Category: Egypt

Middle East biggest military base inaugurated in Egypt

July 24, 2017

A new military base, the largest in the Middle East and Africa, was inaugurated over the weekend and baptized after the leader of the 1952 ... Read More

Egypt: Multiplied Travel Warnings Deal Hard Blow to Tourism

July 24, 2017

While the tourism sector in Egypt was hardly showing signs of recovery, terrorism once again touched this core of the Egyptian economy, with consequences likely ... Read More

UN: Egypt accuses Qatar of pro-terrorism policy

July 21, 2017

Egypt expressed concern over the countries, which do not respect the UN Security Council resolutions imposing sanctions on terror groups, singling out Qatar for what ... Read More

Egypt: Interior Ministry Claims Killing Senior IS Member in Restive Sinai

July 19, 2017

The Egyptian interior ministry Tuesday announced in a statement the killing of a prominent member of the Islamic State group (IS) in the Sinai after ... Read More

Egypt Ends “Privileges”, “Exceptions” Extended to Qatar

July 18, 2017

Cairo has announced that it is taking tougher decisions against Qatar due to the Emirate’s stubbornness to comply with the demands submitted by the Saudi-led ... Read More

Egypt: 23 killed at military checkpoint attack in Sinai, Police Officer Gunned down in Cairo

July 7, 2017

A military checkpoint in the village of el-Barth, an area between Rafah and Sheikh Zuweid in the northeastern Sinai Peninsula, was attacked by an unidentified ... Read More

Gulf Crisis: No way out of crisis, boycotting countries decide no further sanctions at Cairo meeting

July 6, 2017

Countries isolating Qatar Wednesday considered no further sanctions and called for more consultations after Doha dismissed the 13-demand list in a response handed to the ... Read More

Referendum, Unfeasible Solution to Sahara Issue- Italian Official

June 29, 2017

Italy’s deputy Foreign Minister Mario Giro made  it clear that the referendum option does not offer a feasible solution to the regional conflict over the ... Read More

Egypt Accuses Qatar of Backing Terrorism at UN Session

June 28, 2017

Egyptian officials have pointed fingers at Qatar for supporting terrorism during a U.N. session on Tuesday, held at the initiative of Egypt and chaired by ... Read More

Egypt Adds Multi-billion Dollar “Social Package” to Budget

June 22, 2017

As Egypt’s fiscal year for 2017-2018 will be commencing on July 1, the Finance Ministry has announced that a “social package” aimed at easing the ... Read More