The defense ministers of Egypt, Cyprus and Greece held a meeting in Cairo on June 20 during which they discussed military cooperation to overcome joint security challenges and threats, especially those related to their interests in the Eastern Mediterranean, which is rich in oil and gas resources.

Israel, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia are close to reaching an agreement over the status of the Red Sea islands of Tiran and Sanafir, according to a report by the US website Axios.

The US Congress may review whether it should tamp down its concerns over Egypt’s human rights record in exchange for getting the North African country to upend arms deals with Russia and instead seek American weapons, a recent congressional report has suggested.

China’s ambitions to be friends with all parties could ultimately be its downfall. Despite promises made to back talks that would reach a mutually beneficial outcome for Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan over the GERD, there has been no resolution. It is not clear that Beijing will have greater success when …

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia officially declared its support for Egypt’s position in the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) crisis, backing all measures taken by Cairo to protect its national security regarding this crisis.

The festive atmosphere of newly elected Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s inauguration in early June did little to hide the tensions between Egypt and Ethiopia, whose prime ministers both attended.

Secretary General of the Cairo-based Arab League Ahmed Aboul Gheit recently criticized the way the international community, particularly the UN Security Council, has handled the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) dispute pitting Egypt and Sudan against Ethiopia.

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi headed on Sunday to the Sultanate of Oman to meet Sultan Haitham bin Tarik to discuss bilateral relations, according to a statement from Presidential Spokesperson Bassam Rady.

Egypt and Russia plan to use their local currencies in trade transactions amid financial sanctions by the West on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine.

Tensions have increased between Egypt and Ethiopia in recent days as Ethiopia prepares to fill its Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) for the third time, starting next August.