Category: Egypt

Fog of War Looms over Egyptian-Sudanese Relations

January 15, 2018

Tension in relations between Egypt and Sudan has been soaring on the backdrop of the two countries’ diverging foreign policy stands along with an unresolved ... Read More

Hard Times for Christians in Egypt, Open Doors Says

January 12, 2018

Egypt, home of the Middle East's largest Christian community, has been the theatre of multiple acts of aggression on Churches putting the lives of many ... Read More

Sudan Brings Border Dispute with Egypt before UN

January 9, 2018

Tension has resurfaced between Khartoum and Cairo over the Halaib’s triangle disputed territory on the Red Sea as the Sudanese foreign minister protested to the ... Read More

Has Egypt Secretly Approved Trump’s Decision on Jerusalem?

January 7, 2018

The Egyptian government has publicly denounced Trump's unilateral move to declare Jerusalem a capital of Israel. But, a report by the New York Times suggests ... Read More

UN Expresses ‘Deep Shock’ at Scale of Executions in Egypt

January 6, 2018

The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) expressed its "deep shock" after 20 people were reported to have been executed in ... Read More

Egypt Seeks to Sideline Sudan from Talks with Ethiopia on Nile Dam

January 3, 2018

Currently at loggerheads with Sudan, Egypt is seeking to sideline it from talks over Ethiopia's Renaissance Dam on the Nile, the largest hydroelectric dam project ... Read More

Egypt: Senior military officer killed in roadside bomb in Sinai

December 30, 2017

An army colonel died Thursday in a roadside bomb attack in the restive Sinai province, reports say. The attack took place outside the city of ... Read More

Egypt Tightens Security around Churches on Christmas

December 20, 2017

Egypt has increased the alert level to high in preparation of the Christmas celebrations given the massive church and mosque bombings the country suffered earlier ... Read More

Egypt, Worst African Country for Journalists- CPJ Report

December 16, 2017

The Committee for the Protection of Journalists (CPJ) has slammed in a recent report Egypt for being the African country with the most journalists in ... Read More

Cyprus, Egypt, Greece to Reinforce Maritime Security Cooperation

December 15, 2017

The defense ministers of Egypt, Cyprus and Greece vowed to step up cooperation in combating drug, weapons and human trafficking in the East Mediterranean and ... Read More