Egypt Battling “Vicious Terrorism”, MP Calls for State of Emergency

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: Hasm Group Claims Responsibility for Friday Bombing

An Egyptian terrorist group known as Hasm (Determination) has claimed responsibility for the car bomb attack in Giza governorate’s Haram district which killed six police agents. The car bomb blast occurred early on Friday near a police check-point, near Al-Salam Read more

Borris Johnson Tackles PM’s GCC Rapprochement Efforts

United Kingdom’s efforts to reinforce ties with members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have been dealt a blow as reports that Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson criticized the council’s regional policies emerge as he prepares to tour the region in Read more

Libya: Haftar’s Forces Bomb Militia Group Loyal to GNA

The Libya National Army (LNA) launched airstrikes on the Defense Benghazi Brigades (DBB) in the Al-Jufra region killing one of its commanders and injuring 14 others. The “two air raids” according to Mohamed Abu Ras al-Sharif, an Al-Jufra notable, targeted Read more

Algeria: African Business Forum Ends In Disarray, Raising International Concerns

Transition from centrally planned economy to free market is not easy as the Algerian authorities must have realized this week when they saw their African Business forum crumbling before their eyes. They must have felt upset and terribly humiliated to Read more

Libya: LPA open to revision after stalled implementation, Special Envoy Kobler

UN Special Envoy for Libya Martin Kobler expressed his disappointment in the “stalled” implementation of the Libya Political Agreement (LPA) reached in Morocco in December 2015 during a briefing with the UN Security Council. After succeeding Bernadino Leon in November Read more