1 year agoUS Secretary of State @SecBlinken: "We have heard from the Egyptian leadership that Dam is an existential matter for Egypt, and we support any solution that takes into account the interests of all parties and takes into account the Egyptian life, Sudan and Ethiopia
Asked about Egypt's political prisoners including Alaa Abdel Fattah, Mohamed El-Baqer, and Mohamed "Oxygen" Ibrahim, @SecBlinken in Cairo says he raised the cases of certain individuals in his meetings with Egyptian officials
President of Egypt Sisi met with PM of Armenia Pashinyan
Street cafes in downtown area and around were again ordered closed yesterday during the match, or at least not allowed to air it & size down. As you say, authorities still afraid of large crowds gathering in the streets #Egypt
Diplomatic source: Egypt considers Dabaiba's government illegitimate, with a government mandated by the Libyan Parliament
A cargo vessel ran aground in Egypt's Suez Canal, a canal services firm said. The Joint Coordination Center listed the MV Glory as carrying over 65,000 metric tons of corn from Ukraine bound for China
1 year agoThree Egyptian security forces personnel killed in militant attack in Suez-Canal city of Ismailia, state-controlled media report
1 year agoGuided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun (DDG 103) transits the Red Sea earlier this week. Truxtun is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to help ensure maritime security and stability in the Middle East Region
The White House: The Egyptian President and the US National Security Adviser discussed military relations
Egyptian President: Resolving the Palestinian issue will represent a giant step in the history of the region and completely change its tense reality
Turkey accused members of the Brotherhood of spying on Arab communities and recruiting them
1 year agoIn Isma'iliyya, IS-Sinai claims 2 insurgents stormed an Egyptian police position in the city of Qantra Sharq; 1 set off an explosives-laden vest and killed or wounded 6 police:
Egypt: The training with Greece comes within the framework of strengthening military cooperation relations with friendly countries
Egyptian military spokesman: Air training with Greece, with the participation of multi-mission fighters
1 year agoRussian arms exports to Egypt: @USTreasury sanctioned Moscow based M Leasing's Russian flag roro Angara, itself sanctioned, transited Bosphorus toward Med en route from Novorossiysk to Alexandria carrying arms. Rosoboronexport's revenue in 2022 is likely to total US$10.8 billion
1 year agoAt Medusa12, Combined troops from Egypt, Greece, KSA and Cyprus conducted an amphibious landing from the Egyptian Navy Mistral LHD using light armored vehicles and SOF Egypt and Greece also operated Apache Gunships & CH-47 Chinook on board the Mistral LHD during the Exercise
Egyptian Foreign Minister: I discussed with the Greek Foreign Minister the situation in the eastern Mediterranean and the repercussions of the Ukrainian war
Erdogan: We want to hold talks at a higher level with Egypt
Cairo residents feel the aftershocks of a 6-magnitude earthquake that struck the Greek island of Crete
3 bodies of the victims of the building collapse were recovered in Imbaba, north of Cairo, and search and rescue operations continued
The Egyptian President: Egypt desires to reach a political settlement in Libya under a purely Libyan leadership
Egypt's Foreign Minister to Al-Arabiya: There is no decisive action for the exit of foreign forces from Libya despite all the pledges
The Egyptian President: The relations between Egypt and the UAE remain a model of what distinguished relations should be
2 year agoIsraeli army says troops foiled an attempt to smuggle 22kg of hashish across the Egypt border into Israel. No arrests made
Egypt's Foreign Minister: We stress the need for all foreign forces and mercenaries to leave Libya
2 year agoEgypt- ISIS claim killing 1 STU militiamen, others wounded in clashes near Rafah's coast, North Sinai
2 year agoEgypt's Defense Minister meets with the U.S. @CENTCOM Commander in Cairo
Head of the Supreme Council of State in Libya: The behavior of Egypt's foreign minister during the session violated diplomatic norms
Head of the Supreme Council of State in Libya: We are surprised by the behavior of the Egyptian Foreign Minister during the Arab League Council session
The Egyptian President: I call on the Iraqi parties to give priority to the supreme interest of their country in order to overcome the political crisis through dialogue
