What is going on between Egypt and Sudan?
Ongoing tensions in the Red Sea region came to the fore in late December, when Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited Sudan as part of his Africa tour. During the visit, Erdogan and his Sudanese counterpart, Omar al-Bashir, signed more than a dozen agreements to boost the economic partnership between the two nations. Among these […]
Egypt Carries Out Mass Execution of Islamic Militants
Egypt executed 15 Islamic militants convicted of carrying out a deadly attack on an army outpost in the Sinai Peninsula in 2013. Tuesday’s executions, carried simultaneously out in two prisons located north of Cairo, is the largest mass execution carried out in Egypt since six convicted jihadists were hanged in 2015. All 15 militants executed […]
At least 75 wounded in Egypt mosque attack: ministry official
Gunmen attacked a packed mosque in Egypt’s restive North Sinai province on Friday and set off a bomb, wounding at least 75 people, health and police officials said. Health ministry spokesman Khaled Megahed told AFP at least 75 people were wounded in the attack and no deaths had been reported yet. The Islamic State group’s […]
More than 200 killed as Egypt militants attack mosque in Sinai
At least 235 people were killed and scores more injured when gunmen stormed a mosque in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, setting off explosives and firing on worshippers during Friday prayers, authorities said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the assault in the town of Bir Abd, about 25 miles from the North Sinai provincial […]
Rights groups blast Egypt’s human rights record
International rights organisations have gathered in the French capital to highlight Egypt’s human rights abuses, as Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is set to arrive for a two-day visit. Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, Reporters without Borders and the France-based International Federation for Human Rights were among the groups scheduled to speak at a news […]
Hamas agrees with Egypt on tighter border security
Egypt has reportedly offered to provide electricity to Gaza to relieve part of its humanitarian crisis in return for Hamas agreeing to several security measures. The Hamas delegation, headed by the movement’s new Prime Minister Yahya Sinwar, returned to the Gaza Strip on Monday after nine days of what they said was constructive meetings with […]
Pope heads to Egypt with peace and mercy message for Muslims and Christians
CAIRO — In video posted online this week by the Vatican, Pope Francis sounds excited about his two-day trip to Egypt starting Friday, despite recent terrorist attacks. “As salaam alaikum — peace be with you! … Thank you for having invited me to visit Egypt, which you call Umm al Dunya, Mother of the World,” […]
Egypt identifies Alexandria church bomber as fugitive with militant ties
A relative of one of the victims reacts after a church explosion killed at least 21 in Tanta, Egypt, April 9, 2017. Egypt on Wednesday named the suicide bomber who attacked a cathedral in Alexandria as 31-year-old Mahmoud Hassan Mubarak Abdullah, describing him as a fugitive with links to militant cells that carried out…
Trump Reverses US Policy Toward Egypt, Welcoming Sissi
U.S. President Donald Trump reversed years of chilled relations with the world’s largest Arab nation Monday, warmly welcoming Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi to the White House and pledging collaboration with Egypt in the fight against radical Islamist terrorism. It was the first White House visit by an Egyptian leader since former President Barack Obama […]
Trump Discusses ‘War On Terror’ With Egypt’s Sisi
President Donald Trump spoke with his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah el-Sisi by phone Monday, discussing ways to further the fight against terrorism and extremism while stressing on the importance of bilateral ties between Washington and Cairo, White House officials and Egyptian state media said. This was the first conversation between the two leaders since Trump […]