US says it plans to engage in a "constructive" human rights dialogue with Egypt as rights groups and activists draw attention to that country's human rights abuses
Egypt's FM spox responded on Ethiopian PM statement on 100 dams: "Such statements once again reveal Ethiopia's bad faith and its dealing with the Nile River and other international rivers it shares with its neighbouring countries"
Ethiopian PM Abiy said Ethiopia plans to build over a 100 'small and medium' dams in the coming year
Egypt: The meeting of the Palestinian factions in Cairo aims to agree on a unified vision
Egypt invites the Palestinian factions to meet next week in Cairo
ISIS has claimed responsibility for a sniper attack targeting an Egyptian army patrol in the village of Al-Shalaq (west of the town of Sheikh Zuweid) in Egypt's northern Sinai region that allegedly killed a senior officer
2 week agoIsraeli army soldiers thwarted a drug smuggling along the Egyptian border earlier today
Reports in Gaza: Egyptian intelligence minister Abbas Kamel had entered the strip to hold talks with Hamas about the ceasefire
The Egyptian army carried out a series of raids on the hideouts of militants in Sinai, and managed to liquidate them, but that resulted in the killing of Colonel Khaled Ahmed Alaa El-Din with a gunshot while chasing them
The Israeli Foreign Minister: I will discuss with the Egyptian Foreign Minister the mechanisms of appeasement and the reconstruction of Gaza under international supervision
2 week agoAshkenazi landed in Cairo to discuss the Gaza ceasefire
Egyptian president visits Djibouti, builds case on Nile dam
Egypt's Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has arrived in Djibouti where he is meeting with President Ismail Omar Guelleh. Egypt is reportedly building up its strategic relationships with regional countries amid dispute with Ethiopia over GERD dam
UAE told US officials they will participate in Egyptian-led mediation, stabilization and reconstruction efforts, but clarified: UAE will provide direct humanitarian support but will not fund any effort that involves Hamas
Egyptian President Sisi receives US Secretary of State & they discuss Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam & US role in easing tensions & reaching binding agreement
3 week agoBefore President Sisi scheduled visit, Egypt sends two C-130H military transport planes loaded with medical supplies & foodstuffs to Djibouti
Egypt's President Al-Sisi is expected to pay an official visit to Djibouti Tomorrow, during which he will meet with President Guelleh and discuss bilateral relations, joint cooperation, the situation in the Horn of Africa as well as GERD issue
The US Secretary of State arrives in Cairo to hold talks on stabilizing the truce in Gaza
Sudan: The "Guardians of the Nile" military exercises with Egypt are the largest in the country's history
Biden to Al-Sisi: We understand the importance of the Renaissance Dam file for the Egyptian people
The Egyptian Presidency: Al-Sisi discusses with Biden the developments of the Palestinian issue and ways to revive the peace process
Qatar Foreign Minister arrives in Cairo for talks with Senior Egyptian officials on bilateral relations & joint cooperation, in addition to reviewing the latest developments in the region, including the situation in the Palestinian territories, Libya, Syria and GERD issue
Palestinian media: The Egyptian security delegation returns to the Gaza Strip via the Beit Hanoun crossing
3 week agoEgypt's military drills in Sudan "unprecedented"
The Egyptian delegation arrives Gaza strip
Egyptian source: The tension in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in Jerusalem will be discussed only with the Israelis
Islamic Jihad: Egypt informed us to accept the Egyptian proposal for a simultaneous mutual ceasefire at 2 am on Friday morning
Egypt's President Sisi order dispatch of two security delegations into Israel and the Palestinian territories to work towards upholding the ceasefire - Egypt state TV (@Reuters)
The White House: Biden and Sisi discuss efforts to achieve a ceasefire and an end to hostilities
Egyptian Foreign Ministry: We must unite behind the Saudi initiative to end the crisis in Yemen
