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WASHINGTON: Talks with Egypt to boost its International Monetary Fund loan program are making excellent progress, the IMF said on Thursday, saying that Egypt needs a “very comprehensive support package” to deal with economic challenges, including pressures from the war in Gaza.

This came during a meeting between the Egyptian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Tarek El-Molla and Iraq’s Deputy Prime Minister for Energy and Minister for Energy Affairs and Oil Hayan Abdul-Ghani

Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh arrived in Cairo Tuesday for talks with Egyptian officials, the militant group said, days after mediators…