Egypt
Analysis: Egypt embarks on ambitious anti-terror campaign
February 18, 2015
Analysis: Egypt embarks on ambitious anti-terror campaign
Egypt is making an ambitious bid to place itself at the center of the fight against extremism across the Middle…
Libyan plane returns to Tripoli after Egypt closes airspace
February 17, 2015
Libyan plane returns to Tripoli after Egypt closes airspace
A Libyan commercial plane bound for Istanbul was forced to return to Tripoli on Tuesday after Egypt banned overflying its…
Tunisia ‘understands’ Egypt’s call for Libya action
February 17, 2015
Tunisia ‘understands’ Egypt’s call for Libya action
The Tunisian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday said it "understood" Egypt's request to the UN for military action in Libya, saying…
Sisi likens his situation to De Gaulle in French radio interview
February 17, 2015
Sisi likens his situation to De Gaulle in French radio interview
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has likened his difficult situation ruling Egypt to that of France's President Charles de Gaulle,…
Young Coptic says he escaped the IS massacre
February 17, 2015
Young Coptic says he escaped the IS massacre
A young Egyptian Coptic man told Al-Hayat satellite channel on Tuesday that he avoided the Islamic State's massacre of 21…
HRW: Libya beheading a war crime
February 17, 2015
HRW: Libya beheading a war crime
The beheading of 21 Coptic Egyptians by the Islamic State in Libya last week represents a war crime, US-based Human…
Security objects to planned demo over Libya beheadings
February 17, 2015
Security objects to planned demo over Libya beheadings
A group of Coptic Christians has decided to cancel a protest planned this afternoon in Shubra, north of Cairo, to…
Egypt to attend meeting of Nile Basin countries in Khartoum on Saturday
February 17, 2015
Egypt to attend meeting of Nile Basin countries in Khartoum on Saturday
Egypt is attending an exceptional meeting of the Nile Basin countries in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum on Saturday. Water…
Morsy and top Brotherhood officials referred to military trial
February 17, 2015
Morsy and top Brotherhood officials referred to military trial
The Suez public prosecutors referred 199 people, including former president Mohamed Morsy, Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide Mohamed Badie, to military…
Saudi Arabia detains 35 Egyptian fishermen for entering territorial waters without permission
February 17, 2015
Saudi Arabia detains 35 Egyptian fishermen for entering territorial waters without permission
A source at the Suez port said the Saudi authorities detained 35 Egyptian fishermen on the “Arafat al-Gabrony” boat for…