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Palestinians walking along a street surrounded by destroyed buildings in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, May 29, 2026. (Abdel Kareem Hana/AP)
June 1, 2026, 2:10 pm
Gaza mediators to resume Hamas disarmament talks in Egypt looking to unblock impasse
Arab diplomats tell ToI negotiators considering alternatives to initial framework for implementing Trump’s Gaza plan in bid to jumpstart process stalled by Hamas intransigence and Israeli ceasefire violations
By Jacob Magid
Scenes from a video released by National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir showing the minister taunting bound and detained flotilla activists at Ashdod Port on May 20, 2026. (Ben Gvir via X)
May 25, 2026, 4:40 am
Arab, Islamic FMs call Ben Gvir’s taunts of flotilla activists ‘assault on human dignity’
Eight Arab and Muslim countries are latest to condemn far-right minister over video showing him taunting activists kneeling on floor with their hands tied
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Colored artifacts are seen at the tomb of RabuIa, door keeper of Amun during the 18th Dynasty, after restorations help by the Zahi Hawass Foundation for Heritage and Antiquities in Luxor, Egypt, May 14, 2026. (AP Photo)
May 14, 2026, 10:27 pm
Egypt unveils two colorfully decorated, restored, New Kingdom tombs in Luxor
Burial chambers Rabuya and his son Samut from 18th Dynasty contain scenes of activities including agriculture, harvest, crafts, bread, pottery and wine production
By Sayed Sheasha
A bulk carrier ship anchored in the Strait of Hormuz, April 18, 2026. (AP Photo)
April 18, 2026, 9:05 pm
Trump: Iran ‘got a little cute’ by blocking Hormuz again, but talks going ‘really well’
Iranian security council says it will hold strait until ‘war fully ends’; Egypt’s FM says Cairo, Islamabad working on US-Iran ‘final agreement’; report: US to seize Iran-linked ships worldwide
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Israelis wait in line to pass through Taba land border crossing with Egypt, near the southern city of Eilat, March 25, 2026. (Social media, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
April 2, 2026, 10:43 am
Israelis seeking to fly abroad for Passover make a reverse Exodus path through Egypt
As war leads to flight cancellations from Ben Gurion Airport, Israelis and Jews observe the irony of people rushing to get into Egypt, with some noting lines are ’40 years long’
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Pakistan Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif at the COP27 UN Climate Summit, November 7, 2022, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. (AP Photo/Thomas Hartwell)
March 28, 2026, 3:58 pm
Pakistan’s PM speaks with Iranian president ahead of 4-nation Islamabad peace talks
Shehbaz Sharif says he held ‘detailed’ hour-long call with Masoud Pezeshkian, as Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Turkey — but not Iran or US — prepare to meet for talks on the war
By AFP
Minibuses carrying Palestinians wishing to return to the Gaza Strip line up on the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing on March 19, 2026. (Amr ADEL / AFP)
March 19, 2026, 4:01 pm
Rafah Crossing between Gaza and Egypt reopens for first time since start of Iran war
8 wounded Palestinians, 17 of their relatives exit Strip for treatment abroad, medics say; Hamas civil defense says IDF strikes killed 4 in Gaza; IDF says Hamas intel officer killed
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Egypt's President Abdel-Fatteh el-Sissi delivers a speech during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 21, 2026. (Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)
March 6, 2026, 12:28 am
Sissi says Egypt in ‘state of near-emergency’ as Iran war threatens economy
Egyptian president warns price-gougers could be tried ‘in military courts,’ as shipping companies, seeking to avoid Strait of Hormuz near Iran, no longer pass through Suez Canal either
By AFP
Armed Hamas police officers patrol in Gaza City, October 11, 2025. (Ali Hassan/Flash90)
February 12, 2026, 6:42 pm
Diplomats insist EU, Egypt won’t train Hamas-linked officers for Gaza police force
Official says training and deployment of police dependent on Gaza stabilization force, whose role and composition also remains unclear
By Nava Freiberg
A combination image published by Egyptian authorities shows a man (R) arrested for planning a Jeffrey Epstein-themed party, with the poster shown on the left, February 10, 2026. (Egyptian Interior Ministry)
February 10, 2026, 7:30 pm
Egypt blocks Epstein-themed party; calls for Starmer’s exit mount as he stays defiant
UK’s PM rebuffs calls to step down over appointment of US envoy with Epstein ties, as royal family says they will cooperate with probe over fresh Prince Andrew allegations
By Agencies
A Palestinian child looks out of a bus window transporting patients and war-wounded, as it heads towards the Rafah crossing to leave the Gaza Strip for treatment abroad, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, on February 2, 2026. (Bashar Taleb / AFP)
February 3, 2026, 2:29 pm
12 people let into Gaza from Egypt, of 42 who tried, on day 1 of Rafah opening – report
Diplomatic official tells ToI just 12 crossed in each direction, far lower than the quota; report says those who entered Gaza were escorted by armed men to IDF checkpoint
By Emanuel Fabian, Lazar Berman, AFP and ToI Staff
Palestinian employees working for the Egyptian Committee for Gaza Relief gather around a body bag carrying two bodies at Nasser Hospital in Gaza City on January 21, 2026. (Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)
January 21, 2026, 5:36 pm
Palestinians say Israeli attacks in Gaza kill 11, including 3 journalists, 2 children
IDF says strike on journalists targeted ‘suspects’ operating Hamas-affiliated drone near troops; army also says troops opened fire on several operatives who crossed Yellow Line
By Noam Lehmann, Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
US President Donald Trump (R) shakes hands with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the end of a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, December 29, 2025, in Palm Beach, Florida. (AP/Alex Brandon)
January 21, 2026, 2:35 pm
Netanyahu accepts invite to Trump’s Board of Peace; Europe formulating common position
Egypt announces participation; Witkoff says Putin expected to join; Sweden and Norway reject invitations; Italy said to believe joining the board would violate its constitution
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Illustrative: Protesters in the Jordanian capital Amman fly the national and Palestinian flags as well as flags of the Muslim Brotherhood, as they rally in support of Palestinians on January 27, 2023. (Khalil MAZRAAWI / AFP)
January 13, 2026, 9:04 pm
US labels Muslim Brotherhood branches in Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan terror organizations
Washington accuses brotherhood branches of collaborating with Hamas and Hezbollah; Egypt, where fundamentalist group was born, praises move against ‘extremist ideology’
By Agencies and Jacob Magid
Former prime minister Naftali Bennett at a tech conference in Ness Ziona on May 5, 2025 (Rafi Delouya/Courtesy of the conference)
December 30, 2025, 6:04 pm
Bennett: Netanyahu aides who ‘served the enemy’ in Qatargate deserve life sentence
Former premier, running in upcoming election against current PM, notes recent reports revealing details of scandal, alleges aides smeared Egypt to help ‘enemy’ Qatar
By ToI Staff
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