Former Egyptian president is free after 6 years
Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak was ordered to be freed from detention on Monday, ending nearly six years of legal proceedings against the ousted autocrat….
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Christians flee Islamic State in Sinai – Photos
Some fled with little more than the clothes they were wearing, terrified that the militants of Islamic State would come for them next. For a…
Christians flee Sinai Peninsula in fear
Hundreds of Christians are fleeing Egypt’s restive Sinai Peninsula as the Islamic State affiliate there has increasingly targeted the community in recent weeks, according to…
From war to WAR
Well, it’s over … and good riddance. What began with a purchased Nobel Peace Prize and a lecture to the Middle East, under the then…
12 ancient Egyptian cemeteries discovered by Swedish archaeologists
Swedish archaeologists have unearthed a dozen burial sites near the southern city of Aswan that date back almost 3500 years to the New Kingdom era…
Egypt: Private messaging app is blocked – Video
The Egyptian government has blocked an end-to-end encryption service, it has emerged. The company that owns “Signal” a private messaging app confirmed, Monday, that the…
How the Syrian regime won the tragic and symbolic battle for Aleppo
“The battle for Aleppo will end this stalemate,” Syrian rebel commander Abdulkader Saleh told reporters at a news conference in Istanbul in September of 2012….
What do we see behind the conflicts in the Arab world?
The short answer to the question in the title is: where does one start? If things in the Middle East and North Africa were not…
Are foreign tourists finally returning to Egypt?
For the first time since 2011, Egypt’s Luxor was packed with tourists, with more than 2,000 foreign tourists visiting the ancient city last Friday. It’s the…
Saudi Arabia is losing to its rival Iran
Saudi Arabia is losing influence throughout the Fertile Crescent to its rival Iran. While Riyadh’s position versus Tehran has been in decline for some time,…