The World Health Organization (WHO) reported that over 1,000 patients have died while waiting for urgent medical evacuation from Gaza since July 2024. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said more than 10,600 patients, including 5,600 children, were evacuated during the conflict. He warned that many more remain trapped in Gaza without access to critical healthcare. […]
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Israel approves record gas export deal with Egypt
Jerusalem witnessed a major energy announcement on Wednesday as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed approval of a landmark natural gas export deal with Egypt. The agreement is valued at nearly $35 billion, making it the largest gas deal in Israel’s history. Speaking during a televised address, Netanyahu said the deal is worth 112 billion […]
COAS holds defence talks with Saudi and Egyptian officials
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Gen Asim Munir on Wednesday met Lieutenant General Fahad bin Saud, Commander of the Royal Saudi Land Forces, at the General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi. The high-level meeting, according to ISPR, focused on strengthening bilateral defence cooperation, regional security, and strategic collaboration between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. […]
Pakistan and Egypt agree to strengthen economic partnership
Federal Minister for Commerce of Pakistan, H.E. Jam Kamal Khan, held a substantive and forward-looking meeting with Egypt’s Minister of Investment & Foreign Trade, H.E. Hassan El Khatib, on the sidelines of the D-8 Trade Ministers Council. The discussions focused on expanding bilateral economic cooperation, exploring sectoral opportunities, and creating structured mechanisms for enhanced private-sector […]
Pakistan, Egypt to set up business forum to boost trade B2B engagements
Deputy Prime Minister/ Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Sunday, said that a new Pakistan-Egypt Business Council would be established to institutionalize the cooperation and promote mutually beneficial commercial activities and business-to-business engagments. Addressing a joint press conference along with visiting Foreign Minister of Egypt Dr. Badr Ahmed Mohamed Abdelatty, he said besides, this decision, […]
Egypt FM begins official two-day visit to Pakistan
ISLAMABAD – Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Ahmed Mohamed Abdelatty arrived in Pakistan on Saturday for an official two-day visit, the Foreign Office (FO) announced. The visit comes at the invitation of Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar. Read More: Pakistan, Egypt set for major diplomatic push as FM arrives today The FO said the visit reflects the […]
World leaders attend grand opening of Egypt’s $1bn museum
CAIRO – Prime ministers, presidents, and royalty from around the globe gathered in Cairo on Saturday for the dazzling inauguration of Egypt’s long-awaited Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), a $1 billion project built near the Giza Pyramids to showcase one of the world’s richest collections of antiquities. The ceremony marked the completion of a two-decade effort […]
World leaders attend grand opening of Egypt’s museum
CAIRO — Heads of state, royalty, and dignitaries from around the world gathered in Cairo on Saturday for the glittering inauguration of Egypt’s long-awaited Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), a $1 billion cultural landmark situated near the iconic Pyramids of Giza. The event marked the culmination of more than two decades of planning and construction, which […]
Egypt inaugurates Grand Egyptian Museum
CAIRO— Egypt on Saturday inaugurated the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), a monumental project two decades in the making, aimed at boosting the country’s tourism sector and celebrating its ancient heritage. Located on the Giza Plateau, near the Great Pyramids and the Sphinx, the $1 billion museum is the world’s largest museum dedicated to a single […]
Red Cross, Egyptian teams search beyond Gaza ceasefire line for hostage bodies
The Red Cross and Egyptian recovery teams have been granted permission to enter areas beyond the “yellow line” marking Israel’s military pullback in the Gaza Strip to search for the bodies of deceased hostages, an Israeli government spokesperson confirmed on Sunday. The Egyptian team, equipped with an excavator and bulldozers, began operations after receiving clearance, […]