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Key official of Nirav Modi firm deported to India from Egypt: Officials

Subhash Shankar Parab was the Deputy General Manager (Finance) in Firestar Diamond

Russia-Ukraine war: Govt in talks with Egypt to start wheat shipments

India is in final talks to begin wheat exports to Egypt, while negotiations are also going on with countries such as China and Turkey, after Russia's invasion of Ukraine upended global supplies

India is in final talks to start wheat export to Egypt: Govt

It said that India's wheat exports increased to $1.74 billion during April-January 2021-22 as against $340.17 million in the same period last year

Six African countries will receive mRNA vaccine technology

The 6 African countries selected to receive mRNA vaccines technology against Covid are Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia, a European Union and African Union nations meet heard.

Revenues of Egypt's Suez Canal hit record $6.3 billion in 2021

The revenues of Egypt's Suez Canal in 2021 reached $6.3 billion, the highest in the waterway's history, a top official said here.

Egypt approves administration of third coronavirus vaccine booster shots

There are 64.5 million ready shots, enough for everyone in the targeted group aged 12 years and above, according to Abdel-Ghaffar

Two 2,500-year-old tombs dating back to Saite Dynasty uncovered in Egypt

A Spanish archaeological mission discovered two adjacent tombs in Egypt's Minya Governorate dating back to the Saite Dynasty (664 BC-525 BC)

First official EgyptAir flight lands at Israel's Tel Aviv airport

Egypt's national carrier Sunday made its first official direct flight to Israel since the two countries signed an historic 1979 peace treaty as an EgyptAir jet landed at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport

Olympics: Spain held to 0-0 by Egypt with 6 players from Euro 2020

Starting with six players who rushed from the European Championship to the Olympics, Spain was held to a 0-0 draw by Egypt on Thursday in the team's opening match of the men's soccer tournament.

Invisible connections

While museums and academia marvel at the art, ritual and belief systems that the objects embody, it is time perhaps to retell the stories that inspired these creations.

Suez Canal blockade: Egypt demands $550 mn from Japanese cargo ship owner

Egyptian authorities are demanding 550 million US dollars in compensation from the Japanese owner of a cargo ship that blocked the Suez Canal for nearly a week in March

Egypt, Israel foreign ministers discuss Gaza ceasefire, reviving peace

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his visiting Israeli counterpart Gabi Ashkenazi discussed solidifying the ongoing ceasefire in place between Israel and the Islamist Hamas in the Gaza Strip

Suez Canal's claim over once-stuck cargo ship Ever Given referred by court

An Egyptian appeals court said it lacks jurisdiction to look into the Suez Canal Authority's demands to uphold financial claims that led to the seizure of the cargo ship that blocked the waterway

Egyptian court allows Suez Canal to keep holding Ever Given: Lawyer

The Ever Given, one of the world's largest container ships, became jammed across the canal in high winds on March 23

Ceasefire between Israel and Hamas holds on day one, says report

The truce, mediated by Egypt, began at 2 am in Israel as people on either side of the divide watched nervously to see whether it would hold

Egypt plans Suez Canal expansion after grounding of vessel in March

Egypt on Tuesday announced plans to widen and deepen the southern part of the Suez Canal where a hulking vessel ran aground and closed off the crucial waterway in March

Egypt seizes Suez Canal ship 'Ever Given' pending $900 mn compensation

Company that owns vessel says the crew is still on board the ship, which is now in Great Bitter Lake, about halfway along the canal.

Egypt seeks settlement out of court for Suez Canal blockage

The Suez Canal chief said Tuesday that authorities are negotiating a financial settlement with the owners of a massive vessel that blocked the crucial waterway for nearly a week. Lt. Gen. Osama Rabie told The Associated Press he hoped talks with Shoei Kisen Kaisha Ltd., the Japanese owner of the skyscraper-sized Ever Given, will conclude without a lawsuit. We are discussing with them a peaceful resolution to the matter without resorting to the judiciary, he said. He maintained that bringing the case before a court would be more harmful to the firm than settling with the canal's management. The canal chief said last week the Suez Canal Authority was expecting more than $1 billion in compensation, warning the ship would not be allowed to leave the canal if the issue of damages turns into a legal dispute. That amount takes into account the salvage operation, costs of stalled traffic and lost transit fees for the week that the Ever Given blocked the canal. He did not specify then who .

Suez Canal to seek over $1bn compensation for losses caused by stuck ship

Egypt's Suez Canal Authority (SCA) said that it will seek over $1 billion in compensation for the losses caused by the massive container ship which had blocked the vital waterway since March 23

Suez Canal authority expects 140 more ships to pass through the waterway

Egyptian President said the Ever Given's grounding had drawn attention to the importance of the waterway for global trade