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Egypt
As fighting rages, Israel says ready to evacuate babies from Gaza’s main hospital
GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) — Israel’s military said it was ready to evacuate babies from Gaza’s largest hospital on Sunday, where Palestinian officials said two newborns died and dozens more were at risk after fuel ran out amid intense fighting in the a…
UK couple on holiday in Egypt ‘died of carbon monoxide poisoning’
Susan and John Cooper from Burnley fell ill after hotel room next door was treated for bed bug infestationA British couple who fell ill in their hotel room at a resort in Egypt died from carbon monoxide poisoning after the room next door was sprayed wi…
British couple in Egypt ‘died of carbon monoxide poisoning’, inquest hears
Pathologist gives cause of death of John and Susan Cooper, whose hotel room was next to one being treated for bedbugsA British couple who suddenly fell ill at a hotel in Egypt died from carbon monoxide poisoning, a pathologist has told an inquest.But e…
‘Handed a death sentence’: UK doctor forced to return to Gaza from Egypt
Foreign Office accused of ‘grotesque failure’ as Dr Ahmed Sabra says he and other UK nationals have been sent back over borderIsrael-Hamas war – live updatesA British consultant cardiologist based in Swansea has said he is being “handed a death sentenc…
Britons who died in Egypt had room next to one fumigated for bedbugs
Blackburn inquest hears how John and Susan Cooper became fatally ill after adjacent hotel room was treated with chemicalsA hotel room in Egypt where a British couple stayed before suddenly falling ill and dying was next door to a room fumigated with ch…
Arab foreign ministers call for unconditional Gaza ceasefire
Arab foreign ministers who met in Jordan on Saturday called for an “immediate unconditional” ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. “We stress the need to agree on an immediate and comprehensive ceasefire in Gaza without conditions,” Egyptian Foreign Minister S…
Antony Blinken meets Arab leaders in fresh effort to stop Gaza conflict escalating
US secretary of state meets officials from Jordan, Lebanon, Qatar and UN as further civilian casualties reported in GazaFollow live for the latest in the Israel-Hamas warThe US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, met senior Jordanian and other Arab off…
First of 100-strong group of Britons cross Gaza border into Egypt
Scotland first minister’s parents-in-law among those evacuated, amid concerns for those stuck in northern GazaIsrael and Hamas at war – live updatesThe first people in a group of about 100 Britons due to leave Gaza on Friday have made the crossing into…
U.S. Citizen Crosses the Rafah Border
Lena Beseiso, a U.S. citizen, described her journey from Gaza to Egypt.