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Sinai Province, an affiliate of IS, has released a 35-minute video warning Jews “your account with us has become weighty and you will soon pay a high price.” The speaker in the video also directed threats at Israel promising that Read more
Egyptian lawmakers Monday urged Cairo to grant political asylum to US-based Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen accused of plotting the failed military coup against Turkish President Erdogan, in a move that would further strain relations between the two countries, reports say. Read more
The Islamic State (IS) group Monday claimed the killing of an Egyptian police major gunned down on Sunday in North Sinai provincial capital of El-Arish. The Egyptian interior ministry confirmed the claim. The militant group holding tight to security forces Read more
President Sisi warned against the increasing assaults on Christians in the country and vowed that “whoever made a mistake will be held to account by law, starting from the president” because Egypt is “a state of law.” He said during Read more
The Egyptian national carrier announced Wednesday acquisition of nine Boeing planes in an attempt to beef up its fleet at a time the airline is challenged by aviation incidents. The deal, worth $864 million, is mostly sponsored by the United Read more
Turkey Monday said it has not undertaken any step to normalize tensed ties with Cairo at the time it seeks to thaw ties with Israel and Russia. “No official or unofficial step has been taken on the normalization of the Read more
Egypt reiterated on Sunday its commitment to a just and comprehensive peace between Israel and Palestine and called Israelis and Palestinians to seize peace opportunities offered by France and the Arab leaders’ peace initiatives to end the long standing conflict Read more
Italian Saipem, one of the world leading drilling services companies, announced Thursday it won new contracts and variation orders in E&C offshore at Egyptian giant Zohr gas field in the Mediterranean. Under the contracts, estimated at above €1.5 billion, the Read more
Cairo Wednesday indicated it would retaliate against Italy’s decision to suspend the military deal between the two countries in protest to the suspicious death of an Italian student in Cairo in February. Egyptian foreign ministry chided Italy for the senate Read more
Russian tourists could return to Egypt in “the foreseeable future” as both countries work to secure safety of future Russian holidaymakers, Russian ambassador to Egypt said on Friday. Ambassador Sergei Kirpichenko speaking to Russian state-backed media Sputnik said that work Read more