A British government minister has been criticized for travelling to Cairo to discuss investment in Egypt despite concerns raised by human rights groups about the repression and mass trial of activists who could face death sentences [ More … ]
One day before Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s visit to the White House, senators from both parties sent a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday urging him to address “the erosion of [ More … ]
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrived in Egypt on Monday, continuing his first trip abroad since the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul drew global condemnation. Saudi Arabia’s Crown [ More … ]
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Friday stated that Turkey and Germany had reached a consensus to revive cooperation mechanisms between the two countries. Erdoğan is on a three-day state visit to Germany and will [ More … ]
Formidable network of beltway players were paid for years to whitewash the blemishes and promote the Kingdom’s interests, according to the American Conservative. When Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman launches his tour through the [ More … ]
Egypt’s pro-government media on Thursday vilified neighboring Sudan over its expanding ties with Turkey and Qatar, saying the three are conspiring against Egypt. While the government has publicly remained silent, Egyptian media seized on a [ More … ]
A Bahraini delegation visits Israel in spite of Trump’s Jerusalem decision. Ties between Bahrain and Israel have been warming in recent years, with business deals expected to follow A Bahraini delegation is visiting Israel in a [ More … ]
Libya’s Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj will visit Khartoum on Sunday for talks with the Sudanese government officials on bilateral relations, the semi official Sudanese Media Center (SMC) announced on Thursday. The head of the of [ More … ]
Sudanese President Omer al-Bashir and Chadian Prime Minister Albert Padacké Tuesday discussed bilateral ties and ways to tighten control of the borders between the two countries. In press statements following the meeting, Padacké said the [ More … ]
Sameh Shoukry: Egypt and Russia have the same goals in solving the Middle East disputes. Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry discussed with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov several regional issues in Moscow on [ More … ]
Ongoing issues regarding Palestine and the status of Jerusalem were discussed during Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s one-day visit to Jordan Monday. Ahead of his departure from Istanbul, Erdoğan said at a press conference that [ More … ]
Somali President, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo arrived in Cairo on Sunday for a two-day state visit to Egypt, after he received an official invitation from Egypt’s Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi. Somali President Farmajo, along with a delegation of [ More … ]
Sudan’s Defence Minister Awad Ibn Ouf and his Egyptian counterpart Sobhi Sedki Sunday held talks on threats to the regional security and stability, according to the official news agency. The meeting comes after the capture [ More … ]
Major General Mohammad Bagheri arrived in Turkey with a senior military delegation upon the invitation of his Turkish counterpart Hulusi Akar Developments in Syria and the region have accelerated diplomatic initiatives. Iranian Chief of General [ More … ]
Egypt’s Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi will head to Gabon in an official visit. Al-Sisi’s visit to Gabon comes on the anniversary of Egypt’s Rabaa Massacre, the largest killings of protesters in a single day in recent history. [ More … ]
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