almost a week, was finally pulled free on Monday.
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