Politics
Egypt and Türkiye continued to strengthen their diplomatic engagement on Sunday as senior officials met in Cairo during a broader regional gathering involving multiple key Middle Eastern and South Asian states. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi received Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan......
A Hamas delegation is set to travel to Cairo on Thursday to resume negotiations with ceasefire mediators, as the fragile Gaza truce faces its most serious test since it took effect in October 2025. The talks come days after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the military to extend Israeli......
The United States is considering a proposal to release up to 20 billion dollars in frozen Iranian assets in exchange for Tehran handing over its stockpile of enriched uranium, as part of efforts to end the ongoing conflict with Iran. The plan forms part of a broader framework aimed at de escalating tensions......
Egypt has intensified its diplomatic efforts to promote regional stability through a series of high-level discussions with international and regional partners. According to official statements, Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty held separate calls with U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff and several regional......
Former Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy was unanimously appointed on Sunday as the Secretary-General of the Arab League. His nomination will be formally confirmed by Arab ministers at the next summit in Saudi Arabia, with his term beginning on July 1 for a five-year mandate. Fahmy, who served as......
At least seven Palestinians were killed on Friday in Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip, as violence intensified despite a fragile ceasefire that has largely held since October. The strikes hit police checkpoints and residential areas, raising fresh doubts about the sustainability of the truce......
Egypt and Israel are locked in a sharpening regional contest centered on Somalia and the wider Horn of Africa, as Cairo expands its military footprint in the country in response to Israel’s recognition of the breakaway region of Somaliland. An assessment by the Hebrew-language outlet Natsiv Net,......
Foreign ministers gathered Wednesday at the United Nations for a Security Council ministerial session on the situation in Palestine, as international pressure mounts over recent Israeli measures expanding control in the occupied West Bank. The meeting, chaired by British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper......
Foreign ministers from Saudi Arabia, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Indonesia, Pakistan, Egypt and Türkiye have denounced Israel’s decision to designate large areas of the occupied West Bank as state land and to initiate comprehensive land registration there for the first time since......
What began as a discreet race for influence between Riyadh and Abu Dhabi has evolved into an overt strategic rivalry that is reshaping regional balances without a shot being fired, yet at a potentially high long term cost for both sides. For general readers, policy analysts and investors following Gulf......
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi appointed a new Defense Minister on Wednesday during the swearing-in ceremony of the country’s newly reshuffled government, in a surprise move that was not announced in advance. General Ashraf Salem Zaher, former director of the Egyptian Military Academy,......
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sealed a major military cooperation framework on Wednesday in Cairo, marking a strategic thaw between the regional powers after over a decade of strained ties. Announced following the second meeting of the Egypt-Turkey......
Deep fissures have emerged within Iran's leadership as ex-President Hassan Rohani and other prominent reformists openly condemned the regime's handling of nationwide protests that killed thousands, warning that substantial reforms are essential to avert further unrest. "The people have......
