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Sandstorm not main reason behind mega ship Ever Given blockage of the Suez Canal, 321 vessels jammed: SCA chairman

Rabie said in a press conference that other factors resulted in the vessel running aground, without revealing further details

LATEST: Efforts to re-float giant Ever Given container ship blocking the Suez Canal to continue on Sunday

The success of the tugging attempts depends on several factors, including wind direction and tide, making it a complex technical operation, the chairman of the SCA said

GERD negotiations need to be effective, serious to maximise success chances: Egypt's deputy FM to US special envoy

The Sudanese proposal – which suggests DR Congo leads the mediators' quartet – has been reviewed during the meeting of Loza and Booth, the foreign ministry said

Egypt's parliament to open investigation on Sohag train accident on Sunday

The discussion comes upon the request of a number of MPs who said authorities should open a serious investigation into the accident

Fire erupted in shops adjunct to Zagazig railway station controlled

Videos and photos showing the firefighters trying to control the fire have widely circulated on social media

Egyptian-Sudanese cultural forum to kick off in Khartoum Sunday

The event is part of a popular initiative to promote the friendly ties between the Egyptian and Sudanese people

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Formwork of under-construction bridge in Giza collapses

The framework is of Tersa bridge, which is witnessing an expansion works, located in El-Lebbiny Street at Giza governorate

Death toll of building collapse in Cairo rises to 16

Cairo governorate states that civil protection units continue to remove the debris and search for other victims

Egypt's health minister alters reported number of deaths in Sohag train collision to at least 19

Zayed said 20 victims were mistakenly reported dead at the site of the crash

Salvager hopes to free ship blocking Suez Canal by start of next week

Dredgers had removed some 20,000 tonnes of sand from around its bow by Friday, but tugging operations to free the ship were suspended overnight.

Egypt’s prosecutor-general orders testing train drivers in Sohag's deadly collision for drugs

The train crash rendered at least 32 people dead and 165 injured

US military offers to help in blocked Suez Canal

Navy Captain Bill Urban, the spokesman for the US Central Command, which operates across the Middle East, said they are ready to act if requested.

Palestinian President Abbas sends condolences to Sisi over victims of Sohag train collision

Earlier in the day, two trains collided in Tahta township in Sohag, leaving 32 people dead and 165 others injured

Pakistan expresses solidarity with Egypt over tragic Sohag train accident

At least 32 people were killed and more than 150 injured when two trains collided in Upper Egypt on Friday