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Egypt Pulls Out of US-led ‘Arab NATO’ Initiative: Report

Egypt has decided to withdraw from US-led initiative to create a strategic alliance with key Arab allies, known as Middle East Security Alliance (MESA), Reuters reported Wednesday, citing sources familiar with the matter. Also known as “Arab NATO,” the alliance is supposed to include Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi ...

April 11, 2019

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Pompeo Says Egypt’s Purchase of Russian Su-35s will Lead to Sanctions

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, while addressing the US Senate, reportedly said that Cairo would face sanctions if it buys Russian Su-35 jets. He also reportedly added that Egypt had assured the US it would take into account the possibility of US sanctions and expressed hope it could withdraw ...

April 9, 2019

Middle East

Suicide Bombing Kills 7 in Egypt’s North Sinai

A teen suicide bomber on Tuesday killed four members of Egypt’s security forces and three civilians in an attack in the restive North Sinai region, the interior ministry said. “The suicide bomber aged 15 blew himself up” by a police station in the town of Sheikh Zuweid leaving seven dead ...

April 9, 2019

Middle East

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12 Killed in Egypt Chemical Plant Blast: Security Source

At least 12 people were killed Thursday after a gas tank exploded at an Egyptian fertilizer factory on the Red Sea coast, according to a security source. No final numbers of the casualties in Ain Sokhna have been officially confirmed, but medical sources told AFP 10 bodies had been received ...

March 21, 2019

Middle East

One Police Officer Hurt, Seven Militants Killed in Cairo: Gov’t

An Egyptian police officer was wounded and seven suspected militants were killed Thursday in a firefight and raid in the capital Cairo, the interior ministry said. Militants “opened fire” on security forces at a checkpoint on the southern part of the city’s ring road, leaving one officer wounded and three ...

March 7, 2019

Middle East

Egypt Transport Minister Quits after Deadly Rail Crash: Cabinet

Egypt’s transport minister resigned on Wednesday, the cabinet said, hours after a deadly train crash killed 20 at Cairo’s central railway station. “Transport Minister Hisham Arafat submitted his resignation … and the prime minister accepted,” the cabinet said in a statement.

February 27, 2019

Middle East

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Suicide Bomber Kills Three Police in Historic Heart of Cairo

A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device in the heart of ancient Islamic Cairo, killing three policemen who were chasing him through its narrow alleyways, medical and security sources said on Tuesday. Monday evening’s bombing, in the Darb al-Ahmar neighborhood near the historic Al-Azhar mosque, also wounded two other policemen, ...

February 19, 2019

Middle East

Egypt’s Forces Kill 59 Takfiris, Lose 7 Personnel in Counter-terrorism Efforts

Egyptian army troops in cooperation with police forces managed to eliminate a number of 59 takfiri elements, during the last period, including 15 “highly dangerous” terrorists, according to a military statement, as part of the military operation launched last year to end terrorism nationwide. The statement said the operation comes ...

January 22, 2019

Lebanon

Lebanon’s House Speaker Meets Egypt FM over Bilateral Ties

The Lebanese House Speaker, Nabih Berri, met at his Ain-el-Tineh residence on Friday with Egyptian Foreign Minister, Sameh Shoukry, accompanied by Egypt’s Ambassador to Lebanon, Nazih al-Najjari, with talks featuring high on the bilateral relations between the two countries and the latest regional developments. “The Egyptian-Lebanese ties are distinguished with ...

January 18, 2019

Middle East

Pompeo: US Troop Withdrawal from Syria Will Happen

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday that a full US troop withdrawal from Syria announced by President Donald Trump last month will go ahead despite widespread criticism. “President Trump’s decision to withdraw our troops has been made. We will do that,” Pompeo told a joint press conference in ...

January 10, 2019