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It wasn’t immediately clear how this would affect the overall death toll in the disaster.

An official repatriation ceremony is slated to be held on Saturday morning at Tehran’s Mehrabad Airport with Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani and a number of high-ranking officials attending the service.

“They agreed on the principle and terms of the purchase of two Mistral-class projection and command ships by Egypt“, the statement reads, Sputnik reported.

The assault ships, which can each carry 16 helicopter gunships, 700 troops and up to 50 armored vehicles, were originally intended for Russian Federation.

With six wounded, that would at least leave five unaccounted for.

France’s President Francois Hollande and his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah Sisi have agreed on Egypt’s acquisition of two Mistral-class ships, the French leader’s administration said Wednesday. The warships had originally been built for Russian Federation ,...

Mexico will wait for the results of an Egyptian government investigation into the mistaken attack by security forces that killed eight Mexican tourists before determining what action to take, the foreign minister said on Wednesday.

Claudia Ruiz Massieu, Mexico’s foreign minister – and most recently, the tourism minister – said on Monday that only two Mexicans were confirmed dead by the government.

She called for a “comprehensive, prompt and transparent investigation” into the “tragic and unprecedented events” on Sunday.

Egypt says its forces had been pursuing Islamic militants in the Western Desert and mistook the Mexican tourists for the militants.

Early reports had said two Mexicans were killed in the attack, while several outlets in Mexico put the number who died as high as eight.

According to Mexico’s foreign minister, Egypt will provide proper medical treatment to the victims and aid in the repatriation of the bodies back to Mexico, AP reported. They are being treated at a hospital in suburban Cairo. “Some attempted to run but the military...

Upon her arrival in Cairo on Sunday evening, Swaraj said that the main aim of her visit was to strengthen bilateral ties, with a special focus on boosting trade and investment.

At least 23 people, including six policemen, were injured on Thursday in a blast in Egypt.

“He stated Egypt and India must be working collectively visibly on problems with widespread pursuits to present to the world that we’re collectively on sure points”, Wadhwa stated. “The greatness of India now has a stronger resonance and our circle of...