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Gaza

Gaza ceasefire talks fail days before Ramadan

Hamas refuses to release hostages unless Israel halts its offensive, a demand Tel Aviv rejects, vowing to persist with the conflict until Hamas is dismantled.

06/03/2024

Israel

Palestinian prime minister submits government’s resignation

A six-week pause in fighting is being negotiated to allow for the release of hostages and prisoners and the delivery of aid into Gaza.

26/02/2024

Israel

Hamas releases 10 Israeli and four Thai hostages

International mediators are working around around the clock to extend a six day truce which is due to expire Thursday morning.

29/11/2023

Israel

Blinken in Tel Aviv in show of US solidarity with Israel

Blinken vows US support for Israel ahead of possible ground operation as he confirms 25 American citizens among those killed in Hamas attacks.

12/10/2023

World News

Furious Palestinians fire rockets at Israel after hunger striker dies

A barrage of rockets was fired from Gaza when the death of a Palestinian hunger striker in an Israeli jail was announced. Randa Musa, Khader Adnan's widow, called for calm and restraint as hundreds gathered outside her home.

02/05/2023

Israel

Missiles over the West Bank after nine Palestinians killed in raid

The night skies over the West Bank were lit up by Israeli airstrikes and Palestinian rocket fire. Violence flared after nine Palestinians were killed in an Israeli raid on Jenin refugee camp on Thursday.

27/01/2023

Italy

Can cultural diplomacy succeed where politics has failed?

A new documentary, 'Erasmus in Gaza' follows the journey of Italian medical student Riccardo Corradini, who was the first European Erasmus student to travel to a war zone when he went to Gaza in 2019.

09/12/2022

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Messages of support for health workers displayed on Egyptian pyramid

Authorities in Egypt lit up the pyramids on Monday night in an expression of support for health workers battling the coronavirus outbreak. 'Stay home, Stay safe, Thank you to those keeping us safe', read the message emblazoned on the Great Pyramid of Giza.

31/03/2020

Egypt

At least 12 wounded in Egypt blast targeting tourist bus

The blast set off near the museum close to the Giza Pyramids. Security sources told Reuters that most of the injured were foreign tourists.

19/05/2019

Israel

Death tolls rise in surging Israel-Gaza fighting

Rockets and missiles from Gaza killed three civilians in Israel while Israeli air strikes and artillery fire killed seven Palestinians militants surging cross-border fighting on Sunday, according to Gazan officials and the Israeli military.

04/05/2019

Egypt

Skydivers soar over Egyptian Pyramids

The skydiving festival, now in its fourth year, will see 140 participants from 32 countries take flight over Giza's landmarks.

20/02/2019

Egypt

Four dead after blast hits tourist bus near Giza pyramids, Egypt

At least four dead after roadside bomb hits tourist bus near the famous Giza pyramids, Egypt

28/12/2018

Egypt

Fire engulfs building site of new Egypt Museum

At least 10 fire engines sent to the scene near the famed pyramids

30/04/2018