2 year agoEgypt- ISIS claim killing an STU militiaman in a village west of Bir al-Abd, North Sinai
Amnesty: Egypt must release 9 Copts detained for demanding church be rebuilt
The Libyan leaders will discuss in Cairo the state of the political impasse in the country
Egyptian Foreign Minister: We stress the importance of a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians based on the 1967 borders
#Egypt- further #ISIS Wilayat #Sinai claims are: - Sniper attack killing 2 #STU militiamen near Rafah - RPG attack targeting an army checkpoint/outpost in Rafah - IED attack targeting army vehicle near Sheikh Zuweid
Israeli official tells one of the issues in the Negev Summit tomorrow will be the establishment of a regional security cooperation mechanism against threats like missiles, UAV's and piracy in the Red Sea. The goal is to form a working group to follow up on this issue
The foreign ministers of Egypt, the UAE and Bahrain arrive in the Negev to attend a summit with Israel and America
More details on the Egypt summit: Israeli Prime Minister Bennett offered Egypt and UAE leader during their summit to form an alliance against Iran and offered a regional defense system against missiles and UAVs
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is expected to travel to Egypt in the near future and meet President al-Sisi. This will be Bennett's 2nd visit to Egypt in 6 months
@CENTCOM commander Gen. McKenzie says US will provide the F-15 to Egypt Approval process was "a long-hard slog," McKenzie says
2 year agoEgypt- ISIS claim IED attack targeting a military bulldozer near Tuffaha, south of Bir al-Abd, North Sinai
2 year agoIsraeli army says troops foiled a drug smuggling attempt along the Egypt border this morning. 200kg of an unnamed drug, with an estimated value of NIS 4 million was seized, the military says
Al-Sisi and the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi: Continue to work to counter regional interference and attempts to sow division
Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed appreciates Egypt's stance towards Houthi attacks on civilian sites and facilities in the UAE
The Egyptian President visits the UAE today to hold talks on efforts to protect Arab national security
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
