Ankara says comments made by the ambassadors of Egypt and Israel to Cyprus indicating readiness for a military showdown with Turkey over hydrocarbon exploration in the Eastern Mediterranean are “out of place.” Turkey’s Foreign Ministry [ More … ]
Following the gruesome discovery of the corpse of Bishop Epiphanius, Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church announced that authorities would be officially investigating the death. Bishop Epiphanius,68, was the head of Anba Makar Monastery (Saint Macarius the Great) [ More … ]
This weekend, Egypt’s court sentenced 75 people to death. The defendants are among more than 700 people accused of or already convicted of playing roles in a 2013 protest against the ouster of then-President Mohamed Morsi. [ More … ]
Egyptians renewed online criticism of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Saturday, hours after he said he was “saddened” by a similar campaign a few weeks ago, reports Reuters. The Twitter hashtag “Leave, Sisi” was the [ More … ]
How the Obama administration watched the demise of Arab democracy — and paved the way for Trump’s embrace of dictators. President Trump boasts that he has reversed American policies across the Middle East. Where his [ More … ]
The future for a free Palestine is being forged one meeting, one vote and one solidarity action at a time, but the key is to never give up and always take the moral and ethical [ More … ]
Losing Egypt to Russia Isn’t the Real Problem—but Collapse Is. Cairo is no long a prize to be won, but a weak state in need of reform, says a report by The National Interest While most [ More … ]
UK firm now says it won’t be involved ‘in such a project’, referring to planned protest against Qatari emir in London. A casting agency in the UK offered actors $25 to take part in an [ More … ]
By:Yasin Aktay* Regardless of the progress humankind has made in science, technology or intelligence, and regardless of how much all this progress is reflected on politics, international relations and strategic plans, it seems a part [ More … ]
World-renowned pianist says he is ‘ashamed to be an Israeli’ following passing of legislation Daniel Barenboim, the world-renowned pianist and conductor, has labelled Israel’s “Nation State” law as “a very clear form of apartheid”. Writing [ More … ]
As Egypt is cracking down on militants across the country, particularly in the country’s Sinai region, some experts and rights groups have voiced concerns that the country’s security forces are using counterterror measures to target [ More … ]
Egypt’s al-Sisi is confronting one of the toughest challenges he has faced since seizing power five years ago, as rising prices linked to economic austerity measures take a toll on his core middle-class supporters, according [ More … ]
Activists fear Egypt and Sudan’s leaders are collaborating to quash dissent after opposition figurehead Sadiq al-Mahdi barred from Egypt, according to a Middle East Eye report. Sudanese activists in exile in Egypt say they are [ More … ]
Amid thaw in ties between Ethiopia, Eritrea, relatives set to reunite through flight after 20 years The first Ethiopian Airlines commercial flight to neighbouring Eritrea in 20 years took off on Wednesday. With 456 passengers [ More … ]
Former Egyptian military chief of staff General Sami Anan, who was detained in January after announcing plans to compete in a presidential election, is in critical condition in hospital, according to two sources close to [ More … ]
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