The Latest Breaking News from Cairo

The UN General Assembly voted by a wide margin on Friday to grant new 'rights and privileges' to Palestine and called on the Security Council to favourably reconsider its request to become the 194th member of the United Nations. The 193-member world body approved the Arab and Palestinian sponsored resolution…

Israeli prime minister says country can ‘stand alone’ but later says he hopes US and Israel can overcome differences

Israel struck targets in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday after seizing the main border crossing with Egypt, where negotiators were working to make good on their "last chance" to cement a ceasefire deal.

Israeli team to assess Hamas in Cairo talks for ceasefire amid escalating tensions. International mediators aim to broker truce.

CIA Director Bill Burns engages in ceasefire negotiations involving Israel, Qatar, and Hamas in Cairo, with Israel expressing dissatisfaction with proposed...

Israeli and Hamas negotiating teams arrived in Cairo Tuesday, with Egyptian state-linked media reporting that “all parties had agreed to return to the negotiating table” for ceasefire talks. The renewed push for mediated talks came hours after Israel sent tanks into Rafah in southern Gaza, seizing the border crossing with…

Student protests in the United States have caught the attention of students from Gaza, giving them hope for the future.

Israel's military on Monday called for the evacuation of Palestinians from eastern Rafah, ahead of a long-threatened ground invasion of the southern Gaza city, the prospect of which has triggered widespread global alarm.

The latest round of Gaza cease-fire talks ended in Cairo. Meanwhile, Israel closed its main crossing point for delivering badly needed humanitarian aid for Gaza after Hamas attacked it.