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Cairo criminal court upholds death sentence for 20 Kerdasa massacre defendants
Egypt
July 2, 2017
Cairo criminal court upholds death sentence for 20 Kerdasa massacre defendants
Cairo Criminal Court upheld on Sunday death verdicts for 20 of 156 defendants accused of storming Kerdasa police station in…
Update: Militant group claims responsibility for Maadi bomb
Egypt
June 19, 2017
Update: Militant group claims responsibility for Maadi bomb
A militant group in Egypt that is suspected of links to the banned Muslim Brotherhood has claimed responsibility for Sunday’s…
Sisi sees vindication in moves against Qatar
Features/Interviews
June 8, 2017
Sisi sees vindication in moves against Qatar
The alliance with Gulf countries to isolate Qatar has given a significant boost to Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, who over…
Jordan downgrades Qatari ties
Middle East
June 7, 2017
Jordan downgrades Qatari ties
Jordan announced on Tuesday that it was reducing its diplomatic ties with Qatar amid a deepening political crisis in the…
Fate of 300,000 Egyptian expats in Qatar still unknown
Egypt
June 5, 2017
Fate of 300,000 Egyptian expats in Qatar still unknown
Egyptian expatriates in Qatar woke up on Monday to the news that Egypt had decided to sever diplomatic ties with their…
Will Sudanese Foreign Minister recent’s visit to Egypt end political tensions?
Features/Interviews
June 4, 2017
Will Sudanese Foreign Minister recent’s visit to Egypt end political tensions?
After a period of political tension and accusations flung back and forth between the two Nile countries, Sudanese Foreign Affairs Minister…
Libya’s militant groups: from Islamic State to Muslim Brotherhood
Features/Interviews
May 31, 2017
Libya’s militant groups: from Islamic State to Muslim Brotherhood
President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi declared in a televised speech that the Egyptian Armed Forces launched airstrikes against specific camps in…
Nasr City police killer arrested, Hasm vows more attacks in video
Egypt
May 25, 2017
Nasr City police killer arrested, Hasm vows more attacks in video
The Interior Ministry released a statement on Tuesday evening supported by video footage of one of the perpetrators of the recent…
Unverified statements by Qatari Emir against Egypt, Gulf countries cause potential political crisis
Middle East
May 24, 2017
Unverified statements by Qatari Emir against Egypt, Gulf countries cause potential political crisis
The Middle East political arena has been in a headspin since Tuesday evening when Qatar’s state-run television broadcast statements, allegedly…
Hack, fake story expose real tensions between Qatar, Gulf
Middle East
May 24, 2017
Hack, fake story expose real tensions between Qatar, Gulf
Qatar said hackers allegedly broke into the website of its state-run news agency on Wednesday and published a fake story…