2 year agoU.S. State Department has just approved a possible foreign military sale of 12 C-130J Super Hercules military transport aircraft and related equipment to Egypt at an estimated cost of $2.2 billion
2 year agoLetter to @SecBlinken led by @RepGregoryMeeks urges the Biden administration to reprogram military aid withheld last year if Egypt fails to meet human rights conditions
2 year agoEgypt- civilians returning to their homes in eastern Sheikh Zuwied, North Sinai, secured by combined army-STU militia forces
Doctors committee #Sudan calls on medical staff to completely withdraw from military and police hospitals as part of three day strike to protest military coup and violence against protesters
2 year agoMerowe Resistance Committees: after extensive consultations, the decision has been made to rebarricade Northern State until SudanCoup authorities cancel the electricity tariff hike. (This likely means closing off Sudan-Egypt highway, as well as Merowe-Atbara-Port Sudan highway)
Egyptian Foreign Minister: Any foreign interference in Libya's affairs must be stopped, and all foreign forces, mercenaries and foreign fighters must leave
The Egyptian President: We went to the Security Council on the issue of the Renaissance Dam because of the stalemate of the Ethiopian position
"The situation in Sudan needs a political consensus among all existing forces, so it can be a way out of the current crisis," Egypt's President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi said
2 year agoJoint Egyptian-Saudi Tabuk-5 military exercise kicks off in KSA, Egypt is participating in the Exercise with ground troops and special forces personnel, including Thunderbolt & Paratroopers
At least 16 people were killed when a microbus crashed into a larger bus in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula
New York man arrested for acting as an agent of Egyptian government . "allegedly tracked and obtained information regarding political opponents of Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
#Egypt- in what is by now a pretty much rare occasion, #ISIS claim an IED attack targeting "pro-army militias" (refraining from the usual "Sahawat" reference), near Sheikh Zuweid, North #Sinai
2 year agoHeavy rains at Hurghada Airport. The touristic city itself witnessed a hail fall apparently for first time
2 year agoThe Egyptian security mediator has been in contact with the Israeli and Hamas since hours this morning in an attempt to prevent the deterioration of the security situation in the Gaza Strip, following the fall of two rockets between the cities of Holon and Tel Aviv.
Arab Parliament affirmed that this deliberate criminal act, through which the terrorist Houthi militia is trying to target civilians and civilian facilities, is considered an act of war crime committed by the Iran-backed Houthi militia
The Egyptian President and his Russian counterpart agree to combat and undermine armed militias and organizations and put an end to illegal foreign interference in Libyan affairs
Sisi and Putin stress the need to combat armed militias and organizations in Libya
3 year agoEgypt has closed eight ports owing to bad weather, officials said on Monday. The ports of Port Tawfiq, El-Zayteyat and Sharm El Sheikh were shut early Monday morning, the Red Sea Ports Authority said
3 year agoLibyan police forces free 950 Egyptian prisoners being held in a warehouse in Tobruk, east Libya
Egypt's Foreign Minister: There is an insistence on the importance of holding the Libyan elections on time
Saudi Foreign Minister: I stressed with the Egyptian Foreign Minister the need to coordinate cooperation in the field of combating terrorism
Saudi Foreign Minister: We stressed the importance of Iran not having a nuclear weapon
Saudi Foreign Minister: We affirmed support for Egypt and Sudan in the file of the Renaissance Dam
Saudi Foreign Minister: We stress the need for foreign forces and mercenaries to leave Libya
3 year agoPolice say officers foiled a drug smuggling that originated from the border with Egypt. A 25-year-old Bedouin suspect was arrested on Route 80 following a lengthy chase, with 24kg of cocaine
3 year agoPresidential Spokesperson: President Sisi issues a republican decision appointing Rear Admiral Ashraf Ibrahim Atwa Mujahid as commander of the navy
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry: The foreign ministers of Egypt and the Gulf states are discussing in Riyadh the unity of the ranks to face the challenges
3 year agoIsraeli army troops foiled a drug smuggling attempt along the border with Egypt overnight. 120kg of hashish, worth 2 million NIS (650k USD) was seized, according to the military. No suspects arrested
The Israeli foreign minister arrives in Cairo
President Sisi inaugurates the Egypt International Defense and Military Industries Exhibition (EDEX 2021)
