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President Mahmoud Abbas discussed with his Egyptian counterpart, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, in Cairo “ways of coordinating Arab efforts and the steps that need to be taken within the UN Security Council” to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict during Egypt’s month-long rotating Read more
Members of the UN Security Council Tuesday largely rejected Israel’s decision to seize forever the Golan Heights belonging to Syria, a move that the UNSC fears can sabotage Syrian peace talks. The 15 members of the UN Security Council, chaired Read more
Egyptians were out on the streets on Monday for different reasons. Celebrations organized by the Future of Homeland Party celebrated the 34th anniversary of the handing over of the Sinai Peninsula by Israel in 1982 under the 1979 Camp David Read more
Hamas-led government in Gaza Thursday amassed forces along border with Egypt in response to Cairo’s request for clampdown on crossings by IS militants. Hundreds of military forces were moved to double military presence along the 13-kilometer border with Egypt. The Read more
Major General Yair Golan has revealed that there is “an unprecedented level of cooperation” in intelligence matters between Israel, Jordan and Egypt as they try to fight a common enemy: extremist Islamist groups. He said the threat posed by the Read more
The 205-page policy statement of the Egyptian government led by Prime Minister Sherif Ismail received the vote of confidence of the parliament on Wednesday. 90% of the lawmakers present voted in support of the government’s program after a 10-day debate. Read more
Egyptian police have fired tear gas at demonstrators who were protesting in Cairo against the President’s controversial deal under which two islands in the Red Sea, Tiran and sanafir, were handed over to Saudi Arabia. The Friday demonstrations were the Read more
Egyptian officials on top of whom President al-Sisi allegedly received bribes from Saudi Arabia during King Salman‘s five-day visit to endorse agreements among which handover of the two Islands to Saudi Arabia, according to Saudi official documents leaked by former Read more
King Salman of Saudi Arabia who is in Turkey for the Organization of Islamic Cooperation summit held talks with President Erdogan on issues of common interest. Discussions centered mostly on regional security, stability and development. “The Muslim world is witnessing Read more
Public pressure is piling up on Egyptian President after government announced Saturday the handover of Egyptian islands in the Red Sea to Saudi Arabia, part of the billion-agreements signed during King Salman’s visit. Human rights activists, politicians and Egyptians have Read more