Will removal of Egypt's spy chief leave Palestinians in a bind?

Some Palestinians are concerned that the dismissal of the head of the Egyptian intelligence will affect Egypt's ability to mediate their ongoing reconciliation process.

Palestine

How Egypt's government is responding to calls for election boycott

Opposition groups are calling for a boycott of the March presidential elections after all would-be contenders were either jailed, prosecuted or intimidated out of the race.

Egypt

Egypt imposes travel restrictions on journalists

Reporters for state-run newspapers in Egypt will now have to get permission from the government to travel to certain countries.

Egypt

Tillerson travels to Middle East to talk post-IS stability

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will travel to Egypt, Kuwait, Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey next week. But veteran diplomats warn that US goals for Syria need to be scaled back.

Egypt

What’s behind Sisi’s recent trip to Oman?

While Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is calling on Tehran and Riyadh to cool their tensions, Egypt is strengthening its ties to Oman, which has become a stable and trustworthy ally.

Saudi Arabia

Egypt’s political parties choose to forgo challenging Sisi

Egyptians will find slim pickings on their presidential election ballots come March, leaving the relevance of political parties in question.

Egypt

IDF sounds alarm on Gaza

The Israeli government has been warned by the military that Gaza is on the verge of a humanitarian crisis and that Israel must act to avoid its total collapse.

Palestine

Egypt's authorities seek to wipe out graffiti artists

Egyptian graffiti artists keep a low profile, fearing that they will be arrested both for vandalism and political charges.

Egypt

An archive of resistance: Documenting Egypt's revolution

As videos of the Egyptian regime’s violations during the 2011 and 2013 uprisings were disappearing from social media, the Mosireen Collective launched an online archive to keep the memory of the Arab Spring alive in the minds of citizens.

Egypt

Sisi touts victories for Egyptian women as election nears

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has made strides in politically empowering women in the past year and likely hopes the progress guarantees him a solid base of voters in the upcoming elections.

Egypt

Securing Sinai airport comes at cost to locals

President Sisi’s announcement to build a large safe zone around the El-Arish Airport in order for it to resume operations raised the ire of Sinai residents whose houses and lands would be destroyed in the process.

Egypt

Egypt accuses Congress of raining on Sisi's parade

Egyptian officials have reacted with anger to a US congressional resolution on the persecution of Copts in Egypt, laying blame on the Muslim Brotherhood and saying comments critical of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ruined Jan. 25 celebrations.

Egypt