Egypt and Israel enjoy close military collaboration, agree on the need to block Iran and sign gas deals. But the gap between cooperation between governments and complete normalization is still large Egypt’s Urgent Matters Court [ More … ]
As of today, it has been 102 days since Jamal Khashoggi was viciously murdered after entering his country’s consulate in Istanbul. Two days ago, the 100th day after this sad incident, commemoration ceremonies were held [ More … ]
The black hole in Pompeo’s Middle East speech: Saudi Arabia [ More … ]
On 8 January, The Washington Post published an important article titled: “Why Egypt’s President Sisi is scared of CBS”. The article was written by Yehia Hamed* who served as minister of investment in the government [ More … ]
An Egyptian police officer shot and killed two Coptic Christian men – a father and son – in the province of Minya on December 12. But the murder was barely covered by the Egyptian media. [ More … ]
US National Security Adviser John Bolton has arrived in Turkey to try to hammer out a deal for Kurdish fighters in Syria, as the United States prepares a military withdrawal from the country. Bolton touched down in [ More … ]
Development comes after UN envoy met Houthis before heading for Saudi Arabia to ensure implementation of a recent deal. A fresh round of talks between Yemen’s warring factions may take place soon in Jordan, according [ More … ]
Egypt’s Abdel Fattah al-Sisi offered a rare acknowledgment of his close security cooperation with Israel in the Sinai peninsula during a U.S. television interview with CBS’ “60 Minutes” news program broadcast on Sunday. The program [ More … ]
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi seized control of Egypt in the wake of an uprising against Mohamed Morsi’s regime. Since then, Sisi’s regime has imprisoned opponents and killed protesters American taxpayers send more foreign aid to Egypt [ More … ]
Rights group calls Egypt an ‘open-air prison’ for critics and calls on the Egyptian government to release people held for peacefully expressing opinions. In a new campaign launched by Amnesty International on Thursday, titled Egypt, [ More … ]
House Democrats sharply rebuked Egypt over its human rights record last Thursday, putting Cairo on a path to lose $300 million in military assistance this year. As part of a spending package for the rest [ More … ]
Photos have emerged showing a man shot dead in what appears to be an extrajudicial killing by Egyptian authorities, casting doubt on Egypt’s claim that it executed “terrorists” following Friday’s deadly attack. The photos – [ More … ]
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