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As Hamas goes to Egypt, where do the Gaza truce talks stand?

The negotiations might offer the last chance to stall – if not prevent – a looming Israeli ground offensive in Rafah. A senior Hamas delegation is travelling to Egypt for the latest round of negotiations aimed at pausing – if not stopping – Israel’s relentless war on Gaza, even as the prospect of a devastating ground invasion of Rafah in the enclave’s south looms. Led by Khalil al-Hayya, the deputy […]

today29 April 2024

International

Egypt’s tricky calculation as Israel’s assault on Gaza continues

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has hosted United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Cairo where they discussed the ongoing crisis in the occupied Palestinian territory and Israel. El-Sisi reiterated on Sunday his country’s stance that Israel’s bombardment of the Gaza Strip had “exceeded the right to self-defence” and amounted to collective punishment. He added that Egypt’s priority was to end the violence and provide humanitarian assistance to the […]

today16 October 2023

International

Egypt successfully installs first nuclear device

Egypt witnessed the installation of the first nuclear device, as the Nuclear Power Plants Authority announced that the Egyptian Nuclear Power Plants Authority Board chair, Amged El-Wakeel, had given the green light to begin the installation. Al-Wakeel gave permission to begin installing the reactor core trap at 2 p.m., the same time Egyptian armed forces declared war on Israel and won with the help of Russia and Soviet weapons 50 […]

today7 October 2023

International

The October victory that the Arabs lost

As soon as the month of October arrives every year, knives rain down on it from every direction to undermine the 1973 war; to turn the victory into defeat. Sometimes this is done by the Nasserites, out of hatred for Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, at whose hands victory was achieved; and sometimes it’s done by the Arab-Zionist lobby, which has infiltrated the Arab countries and changed their direction. They no […]

today2 October 2023

International

Egypt’s imams, teachers, diplomats and judges are being militarised

Egypt is moving rapidly towards militarising politics, the economy and education, and more. There is a strong desire on the part of the regime of President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi to extend the influence of the military establishment and subject all ministries and state institutions to the control of the generals. With the weakening of political, party and union life in the country since the 2013 coup, the pace of this militarisation […]

today26 September 2023

International

Egypt arrests religious influencer who sponsored paid ‘proxy pilgrimage’

Egyptian authorities arrested a social media influencer on Tuesday who has promoted an application that charges users for Umrah by proxy, according to a lawyer who lodged a complaint against the self-styled preacher. The lawyer, Hani Sameh, said he lodged a complaint with the public prosecutor accusing the pharmacist and influencer Amir Mounir of "committing crimes of receiving money, donations and Islamic preaching without a licence from the Ministry of Endowments". In Islam, Umrah is a voluntary pilgrimage, […]

today7 September 2023

International

Palestinian rival governments form ‘reconciliation committee’

Rival Palestinian political leaders meeting in Egypt have decided to form a committee on intra-Palestinian reconciliation. President Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh met for rare face-to-face talks on Sunday in the coastal city of El Alamein along with representatives of most Palestinian political factions. The latest attempt at reconciliation aims to bridge the gap between the parallel governments of Hamas in the blockaded Gaza Strip and of the […]

today31 July 2023

International

Despite inflation, Egyptians dig deep to give charity in Ramadan

In a time of dire economic trouble, Egyptians are holding fast to the Ramadan tradition of charity, with both donors and those in need pinning hopes on holiday generosity. Families have buckled under the weight of inflation, which hit 32.9 percent in February as Egyptians tried to fill their shelves ahead of the Muslim holy month of daytime fasting and special evening meals, known as iftar. “Last year, we were giving out 360 […]

today28 March 2023

International

Palestine to attend security meeting with Israel in Egypt Sharm El-Sheikh

The Palestinian Authority (PA) said Wednesday it will participate in a security meeting with Israel in Egypt's Red Sea resort city of Sharm El-Sheikh this weekend, Anadolu News Agency reports. Egypt, Jordan and the US will attend the meeting, due on 19 March. The agreement to participate in the meeting came following a meeting between Hussein Al-Sheikh, Secretary of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO)'s Executive Committee, and US Special Envoy for Palestinian […]

today16 March 2023

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