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.
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Israel, Egypt, Saudi ‘close to deal’ on Red Sea islands
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.
Read More »US Congress may revisit Egypt human rights record in exchange for Russia snub, report says
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.
Read More »What Does China Want in Ethiopia? Beijing is stepping up its diplomatic efforts in the Horn of Africa as U.S. influence wanes.
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 …
Read More »Saudis side with Egypt on Nile dam
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.
Read More »World Bank agrees $500m to help Egypt fund wheat purchases
Egypt will receive a $500 million loan from the World Bank to help finance its wheat purchases as prices skyrocket because of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the bank said Wednesday.
Read More »MEP Hannah Neumann calls on Egypt to release Alaa Abdelfattah
MEP Hannah Neumann has called on the Egyptian government to release detained British-Egyptian citizen Alaa Abdelfattah and allow him to join his family in the UK.
Read More »Egypt and Ethiopia’s power struggle in the Horn of Africa
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.
Read More »Arab League weighs in on Nile dam dispute
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.
Read More »Egypt’s Al-Sisi, Oman’s Sultan discuss bilateral cooperation, regional issues
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.
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