US rebukes sceptics of ceasefire talks as diplomats meet in Egypt
White House says negotiations are progressing, but shifting positions from US and Israel have forced a Hamas boycott The Biden administration rebuked sceptics of its efforts to secure a ceasefire in Gaza on Friday, saying a flurry of media leaks suggesting that negotiations had…
Egyptian ports become ‘key supply points’ for Israel during Gaza war
Report tracking movement of ships documents regular transportation of goods from Egyptian ports to Haifa and Ashdod after October 7 Egyptian seaports have turned into important stations for cargo and cement ships transporting goods to and from Israel during the Gaza war period,…
Algeria’s Tebboune says army ready to build hospitals in Gaza once Egypt border reopens
Algerian president vows to send troops to ‘help rebuild what the Zionists destroyed’ The Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune declared that the North African country’s military was ready to enter Gaza to build three hospitals within 20 days once the border with Egypt would reopen. …
Qatar, Egypt, US invite Israel and Hamas to resume Gaza ceasefire talks
The mediating nations urge Israel and Hamas to resume their negotiations amid fears of a wider conflagration in the region. Qatar, Egypt and the United States have called on Israel and Hamas to resume talks to reach a ceasefire in…
Joint Statement – Rights Groups Alarmed by Inhumane and Life-Threatening Conditions in Egypt’s Badr Prison
We, the undersigned organizations, are profoundly concerned by the recent and rapid deterioration of conditions inside Egypt’s Badr Rehabilitation and Correctional Center, according to testimonies from detainees’ families. We are alarmed by recent reports of suicide attempts and a mass…
Egypt: Police arrest cartoonist and satirist Ashraf Omar in dawn raid
Omar had published several cartoons lampooning Egypt’s electricity crisis and economic policies Egyptian security forces have arrested Ashraf Omar, a cartoonist for the independent news outlet Al-Manassa, at his home in Cairo early on Monday. According to Omar’s wife, Nada Mougheeth,…
US Senator Bob Menendez found guilty in Egypt-linked corruption trial
Menendez faces sentencing in multi-layered bribery scheme involving Egyptian-American businessman and Egyptian officials Prominent US Senator Bob Menendez was convicted on Tuesday on all 16 criminal counts he was facing during his months-long corruption trial involving Egyptian officials and businessmen….
Egypt: Viral video shows Wafd party members ‘planning antique smuggling’
The liberal nationalist party downplayed the footage, insisting that those featured were low level members A video has gone viral on social media showing members of Egypt’s liberal nationalist Wafd party discussing the smuggling of antiquities while apparently inside their party’s headquarters….
Badr Abdelatty: Why is Egypt’s new foreign minister controversial?
Government insiders and activists say Cairo’s appointment is detrimental to human rights and signals the ‘militarisation’ of the diplomatic service Badr Abdelatty, a career diplomat, has replaced Sameh Shoukry as Egypt‘s minister of foreign affairs after Shoukry held the post for 12…
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