DOHA/CAIRO, Nov 1 (Reuters) – Qatar has mediated an agreement between Egypt, Israel and Hamas, in coordination with the U.S., which will allow limited evacuations from besieged Gaza, a source briefed on the deal told Reuters on Wednesday. The agreement … Read More
Surging food prices helped July’s headline inflation numbers break the record of 36.8% in June. Sharp food price rises caused Egypt’s headline inflation to spike to 38.2% for the month of July, a record high amid a national economic crisis, … Read More
The meeting between President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman comes as Egypt faces a deepening economic crisis and the region witnesses major realignments. Saudi Arabia is advancing multiple regional diplomatic tracks in hosting Egypt’s President Abdel … Read More
Researchers discovered chamber inside Egyptian Great Pyramid using modern scanning equipment Egyptian officials revealed the discovery of a mysterious, 30-foot-long corridor sealed off inside one of the Pyramids of Giza on Thursday. Egyptian Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Ahmed Issa described … Read More
Hamas and Islamic Jihad threaten a military confrontation if Israel does not meet their demands by January 13. Senior Egyptian sources told the Al-Rai Al-Aam newspaper on Thursday that Hamas and Islamic Jihad are pessimistic about the indirect negotiations with … Read More
Nov 21 (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s stock market posted its biggest one-day drop in more than a year on Sunday, a day after Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis said they had fired 14 drones at several Saudi Arabian cities, including at Saudi … Read More
The recent saga surrounding the implications of American withdrawal from Afghanistan has not gone unnoticed in Cairo. Egyptian policy circles believe it has opened the door for Islamist and extremist groups to gain momentum across the region, and regime messaging … Read More
Despite intelligence-sharing between the neighboring countries, Cairo has not invited an Israeli prime minister to visit since 2013, the year Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi came to power. Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett met with Egyptian Intelligence Minister Abbas Kamel … Read More
Col. (res.) David Hacham, a former Arab-affairs adviser to Israeli defense ministers, says any expectation of a significant change in Hamas’s extreme worldview is fantasy; the latest violence is part of a Hamas bid to “change the rules of the … Read More
‘You know, we’ve held intensive, high-level discussions, hour by hour, literally.’ President Biden sought to take credit for a cease-fire Thursday between Israel and Hamas, despite reports that it was Egypt that brokered the peace. Biden, who spoke at the White House, included … Read More