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Africa: AUC Chairperson Met With H.E. Dr. Badr Abdelatty, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation & Egyptian Expatriates of the Arab Republic of Egypt

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H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, met with H.E. Dr. Badr Abdelatty, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation & Egyptian Expatriates of the Arab Republic of Egypt, on the margins of the 39th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union. The discussions focused on preparations for the 8th Mid-Year…

Ancient Egyptian artifacts stolen from Australian museum

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He turned “cat burglar” into a job description. A 52‑year‑old man has been charged after an Egyptian cat sculpture and “priceless” artifacts were stolen from an Australian history museum, Queensland police said Sunday. The suspect is accused of smashing a window at the Abbey Museum of Art and Archaeology in Caboolture, north of Brisbane, in…

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Africa: Somali President, Egypt Defence Minister Attend Lineup of Egyptian Troops for AU Mission

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Cairo — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and General Abdel Mageed Saqr, commander-in-chief of the Egyptian Armed Forces and minister of defence, attended the lineup of Egyptian troops assigned to the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM), Egypt’s military spokesperson said Wednesday. The ceremony underscored Cairo’s continued engagement in African peace and…

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Africa: Egyptian Troops Expected to Join AU Mission in Somalia

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Cairo — Egyptian forces are expected to soon join the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM), officials said, as technical and legal arrangements are finalised. The Egyptian troops will take part in efforts to secure Somalia, particularly in the ongoing fight against the Al-Shabaab militant group. AUSSOM officials said that once preparations…

US to host Qatari, Turkish and Egyptian officials for Gaza ceasefire talks | Israel-Palestine conflict News

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The United States Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, will hold talks in Miami, Florida, with senior officials from Qatar, Egypt and Turkiye as efforts continue to advance the next phase of the Gaza ceasefire, even as Israel repeatedly violates the truce on the ground. A White House official told Al Jazeera Arabic on Friday that…

Egyptian authorities probe disappearance of rare 4,000-year-old limestone relief from Saqqara

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Cairo — A rare 4,000-year-old limestone relief has vanished from a tomb in Egypt’s famous Saqqara Necropolis, officials say, in the second major apparent theft of an antiquity in just weeks. The ancient artwork’s disappearance was reported over the weekend, just more than three weeks after officials confirmed that a golden bracelet stolen from the…

Quest for Queen Cleopatra’s lost tomb reveals a sunken ancient Egyptian harbor

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Cairo — Archaeologists say they have discovered evidence of an ancient, long-submerged Mediterranean port that was linked to the Taposiris Magna Temple near Egypt’s northern coastal city of Alexandria. The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced the discovery last week, expanding on what’s known about the temple complex about 30 miles west of Alexandria that…

Search for ancient Egyptian gold bracelet missing from museum

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Authorities across Egypt are searching for a 3,000-year-old bracelet reported missing from a leading museum in Cairo. The rare gold band, adorned with spherical lapis lazuli beads, dates back to the reign of King Amenemope, a pharaoh of ancient Egypt’s 21st Dynasty who ruled from 993 to 984BC. The antiquities ministry said it had taken…

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Africa: First Egyptian Troops to AU Support Mission in Somalia Complete Training

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Addis Abeba — Somalia’s Ministry of Defense has welcomed the upcoming deployment of Egyptian troops to the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM), following the completion of the first training program for Egyptian Armed Forces units. Somalia’s ministry was cited by Somalia National News Agency (SONNA) as welcoming “the successful completion of…