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Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett will travel “soon” to Egypt to meet with President Fattah al Sisi in the Sinai Peninsula, Israeli media reports. Bennett will sit down with al-Sisi in the Sinai resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh, ‘Times of Israeli’ reports citing Kan broadcaster. Kan did not provide details on the timeframe but […]
The Egyptian army Sunday announced it killed a senior member of the Islamic State group (IS) in the Sinai Peninsula last month in army bombardment. The army identified the IS official as Salem Salmy al-Hamadeen, Aka Abu Anas al-Ansari, said to be one of the founders of the group. “Following the results of the air […]
The Hamas delegation that arrived in Cairo on Saturday held its second round of meetings with Egyptian security officials on Sunday in a bid to ease tensions between the two sides. The delegation’s visit takes place a week after Egypt accused Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood of cooperating in the assassination of Hisham Barakat, the […]
President Sisi stated in a recorded address aired by state television that Egypt’s military has no interest in invading or attacking other nations, but will defend Egypt as well as the region “if required and in coordination with our Arab brothers.” Associated Press reported in November last year that Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab […]
President Sisi is on his first official visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as a Head of State and was full of praise of its leaders as he paid homage to the founder late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. He described the ties between the two states as “strong and balanced.” He urged […]