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To Israel’s delight, Egypt becomes surprise new player in Syria
A new and surprising player has recently entered the Syrian arena and has already contributed to establishing local cease-fires:...<p>Want to enjoy …
Middle EastShell is said to mull buying Israel, Cyprus gas for Egypt plant
Deliveries to Egypt would be piped to Shell’s Idku LNG plant on the country’s Mediterranean coast. Photo: Reuters<p><b>Tel Aviv/London:</b> Royal Dutch Shell …
Business (India)Errant gunfire from Sinai hits Israel; no injuries reported
Gunfire from the Sinai Peninsula struck Israel on Sunday night, in what the military said was accidental spillover from fighting across the border.<p>A …
Sinai PeninsulaAssassin's Creed: Origins moody cinematic trailer showcases ancient Egypt in all its glory at Gamescom 2017
<b>Assassin's Creed: Origins</b> trailer was released at the Gamescom 2017, and the game is up for pre-order with a 27 October release date. The trailer …
Assassin's CreedIrish wife and husband who 'filmed suicide pact' named locally
An Irish woman and her Egyptian husband have died following an apparent suicide pact on the Red Sea coast in Egypt.
News (Ireland)Egyptian MP steps back from call to extend president's term | Miami Herald
The Egyptian lawmaker behind a call to amend the constitution to extend the president's term by two years says the change won't apply to President …
News (U.S.)Qatar’s Al Jazeera echoes terrorism
Qatar has breached the secret Riyadh Agreement, which required that Qatar stop supporting the Muslim Brotherhood.<p>When I accepted a job as Cairo …
Muslim BrotherhoodMoody's affirms Egypt's B3 credit rating - Economy - Business
The outlook on Egypt’s credit rating remains stable, global credit rating agency Moody's said late Friday, affirming the country’s “long-term issuer …
Hosni MubarakA claustrophobic tour de force, “Clash’s” director talks film and the fate of Egypt’s revolution
Defying censors and partisans, Egyptian director Mohamed Diab has made a riveting film about the Arab Spring<p>Director and co-writer Mohamed Diab’s riveting film “Clash” is set entirely in the back of an eight-square-meter Egyptian police van. Unfolding over the course of a single day in 2013, after …
Muslim BrotherhoodGGP: The political economy of energy subsidies in Egypt and Tunisia: the untold story
<b>The statements, opinions and data contained in the content published in Global Gas Perspectives are solely those of the individual authors and</b> …
Middle EastRegeni’s family has names of Egyptian officials involved in his murder
The family of Italian student Giulio Regeni, who was tortured and murdered in Egypt in 2016, announced that they have the names of three Egyptian …
Middle EastPA Foreign Minister welcomes Egypt's warmer ties with Hamas
Egypt has served as a mediator between Hamas and the PA.<p>Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riyad Al-Maliki on Saturday welcomed Egypt's closer …
Sinai PeninsulaDaily News Egypt to be taken over by state-run newspaper, follows asset freeze and block
The State- run committee assigned to seizing funds and assets of Muslim Brotherhood affiliated members, decided on Thursday to assign the state-run …
Middle EastTransgressive but popular: Egypt's taste for 'Arab porn'
<b>In Italy, the most common search typed into porn sites is "mum". In France, it's "beurette", a colloquial term for French women with a North African background. In Egypt, it's the word "Arabic" which is the most frequently searched, according to Google Trends, pointing to a preference for videos</b> …
Middle EastSouth Korea is building a $10 billion agriculture city in Egypt
Within six months, 311,400 acres of land in Egypt will be transformed into an agriculture city. The $10 billion deal was signed on Tuesday by Egypt …
LifestyleChairman Of Largest Islamic Charity In US Exposed As Jew-Hating Extremist With Ties To Muslim Brotherhood
"...promotes jihad against Israel..."
Conservative ViewWe're Living Vicariously Through Kourtney Kardashian's Stunning Egypt Photos
Kourtney Kardashian is on the move lately, and we're paying attention. The mother-of-three has hit France, Nantucket, and now Egypt this summer, …
Kourtney KardashianKourtney Kardashian Flies To Egypt, Serves Us Serious Underboob in the Desert
<b>Kourtney Kardashian</b> is on a one-woman mission to make underboob a thing. The <i>Keeping Up With the Kardashians</i> star, 38, has been flaunting a little …
Celebrity NewsPossible ancient monks' complex discovered in Minya excavations - Ancient Egypt - Heritage
Excavation work in Minya has uncovered an ancient settlement that might be a monks’ complex, the antiquities ministry have said.<p>Ayman Ashmawi, the …
Ancient EgyptEgypt Foils Attempt to Smuggle 19th Century Artifacts - ASHARQ AL
Cairo- Egypt’s Antiquities Ministry has said that it foiled along with the Hurghada Ports Authority an attempt to smuggle six 19th century artifacts …
Middle EastThe five-month closure of the Rafah crossing was the longest since the blockade began in 2007, according to rights groups. The Israeli army recently added new restrictions for Palestinians hoping to leave Gaza. Egypt opened…
<b>The five-month closure of the Rafah crossing was the longest since the blockade began in 2007, according to rights groups. The Israeli army recently</b> …
GazaEgypt reassures Israel of Saudi’s vow to uphold peace treaty
Egyptian media revealed yesterday that three letters were exchanged between the Egyptian foreign minister and Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin …
Sharm el-Sheikh2016 U.S. Olympic Triathlon Team: Where Are They Now?
All eyes were on Copacabana Beach one year ago as triathlon closed out the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, and Gwen Jorgensen’s historic finish earned the …
Sharm el-SheikhFifth-Century Monks’ Complex Uncovered in Egypt
CAIRO, EGYPT—An excavation in Minya has turned up an ancient settlement that may have been a monks’ complex, according to a report from <i>Ahram Online</i>. …
ArchaeologyEuropean "alt-right" ship tries to stop refugee rescue missions, fails miserably
Sarah Wasko / Media Matters<br>The campaign of Defend Europe, a European white nationalist “Identitarian” movement, to disrupt humanitarian …
Suez CanalEgypt’s Sisi gives Kuwaiti emir right to own Egypt land
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi on Thursday issued a decree granting the emir of Kuwait the right to purchase land in Egypt.According to the …
Sharm el-SheikhNew Tombs Discovered in Egypt
The tombs were found about 125 miles south of Egypt's capital city of Cairo.
ArchaeologyUK's £2m support for Egypt security projects branded ‘deeply disturbing’
Transparency campaigners highlight alleged human rights abuses in Egypt as controversial conflict, stability and security fund comes under scrutiny again<p>The government is facing questions over transparency after almost £2 million in aid and defence funding was given to security projects in Egypt, …
Middle EastIsrael has a gas conundrum
LONG a resource-poor country, Israel now has more natural gas than it knows how to use. Even by conservative estimates, the fields discovered off its …
CyprusIbrahim Halawa 'scared of freedom' after four years in Egyptian jail
Jailed Irishman Ibrahim Halawa has warned he has been behind bars for so long that he is scared of freedom.<p>The 21-year-old - incarcerated in an …
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