Egyptian officials on Sunday pushed for calm between Israel and Hamas and called to adhere to a ceasefire in place since the war in May. The Egyptian efforts came a day after Hamas launched rockets [ More … ]
Egypt’s Suez Canal announced Sunday that its annual revenues exceeded all-time records to reach $6.3 billion last year, despite the coronavirus pandemic and a six-day blockage crisis by giant cargo ship the Ever Given. Connecting [ More … ]
‘We Record’ human rights platform has documented the appearance of Eng. Khaled Abdel Hamid in the Public Prosecution Office after he had been forcibly disappeared for two years. According to preliminary information, he was deported [ More … ]
Kuwait continues its efforts to put an end to the three year blockade Kuwaiti Al-Qabas newspaper said officials are on the move to solve the Gulf crisis, affirming the country will not stop its efforts until the illegal land, [ More … ]
Despite the regime’s tight security grip and the escalating arrests, demonstrators take to streets in ‘Friday of Wrath’ protests, for the sixth day in a row. Friday was another day of protests as anger over [ More … ]
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed deep shock late Friday at the discovery of mass graves in Libyan territory recently liberated from forces commanded by putschist Gen. Khalifa Haftar, and called for a transparent investigation. The [ More … ]
Egypt police raided the houses of two uncles of an Egyptian-American activist who has recently sued a former Egyptian prime minister in U.S. court, accusing him of crimes against humanity, an international rights group said [ More … ]
A heavy deluge in Cairo has brought areas of the capital to a near standstill and highlighted the city’s severe lack of infrastructure, as homes, businesses, and public buildings have been flooded. The flooding led to [ More … ]
The Libyan Army forces under the command of the Government of National Accord (GNA) has conducted an all-out offensive on Khalifa Haftar’s forces in southern Tripoli frontlines and Souq Al-Khamis Imsahel, while carrying out airstrikes [ More … ]
A powerful car bomb explosion outside a hospital in Egypt’s capital killed at least 20 people and injured dozens more, Egyptian authorities said, in the deadliest terrorist attack in Cairo in more than two years. [ More … ]
Abdel Fatah al-Sisi of Egypt issued a decree renewing the state of emergency in Egypt for 3 months starting Thursday, July 25, for the ninth time in a row since it was imposed in April [ More … ]
Egypt suffered a defeat against South Africa round of 16 after a late goal, kicking Egypt out of the tournament. Thembinkosi Lorch scored the decisive goal five minutes from time in the second half, finishing [ More … ]
Libyan government fighters discovered a cache of powerful American missiles, usually sold only to close American allies, at a captured rebel base in the mountains south of Tripoli this week, according to the New York [ More … ]
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has offered urgent military support for the forces of Libyan General Khalifa Haftar, who is fighting against the internationally-recognised Libyan government in the capital Tripoli. Egypt also dispatched military experts [ More … ]
According to documents released by the White House, the economic aspect of Donald Trump’s peace plan between Palestine and Israel includes granting $9 billion to Egypt, half of which is in the form of soft [ More … ]
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