Egyptian media denied yesterday what was published about implementing the death sentence against a former army officer Hisham Al-Ashmawy after a military court convicted him of carrying out “terrorist attacks” against Egyptian police and army forces. Yesterday morning, Saudi Arabian channel Al-Arabiya in addition to Egyptian media including the online website of the …

The dispute between Egypt and Ethiopia over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam could take take “months,” the United States (US)’s Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, warned yesterday.

Negotiations over Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) agreement in the US are not quick because they should be finished 9 years ago, Sudanese Minister of Water and Irrigation Yasser Abbas told Daily News Egypt, during a press briefing on Nile Day in Khartoum.

Egyptian authorities said Feb. 4 that talks with Houthi rebels had resulted in the release of 32 Egyptian fishermen who were detained for nearly two months in Yemen. This has raised questions about Egypt’s role in Yemen and the Houthi’s message to the Egyptian government.

In an attempt to ease the tensions flaring up on the borders between Israel and the Gaza Strip since mid-January, Egyptian intelligence resumed its mediation between Hamas and Israel on Feb. 10. The escalation came after Palestinian groups launched incendiary balloons and rockets from the Gaza Strip toward southern Israel, and …

During the African Union (AU) Summit in Ethiopia Feb. 9, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi put forward a proposal to hold an African summit aimed at establishing a joint African military force to combat terrorism. “The most important challenges facing Africa the past year — during which Egypt chaired the …

Egyptian cabinet yesterday said that a new military base would be built on the country’s eastern border to secure the Suez Canal.

A draft agreement prepared by the United States and the World Bank regarding the construction and filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is expected to be sent to Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan on Monday, according to a source in an international development organization close to the talks. The …

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Sunday that he raised the cases of Canadians being detained in Egypt with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Reuters reports.

Egypt‘s chief prosecutor has denied allegations that the police tortured a detained human rights activist and researcher during interrogations.