First Independent Mena Newspaper
Sudan Thursday said it summoned Egypt’s ambassador to protest concessions tenders issued by Egypt in the disputed Halayeb triangle. “The foreign ministry summoned the Egyptian ambassador Hossam Eissa on Thursday to protest against the tenders issued by the Egyptian oil ministry for areas under the sovereignty of Sudan,” Sudan’s foreign ministry said in a statement. […]
Japan carmaker Nissan has received initial approval to produce 100,000 car units per year in Egypt, which targets car export to revive its vehicle production industry. Nissan will manufacture the car, jointly with state-owned carmaker El Nasr Automotive Manufacturing, Minister of Public enterprise, Hesham Tawfik told media. Majority of cars produced will be exported. Egypt […]
Russia will deliver 20 Su-35 fighter jets to Egypt as early as 2020-21 following a $2-billion deal signed between the two countries end of last year. Egypt will start receiving the military aircraft as early as next year, reported Russian media kommersant, citing two senior defense industry officers. The Su-35 fighter is a fourth-generation multi-function […]
Both Algeria and Egypt are run by a military-dominated elite that gave protesters, thirsty for freedom and democracy, the illusion of change. The military regimes in both countries proved adept at adapting to social change by offering time-buying measures and superficial reforms to keep the ruling circles intact while containing unrest. In a recent article […]
The Egyptian army said it has eliminated 46 militants in the restive Sinai province in several gun battles that also claimed lives of three soldiers. The army in February last year launched an operation in the Sinai province to flash out Islamist state fighters and other militant groups. In a video recording made public Monday, […]
President Fattah al-Sisi has named head of the Armed Forces Engineering Authority Transport Minister in replacement of Hisham Arafat who stepped down late last month following a train accident that claimed the lives of 22 people. Kamel al-Wazir, a military general is the head of the Armed Forces Engineering Authority, one of companies responsible for […]
Egyptian security killed seven members of Hasm, a terror group-linked to the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood organization, in clashes in capital Cairo. The seven were killed in two different operations according to a statement of the interior ministry. “The State Security Department acted upon reliable intelligence that a group belonging to Hasm had been planning to […]
Egypt and the UK launched Tuesday the ‘Ahmose’ month-long military exercise, which the British Embassy in Cairo said “will enhance defense cooperation between British and Egyptian troops as well as facilitate the sharing of expertise in warfare scenarios.” Around 165 British military personnel will participate in the exercise that kicked off at the Mohamed Naguib […]
Egyptian authorities Thursday handed over to Hamas four of its fighters kidnapped three years ago at Rafah crossing point. The Palestinian movement announced the release of the four officers, believed to be members of the group’s naval commando forces. The men were kidnapped from a bus at the crossing point between Egypt and the Gaza […]
Egypt’s minister of transport, Hisham Arafat, has resigned from his position in the wake of the train crash that killed Wednesday at least 20. A cabinet statement said Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli has accepted Arafat’s resignation following the deadly train crash in Ramses Station, Cairo’s main one. At least 20 people died in a large […]