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The 144th session of the Arab Foreign Ministers’ Council began in Cairo on Sunday at the Arab League headquarters under the new chairmanship of the UAE, represented by foreign minister Dr. Anwar Gargash, after taking over the presidency from Jordan. Read more
Egyptian security forces have mistakenly killed on Monday 12 people, including at least two Mexican tourists, during an anti-terror operation. According to Egypt’s interior ministry, the tourists were travelling in four vehicles that entered a restricted zone in the Wahat Read more
The Middle East Office of the UN Organization for Arts (UNARTS) announced on Wednesday it has selected Egyptian President al-Sissi as a nominee for the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize for his campaign for peace and fight against terrorism. The nomination Read more
An agreement between Israel and Jordan for the exportation of natural gas from the Leviathan offshore natural gas field received a boost on Tuesday when the national planning and construction committee approved the construction of the gas pipeline on the Read more
Washington announced Thursday 6 international peacekeepers including 4 Americans had been injured Thursday in two IEDs explosions in North Sinai near Egypt’s border with Israel. Four Americans and Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) peacekeepers were reported injured by the US Read more
A new report released on Tuesday during the U.N. Conference on Trade and Development has warned that the Gaza strip would be “uninhabitable” before 2020 considering the economic prospects of the area. The report signaled the alarming humanitarian crisis in Read more
Egypt has accelerated the digging of tunnels along its border with Gaza, part of a military-operated fish farm project but authorities in Gaza are worried that it will affect their livelihood and further isolate the territory. The tunnels being dug Read more
The Mediterranean “largest ever” offshore natural gas field has been discovered within the perimeter of the Shorouk Block in Egypt at a depth of 4,757feet by Italian energy company, Eni. The discovery made under the Zohr project is expected to put an Read more
Four Hamas officials have been abducted by armed men wearing “Pakistani-type” clothes in an area close to the Rafah border crossing with Gaza, Egyptian officials said on Friday although the incident has reportedly taken place on Wednesday night. The Hamas Read more
The Egyptian government has stiffened its crackdown on members of the Muslim Brotherhood over the past week and the Interior ministry stated that it had arrested 167 members of the organization during the week before new arrests under allegations of Read more