Canada elects its first Egyptian MP
Canada has welcomed its first Egyptian MP this week. Professor Sheref Sabawy is part of the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party and won the parliamentary elections…
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Russia and Egypt are Growing Closer
As Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi begins his second term, a new chapter in Egyptian-Russian relations is being written. Disappointed by U.S. policy, Cairo has…
Tourist arrested after trash-talking Egypt
A Lebanese tourist who posted a video on Facebook complaining of sexual harassment and conditions in Egypt has been referred to criminal trial and ordered…
Superstar Egyptian footballer Mohamed Salah personifies the hope and expectation of a great but deeply troubled country
If you want to trace the recent history of the most populous country in Africa, then the life story of Egyptian footballer Mohamed Salah would be a…
Israeli airstrikes target militant sites in Gaza
Israel has said it carried out airstrikes on what it described as militant sites in Gaza in response to machine gun fire that hit a building…
Israeli diplomats said scrambling to nix UN rights probe into Gaza deaths
Israeli official reportedly fear the top UN human rights body will order a probe into violence on the Gaza border Friday, with diplomats making a…
Egypt’s Sisi: US embassy move to Jerusalem will lead to instability
In first public comment on the issue Egypt’s President Abdelfattah al-Sisi said on Wednesday that the US embassy move to Jerusalem would lead to instability….
Egypt president Sisi says in talks with Palestinians, Israel
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Wednesday urged Israel and the Palestinians to abstain from further steps that could lead to more Palestinian deaths, following…
Saudi Arabia: US embassy in Jerusalem represents prejudice against Palestinians
Saudi Arabia on Tuesday said it opposed the US decision to relocate its Israel embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. “The Kingdom rejects the American…
Egypt’s jailed journalists: In numbers
The UN cultural agency, UNESCO has awarded its World Press Freedom Prize to imprisoned Egyptian photojournalist Mahmoud Abu Zeid, despite criticism from the government of Abdel…