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Yesterday 21:25
Arab ‘mini’ summit ends without issuing official statement
Persian Gulf Arab countries, Egypt and Jordan held a “mini” unofficial summit in Saudi Arabia on Friday amid Arab efforts to present a counterplan to US President Donald Trump’s proposal to transfer Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to Egypt and Jordan, which also aims to rebuild Gaza and reject the displacement of its people from it.
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Yesterday 03:19
Trump says won’t impose Gaza takeover plan but ‘recommend it’
The US president has said in a radio interview with Fox News that he was “a little bit surprised” that Jordan and Egypt have voiced opposition to his plan to “take over” Gaza and displace Palestinians
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2025-02-21 20:05
Tomb of ancient Egyptian pharaoh is 1st to be discovered in 100 years
The tomb of Thutmose II, a pharaoh who was married to Queen Hatshepsut and ruled Egypt about 3,500 years ago, has been discovered west of the Valley of the Kings.
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2025-02-18 22:03
Ben-Gvir accuses Egypt of involvement in Al-Aqsa Storm
Far-right Israeli politician Itamar Ben-Gvir said Israel deserves “explanations” from Egypt’s government about how Hamas has received weapons.
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2025-02-18 22:02
Egypt stands firm against Trump's Gaza plan
Egypt is developing a plan to rebuild Gaza without forcing Palestinians out of the strip in a counter to President Donald Trump’s proposal to depopulate the territory so the US can take it over.
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2025-02-16 22:15
Max Blumenthal tells Tehran Times:
For Egypt and Jordan, Trump's Gaza plan is a choice between regime collapse or economic ruin
TEHRAN – Officials in Egypt and Jordan are between a rock and a hard place when it comes to Donald Trump’s Gaza displacement plan, said Max Blumenthal, an award-winning journalist, author, and editor-in-chief of The Grayzone, during an interview with the Tehran Times.
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2025-02-14 13:48
Egypt wants to hold Islamic summit ‘to broaden opposition to Trump’s Gaza proposals’
Egypt is spearheading a diplomatic drive to convene an Islamic summit to broaden opposition to US President Donald Trump's plan for the Gaza Strip, sources briefed on this effort have told The National.
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2025-02-12 22:51
By Shahrokh Saei
As bold as brass: Trump outlines Gaza takeover strategy
TEHRAN - Since hosting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the White House earlier this month, President Donald Trump has dug in on his proposal to seize control of the Gaza Strip and move Palestinians from the territory.
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2025-02-01 22:56
By Xavier Villar
Trump's ethnic cleansing proposal and the fight for Palestinian identity
MADRID - The President of the United States, Donald Trump, revealed that he had discussed a potential plan with King Abdullah of Jordan to relocate more than one million Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to other countries in the region. According to Trump, he plans to address this matter on Sunday with Egypt’s President, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
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2025-01-31 21:58
Egyptians protest Trump's plan to displace Palestinians
People in Egypt attended a protest against the plan floated by the US president to move Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to Egypt and Jordan, according to the Egyptian media, according to Al Jazeera.
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2025-01-29 20:01
By Maryam Geshani
Humanitarian rhetoric or a new Nakba?
Trump’s 900kg bombs for Israel speak louder
TEHRAN - In a statement that has sparked global outrage, U.S. President Donald Trump recently suggested relocating Palestinians from Gaza to Jordan and Egypt, reigniting debates over the future of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the fate of the Palestinian nation.
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2025-01-28 22:11
By Shahrokh Saei
Troubling tune: Trump dancing to Zionist drumbeat
TEHRAN - US President Donald Trump's insistence on the proposal to relocate Palestinians from the Gaza Strip evidently reflects his alignment with the expansionist aspirations of Zionist ideologies.
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2025-01-27 15:36
Egypt, Jordan firmly reject any attempt to move Palestinians out of their land
Egypt and Jordan firmly on Sunday rejected any attempt to move Palestinians out of their land, whether temporarily or in the long term.
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2024-12-23 21:51
Ties with Egypt will strengthen Iran’s regional strategy, says former MP
TEHRAN – In an interview with ISNA, Mahmoud Abbaszadeh Meshkini, the former spokesperson of the Iranian parliament’s national security and foreign policy committee, underscored the significance of Iran's diplomatic engagement with Egypt.
