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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
U.S Secretary of State John Kerry was in Egypt over the weekend leading his country’s delegation to the Egypt-U.S. Strategic Dialogue. Kerry’s visit is seen as a revival of the ties between Washington and Cairo after the Obama administration toughened Read more
Saudi Defense Minister Mohammed Bin Salman’s one-day visit to Cairo ended with the Egyptian presidency announcing the adoption of the “Cairo Declaration” that is geared towards strengthening cooperation and boosting military, economic and investment ties between the two countries. Under the six-point Declaration, Read more
Secret talks are reportedly being held in Cairo between representatives of former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh and diplomats from the United States, Britain and the United Arab Emirates. The objective of the talks is to end the war in Yemen Read more
The Italian giant Eni discovered gas reserves of up to 15 billion cubic meters in Egypt’s Nile Delta region, with production set to start in two months, the Egyptian oil ministry said on Monday. According to Egyptian oil ministry statement, Read more
An Egyptian naval vessel was on fire and it could be seen smoking from a distance but the incident that led to it is surrounded with controversy. Sinai Province, a militant group linked to the Islamic State, claimed that it Read more
Speaking Sunday about the terrorist bombing that targeted the Italian Consulate in Cairo on Saturday, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi promised a studied response to the terrorist attack claimed by IS and hailed Egyptian president al-Sissi for his determination to Read more
A draft antiterrorism bill that has been approved by the cabinet has raised eyebrows in Egypt’s media sector with critics describing it as a censorship move, but Justice Minister Ahmed Al Zind said the draft is being blown out of Read more
Sinai Province, an IS affiliated group in the Egypt Sinai Peninsular, killed Wednesday 17 Egyptian soldiers in a series of attacks against army check-points in the Sinai according to army sources. The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria branch in Read more