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EXCLUSIVE: US waives rights conditions for $320 million in military aid to Egypt, letter shows reuters.com
CAIRO/WASHINGTON/ISTANBUL, Oct 1 - The US State Department has waived human rights conditions for more than $300 million of military aid to Egypt in light of Cairo's \"helpful role\" since the launch of the US war with Iran, according to a letter to US lawmakers obtained by Reuters.
The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs commented on Thursday regarding an incident involving a Flydubai flight carrying Israeli passengers. Via its official account on the X platform, the Ministry stated: “The United Arab Emirates confirmed that it is following up on the incident involving Flydubai flight F21073, traveling from Dubai International Airport to Tel Aviv, which was diverted and landed...
Far-right Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir has called for the suspect in Wednesday’s apparent hijacking attempt to be extradited to Israel to “pay the highest price here.” “Anyone who planned to crash a plane and murder 180 Israelis should be extradited to Israel,” Ben Gvir said in a statement. “We must not be satisfied simply because the disaster was prevented.” “Our secur...
Egypt’s Deputy Prime Minister for Industrial Development and Minister of Industry and Transport, Kamel al-Wazir, commented on reports regarding an Israeli plan to establish an alternative waterway to the Suez Canal —widely referred to as the “Ben Gurion Canal.” Speaking during an interview on the Kalam Fi al-Siasa (Talks in Politics) program on the Extra News channel, Al-Wazir stated that Egypt...
The United States announced it had completed its withdrawal from Iraq on Wednesday, more than 20 years after invading the country to topple Saddam Hussein, in a move that was celebrated by the Iraqi government and the Pentagon – as well as Iran and its allies, who claim years of pressure forced the American departure. The long-planned withdrawal was completed after US troops left their last rem...
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he’d spoken with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the suspected hijacking attempt of a Flydubai jet, calling the passengers’ efforts to subdue the attacker “the most amazing stuff.” “It seems as though the co-pilot was perhaps a terrorist,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office, adding that Netanyahu told him he believes the hijacker p...
The emergency landing of an Israel-bound flight in Saudi Arabia marked a rare mass arrival of Israelis in the kingdom, which has no diplomatic relations with Israel. Just a few years ago, Israeli airlines and Israel-bound flights were forbidden from even entering Saudi airspace, forcing Israeli holidaymakers to take an hours long detour while traveling east to avoid the vast kingdom. That chang...
Dubai – from where the diverted Israel-bound flight was returning – has become one of Israel’s busiest and most frequently served international destinations. This is thanks to the normalization of relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in 2020, through the brokered Abraham Accords , which allowed commercial aviation services between the two countries to resume. Since then, ...
Egypt’s tourism market has seen a recent spike driven by the announcement of a concert by global superstar Shakira— scheduled for November 28 at the Giza Pyramids —as well as growing interest in cultural tourism following the full opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum. European and Russian tourism reports indicate a notable rise in prices for travel and accommodation packages linked to the conce...
The 286th humanitarian aid truck convoy “Zad Al-Ezza… From Egypt to Gaza,” began entering on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, to Gaza Strip via Rafah terminal toward the Karam Abu Salem crossing, in preparation for delivery into the strip. The trucks included in the convoy are carrying large quantities of food and relief aid, which include food items and baskets, flour, fresh bread, legumes, canned...
Two months after Israeli settlers forced them out of their house, a Palestinian family was finally able to return to their home overnight – only to be attacked by settlers once again. More than 100 Israeli settlers were involved in Tuesday’s attack on the Tubasi family – with some storming the house and setting it on fire. It is the latest in what has become an almost daily occurrence of settle...
Gulf oil producers, with considerable support from the US Navy, are jamming crude through the Strait of Hormuz, right under Iran’s nose. Oil and petroleum product flows through the critical chokepoint averaged 13.1 million barrels per day last week, according to Kpler, a marine data tracking service. That’s just under 80 percent of the 17.1 million barrels that had traveled through the strait e...
Regional wars have required Cairo to maneuver between competing demands.