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2024-12-20 23:44
New chapter in Tehran-Cairo relations, Iran tourism minister underlines
TEHRAN - Iran’s Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts, Seyyed Reza Salehi-Amiri, has announced a new chapter of progress in cultural relations between Tehran and Cairo following a meeting between the presidents of Iran and Egypt.
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2024-12-20 23:26
By Xavier Villar
The state of Iran-Egypt relations: past and present
MADRID – The Iranian president, Masoud Pezeshkian, visited Cairo this week to participate in the D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation Summit, also known as the "Developing 8."
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2024-12-20 23:22
Resistance groups are autonomous, Araghchi tells Egyptian media
TEHRAN – In an interview with Egypt's Alghad TV, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi addressed misconceptions surrounding Iran's influence in the region, emphasizing that Resistance groups operate independently and are not under Iranian command.
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2024-12-20 23:22
By Soheila Zarfam
Meeting in Cairo, Anxiety in Tel Aviv
Israel watches warily as Pezeshkian’s Cairo visit raises prospects for Iran-Egypt rapprochement
TEHRAN – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is following in the footsteps of his predecessor. The surgeon-turned-politician is deepening Iran's connections in the region, forging stronger ties with Muslim nations and solidifying key alliances.
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2024-12-20 02:33
Iran's Pezeshkian, Egypt's al-Sisi eye on ‘full restoration of ties’
TEHRAN – The presidents of Iran and Egypt on Thursday reviewed the recent positive steps taken in relations between the two countries and expressed hope that such steps would continue until the “full restoration of ties”.
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2024-12-17 17:52
Tourism minister attends Ancient Civilizations Forum in Yerevan
TEHRAN – The Iranian Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts, Seyyed Reza Salehi-Amiri, traveled to Yerevan, Armenia, on Tuesday morning to attend the 8th Ministerial Meeting of the Ancient Civilizations Forum.
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2024-12-14 19:55
Iranian president to attend D-8 summit in Cairo, reports say
TEHRAN – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is set to visit Cairo this week to participate in the summit of the D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation, one Iranian official told Middle East Eye on Saturday.
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2024-11-04 22:02
Iran, Egypt call for enhanced international efforts to halt Israeli crimes
TEHRAN – The foreign ministers of Iran and Egypt have highlighted the necessity of enhancing international efforts to halt the actions of the Zionist regime against Gaza and Lebanon.
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2024-11-02 17:31
Hundreds of artifacts from Sassanian and Babylonian eras unearthed in Iraq
TEHRAN - Archaeologists in Iraq have recently uncovered hundreds of ancient artifacts dating back to the eras of ancient Babylon and the Sassanian Empire.
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2024-10-28 19:38
Egypt urges two-day Gaza truce as Israel’s war aims remain elusive
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has proposed a two-day truce in Gaza that would potentially pave the way for a long-term ceasefire.
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2024-10-20 22:32
Pezeshkian to meet with Egyptian counterpart in Russia
TEHRAN – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is scheduled to hold a bilateral meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on the sidelines of the upcoming BRICS summit in Russia, Arab media reported.
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2024-10-07 22:31
Tehran, Cairo discuss regional developments amid efforts to restore ties
TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araqchi and Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty engaged in a phone conversation today, focusing on the latest regional developments and the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza and Lebanon.
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2024-10-07 17:27
Egyptian archaeologists unveil ancient burial chamber of Middle Kingdom noblewoman
An Egyptian archaeological mission has uncovered the tomb of a governor’s daughter dating back to the 12th Dynasty of Ancient Egypt.
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2024-09-25 19:47
Egypt, Jordan, Iraq accuse Israel of ‘pushing region into all-out war’
Egypt, Jordan and Iraq accused Israel on Wednesday of pushing the region into an all-out war amid deadly airstrikes launched by Tel Aviv on Lebanon.
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2024-09-04 01:50
Qatar, Saudia Arabia back Egypt against Netanyahu’s weapons accusations
Qatar and Saudi Arabia expressed solidarity with Egypt over comments Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made earlier this week accusing the country for allowing weapons to be smuggled to Hamas through the Egyptian border.
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2024-09-01 17:19
Egypt denounces persistence of Israeli violence in West Bank
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry issued a statement on Sunday strongly condemning the persistence of Israeli military violence in the West Bank, which has caused dozens of casualties and injuries in the past days, Egypt Today reported.