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Four killed, 10 injured in highway crash in N Egypt

Cairo: At least four women were killed and ten others wounded when a pickup crashed into an agricultural tractor on a highway in Egypt's Nile Delta Province of Gharbia on Wednesday.

Oil tanker stuck in Suez Canal after breakdown, causing major traffic disruption in the international waterway

Cairo: A curd oil tanker named Seavigour, bearing the flag of Malta, suffered a mechanical breakdown at the 12-kilometer mark of Egypt's Suez Canal on Sunday, AP reported citing Egyptian authorities.

Egyptian policeman, 3 Israeli soldiers killed during gunfire exchange on Israel-Egypt border

Cairo: Three Israeli soldiers and a member of Egyptian security forces were killed early on Saturday in a shootout along the border between Israel and Egypt, according to the two countries' military statements.

IMF approves 3-bn-USD loan to Egypt

Cairo: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said that its executive board has approved a loan to Egypt of about 3 billion US dollars over 46 months.

18 killed in minibus crash in northern Egypt

Cairo: At least 18 people were killed and six others sustained injuries after a minibus crashed in the province of Dakahlia in northern Egypt, the country's ministry of social solidarity said on Saturday.

Egypt: Rights chief calls for immediate release of jailed blogger and activist

New York: UN Human Rights High Commissioner Volker Türk on Tuesday appealed for Egypt to free a prominent blogger and activist whose life is in imminent danger following a seven-month hunger strike, that has escalated with the start of the COP27 climate summit being hosted there.

Egypt: Fire breaks out in church, 41 dies

Cairo: At least 41 people died and over 10 others were hurt when a fire broke out  at a church in Giza's Imbaba neighborhood in greater Cairo on Sunday, media reports said.

More than 500 people get treated for scorpion bites in Southern Egypt: Acting Health Minister

Cairo/UNI/Sputnik: More than 500 people got bitten by scorpions in Egypt's southern province of Aswan, Acting Minister of Health Khaled Abdel Ghaffar said.   

US climate envoy Kerry says Egypt nominated to host COP27

Rome/Sputnik: US special presidential envoy for climate John Kerry said on Saturday that Egypt was picked as a nominee to host the next UN climate conference, COP27.

Egypt: Seven Pakistanis sentenced to death for smuggling heroin

Cairo: An Egyptian court on Sunday awarded death sentences to seven Pakistanis, two Egyptians and an Iranian citizen on charges of smuggling in over two tonnes of heroin by sea, media reports said.

Egypt: Train-bus collision leaves 2 dead, 6 injured

Cairo/Xinhua: Two people were killed and six others injured on Monday in a train-bus collision in Helwan City near the capital Cairo, Egyptian Health Ministry said in a statement.

Egypt parades 22 ancient royal mummies to new resting place

Cairo/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.

President of Egypt says operation to unblock Suez Canal successfully ended

Cairo/Sputnik:  Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Sisi said on Monday that an operation to refloat giant container ship Ever Given that was stuck for nearly a week in the Suez Canal has successfully ended.

Suez Canal blockage : Stranded container ship Ever Given re-floated, says Inch Cape

Cairo/IBNS: Ever Given, the stranded container ship blocking the Suez Canal, has been refloated in the early hours of Monday and is currently being secured, Inch Cape Shipping Services tweeted.

At least 5 people killed, 24 injured in residential building collapse in Cairo

Cairo/Moscow/Sputnik: At least five people died and 24 others were injured on Saturday as a result of a collapse of a 10-story residential building in Cairo, media reported, citing a statement by the Cairo province authorities.