Egypt jails leading dissident as pressure mounts ahead of vote *CAIRO, Egypt (AFP) - An Egyptian court has sentenced prominent dissident Hisham Kassem to six months in prison, his lawyer and political movement said, a move barring him from taking part in campaign...
Sudan army chief visits Egypt as deadly violence grips Darfur *PORT SUDAN, Sudan (AFP) - Sudan's army chief travelled Tuesday to Egypt on his first trip abroad since the outbreak of war in April, with the latest violence killing dozens of civilians in battle-sca...
Egypt, Turkey appoint ambassadors for first time in decade *CAIRO, Egypt (AFP) - Egypt and Turkey said Tuesday they had appointed ambassadors to each others' countries for the first time in a decade, in the latest sign of warming ties.* Cairo and Ankara both ...
China, Turkiye, Saudi Arabia and Egypt also stay away from G-20 Group meeting in IIOJK *ISLAMABAD (APP) - With just few days left for the G-20 Working Group meet on Tourism in Srinagar, Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), China along with other key members would not att...
Buddha statue found in Egypt points to ancient India links *CAIRO, Egypt (AFP) - A statue of Buddha has been discovered in Egypt's ancient seaport of Berenice on the Red Sea, shedding light on trade ties with India under the Roman empire.* A Polish-US mission...