Islamic State claims responsibility for army attack in Egypt’s Sinai

The attack in Egypt's northern Sinai region left as many as 10 soldiers dead.

Egypt

Erdogan's cold war with Saudi Arabia and UAE

Turkey's patience with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates is running low, sources tell Al-Monitor.

Saudi Arabia

Egypt forcibly disappears two women amid coronavirus crackdown: Rights group

Marwa Arafa, 27, and Kholoud Said, 35, disappeared last week at the hands of Egyptian security services, Human Rights Watch said.

Egypt

Egypt extends its state of emergency for three more months amid coronavirus

In his announcement, Egypt's president cited “dangerous” conditions in the health and security sectors.

Egypt

Intel: US watchdog calls on State Department to add Syria to list of religious freedom violators

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo should designate Syria as one of the world’s worst religious freedom offenders and put Iraq, Turkey and Egypt on a special watch list, the US Commission on International Religious Freedom recommended in its annual report.

Egypt

Can anyone stop Netanyahu’s annexation plans?

A formidable array of figures is working in public and behind the scenes to block Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to annex West Bank lands.

Saudi Arabia

Egypt tightens sanctions for those who refuse to wear protective masks

Egypt’s parliament approved a new bill that punishes citizens with imprisonment or a fine if they refuse to bury coronavirus victims or wear protective masks.

Egypt

Egypt kicks off more Sinai development projects

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has inaugurated a series of major development projects in the Sinai Peninsula, long a hotbed for terrorism.

Egypt

Sinai editorial lands Egyptian journalist in hot water

Cairo is investigating the writer of an pseudonymous editorial that earned his Al-Masry Al-Youm newspaper a hefty fine for suggesting autonomy for the Sinai Peninsula.

Egypt

Intel: Egypt’s medical aid to US fails to stem outrage over American prisoners

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke with his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry by phone on Thursday to discuss “continued collaboration on key regional issues and bilateral COVID-19 assistance."

Egypt

Egypt, Algeria relax coronavirus restrictions for Ramadan

Egypt and Algeria are allowing greater civilian movement for the Islamic holy month, as are the United Arab Emirates and Iraq.

Egypt

Cairo-Beijing ties strong amid surge of anti-China sentiment in Egypt

Egyptian-Chinese relations appear to be unshaken after an Egyptian lawyer filed a lawsuit against China for damages due to the coronavirus.

Egypt