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On This Day in History, June 8: Porsche is born, Ghostbusters release, Siam renamed Thailand, Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four published, NFL merger announced, Robert F. Kennedy laid to rest and other major eventsOn This Day in History, June 8, the world witnessed events that shaped politics, warfare, literature and culture. The Viking raid on Lindis...
Iran war complicates plans for yet-to-materialise international force in GazaAn international force for Gaza, announced with fanfare, faces significant delays. Key contributor Indonesia has put its troop pledge on ho...
Iran ceasefire appears to hold, Bahrain detains dozens over suspected Revolutionary Guard linksA fragile ceasefire held even after the US struck two Iranian oil tankers, while Bahrain arrested 41 individuals linked to Iran's Revolutio...
Egypt's president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi pardons jailed activist Ahmed DoumaEgyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi granted amnesty to Ahmed Douma, a key figure in the pro-democracy movement that deposed ex-Presiden...
Egypt joins BRICS bank as new member weeks after President Sisi's India visitDays after El-Sisi visited India for the Republic Day celebrations, the Egyptian Parliament endorsed the agreement that allowed the country...
Egypt's Parliament endorses pact to join Brics BankEgypt has also expressed interest in joining Brics, others being Iran and Argentina. Deputy chairman of Egyptian Parliament's economic comm...
Egypt says cruise ship quarantined over new virus clusterA cruise ship on Egypt's Nile River with over 150 tourists and local crew was in quarantine Saturday in the southern city of Luxor, as 45 p...
India, Egypt to enhance ties in various fields this year: Envoy"I would expect the defence cooperation engagement this year will be stepped up considerably as a result of the discussions PM had with Sis...
MMTC runs up Rs 8.03 crore loss on onion importsThe government said there was no demand for the onions imported by MMTC due to arrival of kharif crop and import of onions by private trade...
Embattled Libyan government loses grip as general expands powerHundreds of residents wait outside petrol stations that have closed as result of debilitating power struggle between rival governments that...
Israel approves Egyptian-proposed ceasefire but Hamas rejectsDespite Hamas' rejection of the ceasefire proposal, the truce has largely held itself with several hours of lull in violence since morning.
Egyptian Minister to be first visting leader to meet Rahul GandhiGandhi has neither displayed much interest in international affairs nor made any special effort to engage with India’s partners abroad.
A blow to democracy: All major stakeholders in Egypt gave up on an elected governmentIf brinkmanship is back to haunt Egypt, the blame falls not merely on the military but on other key protagonists.
- Govt gets death sentence of 94 nationals abroad commuted
The government told Parliament that it had information that 94 Indian nationals were on death row abroad but their sentences were later com...
- Suleiman is 'de facto head of state': Egyptian envoy to US
President Hosni Mubarak is now "de jure head of the state" as he has transferred all his powers to his Vice President Omar Suleiman who is ...
- Mubarak's resignation now could hamper transition
President Hosni Mubarak's resignation - the key demand of protesters in the streets of Cairo would trigger snap presidential elections unde...
- Egyptians defy military orders, hold massive anti-regime rally
Defying military orders to "go home", tens of thousands of protesters today laid a siege to Cairo's central square clamouring for immediate...
- US plans for Mubarak's immediate exit
The US is holding discussions with Egyptian officials on a proposal for President Hosni Mubarak to resign immediately and hand over power t...
- Egypt's Mubarak: From poverty to the presidency
President Hosni Mubarak came to power amid crisis three decades ago, a reassuring symbol of stability for many Egyptians.
- Egypt revolt helps create Islamic Middle East: Iran
Iran said the uprising in Egypt will help create an Islamic Middle East but accused US officials of interfering in the "freedom seeking" mo...