Press TV - US Vice President Mike Pence has met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi after starting his Middle East tour amid outrage over President Donald Trumps globally condemned decision to recognize Jerusalem al-Quds as the capital of the Israeli regime. Pence told reporters in Cairo on Saturday that Egypts objection to the decision ...

Alwaght-Following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in early 20thcentury, agreements, such as Sykes-Picot, were stricken between the then global powers such Britain and France which led to drawing new borders between the Islamic territories and emergence of independent states in West Asia and North Africa. The same time witnessed heated rivalry ...

Press TV- Egypt has announced a three-month state of emergency following twin deadly Daesh bombings in the country. Several steps are to be taken, the first of which will be the declaration of a state of emergency after the necessary legal and constitutional procedures are complete, for three months in Egypt. We are announcing this state of ...

Alwaght- Sharp disagreements have worsened ties between Egypt and some Persian Gulf monarchies especially Saudi Arabia. Cairo and Riyadh have sharp differences on several issues across the region especially the crisis in Syria where the two sides have been at odds. The increasing proximity between Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon and Syria has increased ...

Alwaght- When the Islamic Revolution of 1979 built new government in Iran, Tehran in line with its new ideology and policy cut relations with Cairo for Egypt's recognition of the Israeli regime and holding official relations with Tel Aviv. To date, the Tehran-Cairo relations remain frozen. Some trivial issues are seen as standing ahead of an Iranian-...

Press TV- Cairo says it agreed to delay a UN Security Council resolution it has drafted against illegal Israeli settlements after US president-elect Donald Trump called the Egyptian leader to make Washingtons opposition clear. The phone call touched on the draft resolution before the United Nations Security Council on Israeli settlements, a statement ...

Al Manar- Egyptian President, Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi voiced support for the Syrian, Libyan, and Iraqi armies in their battles against terrorists. In a live television interview with RTP TV on Tuesday, Sisi said there should be international support for the Libyan, Iraqi & Syrian national armies to ensure security in their countries. It is better ...

Alwaght- Saudi-Egyptian ties have deteriorated furtherafter Saudi Arabian Oil Co. Aramco halted shipments of oil products to Egypt for the second month consecutively. After Egypt recently voted in favor of a Russian-backed draft resolution in the UN Security Council on Syria, which was opposed by Saudi, ties between Cairo and Riyadh worsened. Early ...

October 23, The Iran Project Egypt-Saudi Arabias relations have been recently strained. Some believe that the tensions are so high that do not seem to be easily resolved. Saudi Arabia's KingAbdullah bin Abdulaziz was one of the main supporters of Egyptian PresidentAbdel Fattahel-Sisi in topplingMohamed Morsis government. Following Sisi's seizure ...

Saudi Arabia seems to have become more isolated in the wake of a diplomatic row with its close ally, Egypt, following Cairos vote in favor of separate Russian and French draft resolutions on Syria at the UN Security Council. Back in April, Saudi Arabia had agreed to provide Egypt with 700,000 tons of fuel monthly for five years on easy repayment ...

Alwaght- Abdel Fattah el-Sisis government is leaning towards austerity policies to revive Egypts economy. Consequently, the government is facing the challenge of societys acceptance or denial of such policies. After the Egyptian revolution, the country suffered from more economical damage. Even though attempts were made in order to improve the economy,...

CAIRO (AP) -- An Egyptian court on Tuesday rejected a border agreement that would have transferred two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia, and which had sparked street protests in Cairo. The ruling was a rare rebuke of the government's foreign policy by the judiciary, which has been largely supportive of President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, and could strain ...

Alwaght- The Egyptian scene these days is seeing new developments the latest of which were the protests that sparked after the Egyptian President Abdel Fatah el-Sisi has handed over two Egyptian islands at the Red Sea to Saudi Arabia, causing a serious backlash. Egypt was recently also destination for diplomatic visits the most important of which ...

Alwaght- Egypt has taken advantage of the West Asias wide-ranging disorder. Cairo has strongly returned to consistence with the US and the Israeli regime in joint security partnership. But the growing Cairos dependence on the Persian Gulf Arab states financial resources, especially those of Saudi Arabia, has reduced Washingtons sway over Egypt. Christina ...

China supports Egypt's efforts to maintain stability and believes every country has the right to set its own path, President Xi Jinping told his Egyptian counterpart at the start of a visit to Cairo, China's Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.   Xi arrived in Egypt on Wednesday, the next leg of a Middle East tour, just ahead of the Jan. 25 ...

Alwaght- The first phase of Egyptian parliamentary election was held on October 18 and 19 in 14 governorates of the country. The significant point is that some figures from the former regime, Mubarak regime, have won seats in the parliament amid a cold reception of the people and low voter turnout. The winning figures are mostly supporting President ...

A new poll conducted by a Cairo-based center has found that the majority of Egyptian people view Israel as the most hostile regime. The poll, conducted by the Center for Public Opinion Research, placed Israel in the first place in the category of hostile entities while the United States was listed second on the list. The poll analyzed the Egyptian ...

US Secretary of State John Kerry said Sunday there was "no question" the Iran nuclear deal will make the Middle East safer if implemented, as he sought to win over sceptical allies. Kerry met Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry in the morning and was to later meet President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi before flying to Qatar to meet Gulf Arab counterparts....

[caption id="attachment_105248" align="alignright" width="182"] Irans Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian[/caption] Iran has reacted strongly after a court in Egypt labeled the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas a terrorist organization. Condemning the verdict, which was issued on Saturday by the Cairo ...

TEHRAN (ISNA)- Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for African and Arab Countries Hossein Amir-Abdollahian met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi, where the two sides stressed the further bilateral cooperation between the two countries to battle terrorism in the region. During the meeting held on the sidelines of the African Union summit in ...