As Netanyahu spotlights Israel's ties to UAE, its rulers prefer to be discreetThe Israel-UAE alliance, typically discreet, was exposed by revelations of Iron Dome deployment and a secret Netanyahu visit, prompting a U...
16 May, 2026, 01.20 PM IST
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...
10 May, 2026, 12.23 AM IST
Gaza marks 6 months of a ceasefire that may offer lessons for the Iran warSix months after the Gaza ceasefire took effect, fighting has largely reduced but key goals remain unmet, leaving the region in uncertainty...
10 Apr, 2026, 01.56 PM IST
Passenger train derails in Egypt, killing at least 3 and injuring 94A passenger train derailed in western Egypt on Saturday, resulting in the tragic deaths of at least three individuals and injuries to 94 ot...
31 Aug, 2025, 04.25 PM IST
Reliance-backed KareXpert to power Egypt’s national healthcare digital transformationTelecom Egypt and KareXpert, backed by Reliance Jio, have partnered to launch a digital healthcare platform in Egypt. This platform, hosted...
09 Jul, 2025, 03.20 PM IST
Two premature babies died before evacuation from Gaza: UNThe UN has evacuated 31 premature babies from Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City, causing the hospital to become a "death zone". Twenty-eight o...
22 Nov, 2023, 12.15 AM IST
Egypt says to help evacuate 'about 7,000' Gaza foreign nationalsEgypt's foreign ministry announced its assistance in evacuating approximately 7,000 foreign nationals and dual citizens from the conflict-s...
02 Nov, 2023, 02.23 PM IST
At least 320 foreign nationals and some wounded leave Gaza for EgyptThe Rafah crossing into Egypt saw the departure of at least 320 foreign passport holders and some injured individuals from Gaza on Wednesda...
02 Nov, 2023, 11.06 AM IST
First foreigners leave Gaza for Egypt via Rafah crossingMany foreign passport holders began to evacuate Gaza's war-torn area after Egypt opened the Rafah crossing for traffic for the first time s...
01 Nov, 2023, 02.34 PM IST
Fire erupts in a police headquarters in Egypt, injuring at least 38 peopleSafety standards and fire regulations are poorly enforced in Egypt and have been linked to many deaths. In August 2022, a fire erupted in a...
02 Oct, 2023, 02.53 PM IST
Train collision kills 32 people, injures scores in EgyptEgypt's railway system has a history of badly maintained equipment and poor management. Official figures show that 1,793 train accidents to...
26 Mar, 2021, 10.13 PM IST
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...
08 Mar, 2020, 08.10 AM IST
Iran reports its first 2 cases of the new coronavirusThe report did not elaborate on the nationality of the two people infected. ISNA quoted an official in the country's health ministry, Kiyan...
19 Feb, 2020, 06.58 PM IST
36 killed, 123 injured in train collision in EgyptThe incident took place after a train coming from Cairo, the capital of Egypt, collided with another train coming from Port Said in Khorshi...
11 Aug, 2017, 10.42 PM IST
Dr Henk Bekedam named new WHO representative to IndiaBekedam, who did his M.Sc in Economics from London School of Economics in 1996, was seconded to governments in Zambia and Malawi before joi...
02 Dec, 2015, 04.54 PM IST
Death toll in Egypt heatwave mounts to 76The death toll due to a severe heatwave, sweeping Egypt since early this week, has risen to 76 after 15 more deaths were reported, mostly o...
13 Aug, 2015, 03.20 PM IST
India warns Egypt companies against selling Sovaldi medicinesIt may also to be mentioned that their production of Sovaldi medicines is still in the R&D stages and have not gone into production yet.
18 Dec, 2014, 10.26 PM IST