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Saudi Arabia’s crown prince and defense minister Mohammed bin Salman told reporters that 34 countries from different regions have decided to join an international military alliance dedicated to fight against terrorism under the leadership of Riyadh. The announcement means that Read more
Investigations by the Egyptian committee of the Metrojet Airbus A321 that crashed on October 31 killing all 224 people on board stated that the incident was not a “terrorist act” contrary to conclusions made by Russian investigators who claimed last Read more
Egyptian and Israeli authorities announced Thursday the release of Israeli detainee after 15 years in prison in what looks like a prisoner swap. Israeli Bedoiun, OudaTarabin arrested in 2000 on espionage charges was released by Egyptian military court. Egypt also Read more
Egypt and Russia signed on Thursday two agreements on the financing and construction of a nuclear plant that is part of “a peaceful nuclear program for the production of electricity,” as Egyptian officials point out. The construction of the plant, Read more
Fear overtook a flight that took off from Poland heading to Egypt when a passenger claimed that there was a bomb onboard the aircraft forcing the pilot to do an emergency landing in Bulgaria. No explosives were found after a Read more
Egypt will be receiving crude oil and natural gas surpluses from Iraq according to its petroleum minister Tarek El Molla after a Memorandum of Understanding was signed on Sunday between Egypt, Iraq and Jordan. The supply would be channeled through Read more
Stakeholders in the Egyptian tourism industry would be concerned about its revival after President Vladimir Putin’s chief of staff, Segei Ivanov, told reporters in Helsinki, Finland, that Russian flights will not be heading to the north African country anytime soon Read more
An Egyptian national TV show anchor has been suspended after she criticised state officials as well as President al-Sisi for lack of vision and accountability in the management of the state, reports say. Azza al-Hennawy, “Cairo New” show anchor at Read more
President Sisi of Egypt met Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas in Cairo to discuss the situation in Palestinian territories and Egypt’s actions along the border which has restricted crossing and smugglings to Gaza. After their meeting, a statement read by Sisi’s Read more
US President Barack Obama Thursday hinted to the possibility that a bomb might have caused the crash of the Russian passenger plane last Saturday in Sinai killing all 224 people on board. “I think there is a possibility that there Read more