The Egyptian Armed forces have struck “terrorist training camps” in retaliation for an attack on Coptic Christians, said Egypt’s Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. Egypt’s state media said that six strikes hit the town of Derna in [ More … ]
In an interview with the Spanish news website “El Español”, Abdelhak Khiame, the Director of the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ), has warned about the danger posed by jihadists returning from zones of conflicts. [ More … ]
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with European officials and the newly elected French President Emanuel Macron on the sidelines of a NATO summit, in which he is expected to seek more support from the [ More … ]
Egypt has banned 21 websites, including the main website of Qatar-based al Jazeera television, claiming that they are “supporting terrorism”, according to Reuters. Reuters said that it had tried to access five websites named by local [ More … ]
The United States ambassador to Egypt R. Stephen Beecroft said that his country’s support of Egypt in its fight against terrorism is “firm, ongoing and eager. During the annual meeting of the American Chamber of [ More … ]
The European Union (EU) Wednesday said it would assist Sudan to combat money laundering and terrorism financing. The EU is holding a two-day workshop in Khartoum under the title “Combating Terrorism and Money Laundering” from [ More … ]
When President Trump arrives in Riyadh this week, he will lay out his vision for a new regional security architecture White House officials call an “Arab NATO” to guide the fight against terrorism and push [ More … ]
Egyptian Army Chief-of-Staff Mahmoud Hegazy met with General Khalifa Haftar, leader of the self-proclaimed Libyan National Army (LNA), in the Libyan port city of Benghazi. The visit is the first of its kind for an [ More … ]
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday stressed continued cooperation with the U.S. against terrorism during his first meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House. We are committed to fighting all kinds of [ More … ]
In recent years Egypt has been rife with political turmoil, social instability and terrorism attacks. The number of tourists visiting Egypt has decreased dramatically following the military coup in 2013. Last January, Tarek Amer, the governor of the [ More … ]
New Silk Road will mark the future with the aim to link Asia, Europe, Africa and even South America, Turkish President Erdoğan says Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan described the Belt and Road initiative as [ More … ]
Although there has been no official statement so far on talks in Abu Dhabi between Libya’s Presidency Council head Fayez al-Serraj and General Khalifa Haftar, unconfirmed reports say that a number of points were agreed, according [ More … ]
Although Egypt’s military dictator Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was warmly welcomed by U.S. President Donald Trump early this month, however, experts in Washington think over the matter in a different way. During his meeting with al-Sisi in [ More … ]
Sudan’s Defence Minister Awad Ibn Ouf and his Nigerian counterpart Mansur Mohammed Dan-Ali Monday have discussed issues of common concern between the two countries. Following the meeting, Ibn Ouf told reporters they agreed to promote [ More … ]
Mahmoud Hegazy, Egypt’s army chief of staff, headed to London on Wednesday in his second official visit to UK within two months. Hegazy was accompanied by army military officials, according to an official security source, speaking on condition [ More … ]
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