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UNRWA: 84% of Gaza Strip area subject to evacuation orders

Date: 2024-08-17 18:00:38 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:62 - ID:10832853

CAIRO, Aug 17 (MENA) – Acting Director of the Media Office at the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) Inas Hamdan said Israeli evacuation orders are now being issued on a daily basis, which means reducing the safe ....

4 Palestinians martyred, several injured in Israeli shelling of house in central Gaza

Date: 2024-08-17 17:56:31 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:60 - ID:10832991

GAZA CITY, Aug 17 (MENA) - Four Palestinians were martyred and several others wounded on Saturday evening in an Israeli shelling of Deir al-Balah city, central the Gaza Strip, Palestinian News Agency (WAFA) said. Israeli occupation forces ....

Egypt plays crucial role in Gaza ceasefire efforts - French FM

Date: 2024-08-17 17:53:52 GMT - France - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:59 - ID:10833042

PARIS, Aug 17 (MENA) - Egypt plays a crucial role in efforts aimed at achieving a ceasefire in Gaza and securing the release of hostages, French Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné said Saturday. Séjourné shared photos of his meetings in Cairo ....

Egyptian, Iranian FMs discuss regional de-escalation efforts

Date: 2024-08-17 17:50:26 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:58 - ID:10832990

CAIRO, Aug 17 (MENA) - Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelatty asserted the need to work for containing any regional escalation resulting from the ongoing war on Gaza. Speaking over the phone with Iranian ....

Zeiny, Radway lined up as Egypt's flag bearer at Paris Paralympics

Date: 2024-08-17 17:45:17 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:57 - ID:10832993

CAIRO, Aug 17 (MENA) - Para rowing athlete Ali el Zeiny and powerlifter Rehab Radwan were lined up as Egypt's flag bearer at the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games opening ceremony. The tournament will kick off on August 28. President of the Egyptian ....

Deputy FM participates in 3rd Voice of Global South Summit

Date: 2024-08-17 17:38:52 GMT - Egypt - Politics and Diplomacy - SN:56 - ID:10832851

CAIRO, Aug 17 (MENA) – Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates Abu Bakr Hefny participated virtually in a session held under the overarching theme of "An Empowered Global South for a Sustainable Future” within the ....

Two killed, 16 injured in rollover accident on Dabaa axis in Beheira governorate

Date: 2024-08-17 17:10:43 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:55 - ID:10832882

DAMANHOUR, Egypt, Aug 17 (MENA) – Two persons were killed and 16 others injured on Saturday when their vehicle overturned on Dabaa axis in Beheira governorate. The injured suffered from different factures and wounds. They were taken to ....

Britain, France, Germany, Italy laud mediation efforts to end Gaza war

Date: 2024-08-17 17:03:26 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:54 - ID:10832899

LONDON, Aug 17 (MENA) – Britain, France, Germany and Italy issued a joint statement lauding the mediation efforts exerted by Egypt, the US and Qatar to reach a ceasefire in Gaza. They asserted their support to the constructive approach adopted ....

EDL: Power outage in Lebanon

Date: 2024-08-17 17:00:08 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:53 - ID:10832939

BERIUT, Aug 17 (MENA) - Lebanon's Electric Corporation, Électricité du Liban (EDL), announced that the Zahrani power plant, the last and only plant still providing electricity in Lebanon, shut down on Saturday, the National News Agency (NNA) ....

New chairman elected for Egyptian Judges' Club

Date: 2024-08-17 16:46:20 GMT - Egypt - Justice - SN:52 - ID:10832938

CAIRO, Aug 17 (MENA) - The Board of the Egyptian Judges' Club has elected Counselor Abu Al-Hussein Fathi Qayed as new chairman, succeeding Counselor Mohamed Abdel Mohsen, Deputy Chief Justice of the Court of Cassation, who steped down due to his ....