In his first meeting with a Middle East nation since his confirmation as defense secretary, Mark Esper pressed his Egyptian counterpart this week to wage a counterinsurgency-style fight in the Sinai Peninsula.

Egypt’s Minister of Defence, Mohamed Zaki, arrived in Washington heading a high-profile military delegation, according to a statement from the Egyptian Armed Forces. The visit comes upon an official invitation from US Secretary of Defence Mark Esper.

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu has praised Egypt as an “example of stability” in the Middle East thanks to its close ties with the Gulf countries, and reiterated his support for Egypt’s efforts to fight militants in the Sinai Peninsula.

Egyptian Foreign Minister, Sameh Shoukry, and Minister of Defence, Mohamed Zaki, headed to Russia on Sunday for bilateral talks held on Monday, according to an Egyptian military statement.

Much of the focus on the Egyptian constitutional amendments ratified on April 20-22 has been on those allowing President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi to stay in power for an additional eight years and gain full control over the judicial branch. However, little attention has been paid to the amendments affecting the …

The 2011 Arab Spring had seen the end of President Hosni Mubarak‘s 30-year rule and within 18 months, Mohamed Morsi had become Egypt‘s first democratically-elected president. But after one year in office, almost weekly street protests and riots appeared to reach a climax with calls for Morsi to resign and even for …

President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi vowed to hold those responsible for the deadly Cairo Railway Station accident, which killed 22 people and injured 40 others, adding that the armed forces as well as other state institutions will cooperate in order to develop the railway system in Egypt.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi issued a decree yesterday prohibiting senior state officials from travelling abroad without obtaining his permission.

Egypt’s and Jordan’s military forces will start joint military exercise Aqaba 4 on 21 December, according to the Egyptian Ministry of Defence.

Egypt will convene a committee next month tasked with responding to, and trying to counter, claims of human rights abuses against the often-accused country.