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Gaza’s only access to the outside world beyond Israel’s control was opened by Egyptian authorities on Saturday for 2 days. The Rafah crossing point is in southern Gaza and hundreds have headed towards the area hoping to be able to Read more
Russia’s powerful Federal Security Service (FSB) announced it nabbed seven members of the Islamic State who were planning terrorist attacks on Russian soil. The seven members are from Russia and from some Central Asian countries and are led by a Read more
Israel’s infrastructure, energy and water minister, Yuval Steinitz, told a gathering at Beersheba on Saturday that Egypt has cooperated with Tel Aviv up to a certain level in their efforts to destroy tunnels used by Hamas for smuggling and launching Read more
Amman has warned that its policies towards Syrian refugees could change if the upcoming February 4 donor conference in London does not help it to overcome the challenges it is facing. Authorities claim to have spent around $6.6billion over 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
At the end of his two day visit to Egypt, Speaker of the Russian Parliament Sergey Naryshkin said he was hopeful that flights between the two countries would resume soon. He said he had a thorough discussion with President Sisi Read more
Qatar-based Al Jazeera news network Wednesday launched a lawsuit against Egypt which it accuses of causing a loss of $150 million and crackdown on its journalists in 2013, following the military coup against Islamist President Mohamed Morsi. The network says Read more
Egyptian authorities on Sunday said they have seized at least $34 million in assets of the Muslim Brotherhood members since 2013. The State’s committee, which is tasked with managing the banned organization’s funds, said at a press conference in Cairo Read more
President Xi Jinping of China announced on Thursday multibillion dollar investment plans in the Middle East. Addressing the Arab League in Cairo, President Xi unveiled a multimillion dollar investment plan in the Middle East, including special loans worth $15billion to Read more
In February, Egypt will host the first African Investment Forum to discuss how to accelerate private sector engagement and investment within Africa and help develop new ties and partnerships, as well as highlight the African opportunity. The Forum, initiated by Read more