The family of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi confirmed that they do not know exactly where he is being held. They also revealed that he is under pressure despite being detained for five years since the [ More … ]
After the Egyptians bravely overthrew the military-backed dictator, Hosni Mubarak in 2011, they witnessed the first democratically elections in Egypt’s history in 2012. However, the Egyptians’ dream of democracy vanished when the country’s military launched a coup in [ More … ]
Despite al-Sisi’s effort to vanish any political competitor from his way in the upcoming elections, it seems that things will get tougher for him in the coming weeks 2018 presidential elections In fact, 2018 presidential elections [ More … ]
The renegade Libyan general Khalifa Haftar has reportedly been offered the role of Libya’s army chief if he supports the UN-backed unity government in Tripoli. Mohamed al-Taher Siala said Haftar, who has waged war on Tripoli, would [ More … ]
A 48-hour ceasefire ended Monday in Yemen after failing to stem violence across the country, with both sides blaming each other for deadly “violations” of the US-backed truce, said AFP The begining came from Yemen’s [ More … ]
An Egyptian newspaper unveiled what it considered as “Entebbe Scandal” pointing that Israel has mediated between Egypt and Ethiopia in the negotiations regarding the “Renaissance Dam”. The mediation was within the framework of a deal [ More … ]
Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is stuck between a rock and a hard place. Carnegie said in a paper titled: “Egypt’s Regime Faces an Authoritarian Catch 22”. The paper stated that Egypt’s economic crisis which is the harshest in [ More … ]
Turkey has started mending its foreign relations with neighboring countries, including Israel and Russia after deterioration for a period of time. In this context, many observers predicted that Egypt would be one of the countries that [ More … ]
Has the dream about a democratic transition in Egypt become an illusion? Three years have passed since June 30, 2013, when General Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi ousted President Mohamed Morsi, based on a public move that was looking [ More … ]
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ahmed Abu Zeid stated that Cairo is uncomfortable over what he described as “Continuous Contradiction” in the Turkish statements and stances; as well as the “swing” between showing the will to [ More … ]
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