Amid regional upheaval, Egypt and Israel seek to strengthen ties and border security

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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

Egyptian TV show about Israel’s destruction opens real world rift

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Israel’s foreign ministry reminds Egypt of peace deal after sci-fi drama El-Nehaya airs. Egyptian children play with fireworks at the start of Ramadan. Photograph: APAImages/Rex/Shutterstock An Egyptian science fiction drama that predicts Israel’s destruction has provoked an angry reaction from … Read More

Israeli-Gulf Relations: Will the Détente Deepen or Dry Up?

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Photo: Israel Prime Minister Office Israeli Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu walks together with Sultan Qaboos bin Said in this undated handout provided by the Israel Prime Minister Office, in Oman. Israel GPO/Handout via REUTERS On April 25, the Israeli Ministry … Read More

Pompeo says ‘confronting Iran’ key to Mideast peace

Front row third from left, United States Vice President Mike Pence, fourth from left, Poland’s President Andrzej Duda, fifth from left, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and sixth from left, United States Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, pose for a … Read More

Report: Israel’s Netanyahu Held Secret Meeting in May in Cairo With Egypt’s Sisi to Discuss Potential Gaza Deal

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi meet in New York City, Sept. 18, 2017. Photo: Avi Ohayon / GPO. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew to Cairo at the end of May for a covert … Read More