Egypt Headlines

Egypt-UNSC: Cairo vows to endeavour to bring stability in conflict zones

Egyptian Foreign Minister, Sameh Shoukry, said his country’s actions within the Security Council will be orientated towards bringing stability in conflict zones including Libya, Syria, Iraq, Yemen and mostly the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. The Egyptian Foreign Minister made the statement Thursday after his country was elected to sit as a non-permanent member of the United Nations […]

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Palestine: Israel to seal off Jerusalem to curb attacks

Clashes between Palestinians and Israeli forces in Jerusalem continue to increase as casualties on both sides are on the rise. Some members of Hamas are already calling it an Intifada and the Israeli security cabinet has issued a statement on Wednesday announcing the measures adopted to curb the attacks, including the sealing off of parts […]

Asia International

Israel-Palestine: Netanyahu tired of war?

Israel’s calls for the resumption of talks with Palestinians is becoming increasingly serious as Netanyahu Sunday welcomed the Egyptian president’s appeal for talks between Palestine and Israel to end an open-ended conflict which has affected both parties. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who praised the Egyptian call for peace between Arabs and Israelis urged President […]

Asia International

Israel-Palestine: Netanyahu ready for peace talks now

Visiting Israeli Prime Minister said in London Thursday he is ready to talk peace with the Palestinians at any moment and without pre-conditions. On a three-day visit in the UK, Benjamin Netanyahu who met with his British counterpart David Cameron re-iterated his previous willingness to negotiate peace with Palestinians in order to ease the flaring […]

Asia International

Palestine-UN: Palestinians shall hoist their flag at UN buildings

Palestinian diplomacy won a landmark victory Thursday as a large number of the UN General Assembly members voted for hoisting the Palestinian flag alongside other nations at the UN Headquarters and offices. The UN General Assembly on Thursday decided that “the flags of non-member observer States shall be raised at the world body’s headquarters and […]

Egypt Headlines

Egypt: U.S to increase forces in the Sinai

The Pentagon will increase the number of its troops present in the Sinai peninsula under the Multinational Force of Observers (MOF) to more than 700 with “adequate force protection.” The decision was made after four U.S soldiers were injured by an improvised explosive device on September 3. The rising threat posed by armed militias and […]

Egypt Headlines

Egypt-Israel: Tel Aviv re-opens mission in Cairo four years after forced closure

Israel Wednesday officially re-opened its mission in Cairo four years after the building was stormed by protesters in September 2011, forcing the ambassador to operate from an unofficial location. The re-opening ceremony was attended by director-general of the Israeli Foreign Ministry Dore Gold, the Israeli and US ambassadors to Cairo and other diplomats. Gold said […]

Business Energy

Israel: Leviathan gas deal approved amidst criticisms

The Israeli cabinet approved the deal signed between Israel and a consortium including U.S. firm Noble Energy on the production of natural gas at the offshore Leviathan field located in the Mediterranean amid criticisms that it is detrimental to the interest of the average Israeli citizen because the conditions of the deal do not encourage […]

Features International

Israel-Palestine: “two-state solution not now, Israel stabbed prospects”, Jimmy Carter

Former US President Jimmy Carter Thursday deplored lack of initiatives to solve the Israeli Palestinian conflict and slammed Israel for killing the two-state solution, the only solution to ensure equal rights between Palestinians and Israelis. The 90-year old former President said in an interview with Prospect Magazine that chances to have a two-state solution to […]