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Egypt’s Foreign Minister and the Egyptian parliament, leaned towards President al-Sisi, have criticized the United Kingdom’s readiness to grant asylum to members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood if they are able to prove that their lives are at risk. Foreign Read more
Egypt’s former leading mufti Ali Gomaa narrowly escaped an assassination attempt in Cairo on Friday. Armed men tried to kill Gomaa as he was entering a mosque in 6 October city on the outskirts of Cairo on Friday afternoon, where Read more
Egyptian lawmakers Monday urged Cairo to grant political asylum to US-based Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen accused of plotting the failed military coup against Turkish President Erdogan, in a move that would further strain relations between the two countries, reports say. Read more
The newly appointed Jordanian caretaker Prime Minister Hani Mulki has been criticized by some sides as being a pro-Israel figure, although King Abdullah laid emphasis in his appointment letter on the economic situation in the country. “The Kingdom faces grave Read more
Mohamed Badie, the Supreme Guide of the banned Muslim Brotherhood, was sentenced to life imprisonment on Monday together with 35 members of the organization for their roles in the clashes in Ismailia that left three people dead. The incidents took Read more
The Saudi monarch arrived in Cairo Thursday in his first visit to Egypt since ascending to the throne, a special visit said to announce several billion-dollar agreements to shore up and revive Egypt’s unraveled economy. King Salman’s visit has been Read more
The head of Egypt’s Central Auditing Authority (CAA) Hesham Geneina was sacked after a report by the independent body alleged mass corruption in Egyptian state institutions. His sacking was announced in a presidential decree aired on TV Monday evening, but Read more
Egyptian government Sunday charged outlawed Muslim Brotherhood and Gaza’s Hamas of the assassination of Public Chief Prosecutor Hisham Barakat last year in June. “This plot was carried out on the orders of the Muslim Brotherhood … in close coordination with Read more
Riyadh is endeavoring to improve ties between Ankara and Cairo after three years of diplomatic hold-up due following the overthrow of Mohamed Morsi in 2013. “Saudi Arabia has put forward a number of suggestions on how to resolve the differences 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