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As Egypt mourns the death of at least 24 Coptic Christians killed in a bomb explosion on Sunday in a Coptic Orthodox Cathedral, the country’s orthodox church has called for unity while praying for the “martyrs and injured” and hoping Read more
Egypt’s state news agency reported that 292 suspects allegedly belonging to terrorist groups are being tried for plotting to assassinate President al-Sisi and Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef.. Prosecutor General Nabil Sadek said the case has been referred Read more
Cairo has reacted to President Erdogan’s latest accusations of “the Egyptian regime” providing “support” to the Gulen movement claiming that Ankara was back-stabbed. Erdogan in an interview with Al Jazeera aired on Thursday said “we differentiate between the Egyptian people Read more
Speaking at an infrastructure conference in Assiut, Egypt, President Sisi said a peace agreement between Israel and Palestine will make the region a safer place as he renewed his country’s determination to continue mediation efforts. “I say we will achieve Read more
The Egyptian parliament frowned at one of its members, Tawfik Okasha, for hosting Israeli Ambassador to Egypt Haim Koren at his home last Thursday. Some members of parliament called for sanctions against Okasha and also condemned him for inviting the Read more
Egyptian Justice Minister vowed to make sure that ousted Islamist President Mohamed Morsi and Muslim Brotherhood members convicted to death sentence will be executed if the appeal court upholds the sentences. Ahmed al-Zend , critic of the Muslim Brotherhood told Read more
A source from the Fatah camp is blaming Qatar for the failure to conclude a long lasting ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel. The source claimed that Qatar threatened Hamas with the expulsion of its politburo chief Khaled Mashaal if Read more
The political relationship between Qatar and Egypt is on the heat again after criticisms from Doha were considered as inference in internal affairs by Cairo. Following the crackdown on Morsi supporters during the weekend, Qatar accused the Egyptian government of Read more
The void left by the departure of the United Arab Emirates at the Afsin-Elbistan coal-fired power plant project in Turkey could be filled by Qatar after it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (Mou) in energy generation. Turkey is seeking to Read more
Ibrahim al-Rubaish, a Saudi Arabian and a top member of Al-Qaeda, has pointed fingers at King Abdullah accused of helping the secular forces in Egypt and those who are fighting against Allah. He is considered to be the chief of Read more