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Egypt steps up Gaza aid efforts as war escalates, Israel faces mounting criticism
Daily News Egypt
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August 18, 2025
Egypt intensified its humanitarian role toward the Gaza Strip on Monday, as Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty visited the Rafah border crossing with Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa and Egyptian Social Solidarity Minister Maya Morsi. The...
Egypt’s Supreme Organ Transplant Committee strengthens oversight, standards
Daily News Egypt
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August 18, 2025
Egypt’s Supreme Committee for Organ Transplantation convened to assess the country’s transplant program, reinforce regulatory oversight, and align practices with international medical standards, the Ministry of Health announced Monday. Health...
Egyptian President Meets Prime Minister
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN- The Peninsula) QNA Cairo: The President of the sisterly Arab Republic of Egypt, HE Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, met in Cairo on Monday with the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim...
Egypt willing to form part of UN-backed peace force in Gaza
Times of Malta
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August 18, 2025
Egypt said on Monday it was willing to join a potential international force deployed to war-torn Gaza, but only if backed by a UN Security Council resolution and accompanied by a "political horizon". The pledge came as a Palestinian official said...
17th Egyptian Humanitarian Convoy Heads to Gaza
Egyptian Streets
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August 18, 2025
Egypt dispatched its 17th humanitarian aid convoy to Gaza in the early hours of Monday, 18 August, continuing efforts to deliver food and medical supplies to Palestinians facing severe shortages under Israel’s blockade. The convoy, which crossed...
Egypt and Qatar attempt to revive Israel-Hamas ceasefire talks
Africanews
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August 18, 2025
Egypt and Qatar are once again trying to revive Gaza ceasefire talks. Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said on Monday that his Qatari counterpart Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani had arrived in Cairo to discuss the renewal of the...
Hamas reportedly agrees to Egyptian-Qatari Gaza cease-fire proposal, sources say
Haaretz
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August 18, 2025
Hamas accepted on Monday a response to a new cease-fire proposal presented by Egypt and Qatar, who are mediating in the negotiations for a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, Al Jazeera reported, citing an official from the group. Moreover, Al...
Israel to forcibly displace Palestinians from Gaza City, Putin courts Trump, Bolivia’s right-wing gains, U.S. stops medical treatment for Gaza’s children
Drop Site
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August 18, 2025
Since dawn, Israeli forces have killed at least 17 people in Gaza, with the Ministry of Health reporting five more deaths from starvation. Israel announces plans to forcibly displace hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza southwards as part...
Israeli controls choke Gaza relief at Egypt border, say aid workers
Tracy Press - California
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At the Rafah crossing into the Gaza Strip, hundreds of aid trucks sat unmoving in the Egyptian desert, stuck for days with only a handful allowed through by Israel to relieve the humanitarian disaster across the border. After nearly two years of...
Hamas says it accepts Egyptian-Qatari proposal for Gaza ceasefire
Middle East Monitor
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August 18, 2025
The Palestinian resistance group Hamas said Monday that it has accepted a proposal by Egyptian and Qatari mediators for a Gaza ceasefire, Anadolu reports. In a brief statement, Hamas said it informed the mediators of its approval of the plan,...
Hamas accepts ceasefire terms after Egypt, Qatar restart talks
World - North Carolina
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August 18, 2025
Negotiators for the terror group agreed Monday to terms to enter a ceasefire, according to the Associated Press. Qatar led vigorous bilateral efforts with Egypt to broker a ceasefire deal to end the war in Gaza, Qatar’s foreign ministry said...
State Department pauses issuing visas to Gazans coming to U.S. for medical treatment
The Mercury News - California
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August 18, 2025
The U.S. Department of State paused issuing visitor visas for Palestinians from Gaza on Saturday pending a review of procedures used to issue “a small number” of medical-humanitarian visas, according to the agency. These visitor visas are the...
Egypt, Qatar reject Israeli occupation of Gaza, demand ceasefire
Al Mayadeen
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August 18, 2025
Egypt and Qatar reject the Israeli occupation of Gaza and demand a ceasefire, urgent aid access, and an end to Palestinian forced displacement. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin...
Egyptian president, prime minister discuss Gaza mediation efforts
Qatar Tribune
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August 18, 2025
CAIRO: President of the Arab Republic of Egypt HE Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has received in Cairo Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani. At the beginning of the meeting, the Prime Minister...
Hamas accepts proposed deal for ceasefire with Israel and hostage release, Egyptian source says
The Gazette - Colorado
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By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO (Reuters) -Hamas has accepted the latest proposal for a 60-day ceasefire with Israel that includes the return of half the hostages the group holds in Gaza and Israel's release of some Palestinian prisoners, an Egyptian...
Egypt’s Support for Gaza Aid Continues Uninterrupted, Says Maya Morsy
Sada Elbalad
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August 18, 2025
Mon 18 Aug 2025 | 04:55 PM Al-Azhar: the third EZCH relief convoy passes through the Rafah borderline in support of Gaza Egypt’s Minister of Social Solidarity Maya Morsy reaffirmed on Sunday that Cairo’s efforts to deliver humanitarian aid to...
PM, Egyptian president discuss mutual ties, Gaza ceasefire efforts
Gulf Times
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August 18, 2025
The President of Egypt Abdel Fattah El-Sisi meets in Cairo with HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani. The President of the sisterly Arab Republic of Egypt, Abdel Fattah El-Sisi,...
Hamas, other factions accept Egypt-Qatar ceasefire proposal: Exclusive
Al Mayadeen
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August 18, 2025
The approved ceasefire proposal involves prisoner exchange, humanitarian aid, and the reopening of the Rafah crossing. Hamas and other Palestinian Resistance factions have accepted a ceasefire proposal brokered by Egyptian and Qatari mediators, a...
IDF Readies Gaza City Offensive, Expands Field Hospitals as Trump Demands Hamas Destruction
[your]NEWS
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August 18, 2025
Israel prepares for mass evacuations and humanitarian support ahead of a major Gaza City campaign, while President Trump insists hostages will only return once Hamas is dismantled. By yourNEWS Media Newsroom The Israeli Defense Forces are...
Egypt assures Palestine that it is making efforts to end Gaza war
Yeni Safak
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August 18, 2025
Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly told his Palestinian counterpart Mohammad Mustafa on Sunday that Cairo is working to end the war in Gaza while firmly rejecting any attempt by Israel to displace Palestinians. The meeting took place in the...