State media says seven others wounded on attack on military base in Eruh district of Siirt province PKK militants staged an attack near a military base in southeast Turkey’s Siirt province, killing six Turkish security [ More … ]
The UK Detention Review Panel (DRP) has issued its official report on the detention conditions of Dr. Mohamed Morsi, Egypt’s first democratically elected president who was overthrown by the military in 2013. The UK Detention [ More … ]
Imprisoned Saudi blogger given the Daniel Pearl Award for Courage and Integrity in Journalism as he enters his sixth year in Saudi prison Imprisoned Saudi writer and blogger Raif Badawi was awarded the Daniel Pearl [ More … ]
The United States has announced that Egypt has signed a bilateral communications agreement (CISMOA) that protect and regulate the use of sensitive American avionics and communications systems. On 21 March the Embassy of Egypt in [ More … ]
By: Yahya Hamid* Taking a snapshot of today’s election, Sisi has purged all his candidates, putting some in prison, and others have been ordered to keep silent to avoid detention Have you ever imagined that, [ More … ]
The presidential election in Egypt will take place March 26-28, and it is widely understood that the serving president, Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi, will be the winner. In the midst of an ongoing crackdown on opposition and [ More … ]
“One year ago, two young princes began to forge a friendship at a lunch meeting in the White House’s regal State Dining Room,” Washington Post started to narrate the story of the relation between Trump’s son-in-law [ More … ]
We reject the statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Egypt dated 19 March regarding the operation conducted by Turkey in Afrin. Taking the lead among countries defending the territorial integrity and political unity [ More … ]
Egypt’s Al-Sisi said he needed $2 trillion to build Egypt. Al-Sisi’s remarks came only days ahead of the country’s presidential election scheduled for next week. In an interview with Egyptian director, Sandra Nashaat, Al-Sisi said [ More … ]
After the mass crackdown Mohamed Bin Selman exercised against top figures in the Saudi kingdom including sons of previous king Abdullah and family member like AL-Waleed Bin Talal, in a recent interview with CBSNews, MBS [ More … ]
Families of 9/11 victims have called for Mohammed bin Salman to use the visit to ‘take responsibility’ for alleged Saudi role in attacks, reported MEE. The two-week long visit by Mohammed bin Salman to the [ More … ]
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas on Monday directly accused Hamas of carrying out a bomb attack against Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah in Gaza last week and threatened fresh sanctions against the Gaza, prompting Hamas to call for [ More … ]
Egypt’s Kafr el-Sheikh Governor asked workers to donate one day off from their monthly payroll for “Tahya Masr” government Fund . On phone interview with CBC (pro-government)channel, Major General Nasr Nasr, governor of Kafr El-Sheikh, said [ More … ]
Egypt’s foreign ministry on Sunday expressed condemnation of Turkey’s military intervention in Afrin, , saying it constitutes a “fresh violation of Syrian sovereignty.”!! Turkey’s army said it shelled shelters and hideouts used by militants in [ More … ]
Turkish forces will press their offensive against Kurdish YPG fighters along the length of Turkey’s border with Syria and if necessary into northern Iraq, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday. Turkish troops and [ More … ]
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