Posts Tagged: egypt
Report: Top Netanyahu Adviser Lands in Cairo for Private Meetings With Egyptian Officials
An high-level Israeli delegation arrived in Cairo on Tuesday afternoon for private meetings with senior Egyptian officials, Israel's Channel 2 reported, citing Turkish news agency Anadolu. According to...
Lawmakers Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Calling on Obama to Act Against BDS
The top Republican and Democrat of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs introduced a resolution calling on the Obama administration to boost its voice and efforts in opposing the anti-Israel boycott,...
Report: New HuffPost Arabi Editors Are Muslim Brotherhood Sympathizers
The partners managing The Huffington Post's new Arabic edition are Muslim Brotherhood sympathizers, Lebanese NOW News reported last week. According to the report, Egyptian Anas Fouda is the new editor-in-chief...
Amos Yadlin: Israel Concerned Nuclear Deal Marks US Pivot to Iran
Israel is concerned that the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action has set the stage for a U.S. pivot to Iran, said Maj. Gen. (res.) Amos Yadlin, former IDF...
Report: Israel, Arab States Conferring Over Implications of Iran Nuclear Deal
Israel has been carrying out contacts with Arab countries to confer over the nuclear deal signed between world powers and Iran last week, U.S. based...
Hamas’ Ismail Haniyeh Claims Israel Won’t Launch Another War in Gaza
One of Hamas' senior leaders and the deputy chief of the organization's political bureau, Ismail Haniyeh, claimed on Saturday that Israel has indicated that it...
Egyptian Justice Minister Invokes Antisemitic Tropes to Damn Terrorists Behind Cairo Bombing
Egyptian Justice Minister Ahmed el-Zend invoked antisemitic tropes in cursing the terrorists behind a bomb blast in Cairo that killed state prosecutor Hisham Barakat earlier this week. "God Almighty will...
Israeli General Says Hamas Aided Sinai ISIS Group in Major Egypt Attacks
An Israeli commander said on Thursday that the Jewish state had "clear evidence" that Hamas was extending aid to Wilayat Sinai, the terrorist group affiliated with...
Israeli Forces on Heightened Alert Along Egyptian Border After ISIS Sinai Attacks
Israel Defense Forces troops stationed on the Egyptian border heightened their alert level in the wake of Wednesday's terrorist attacks against Egyptian army targets by...
Netanyahu Warns ISIS Threat Closing in on Northern and Southern Israeli Borders
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday warned that the Islamic State is “facing our borders” in Egypt, as Israel’s southern neighbor was reeling from...
ISIS in Sinai Threatens to Bomb Eilat in Coming Days
An Islamic State affiliate in Egypt's Sinai peninsula posted a threat against Israel on its Facebook page on Thursday, saying the group would shell the...
Egyptian Journalist Dons Orthodox Jewish Garb in Search of Cairo Synagogue (VIDEO)
A journalist at Egyptian popular news site Dotmsr dressed up as an ultra-Orthodox Jew and walked the streets of Cairo asking locals for directions to...
Report: Hamas Desperate to Renew Talks With Israel After PA, UN Funding Slows
Hamas, faced with a disastrous economic situation in Gaza stemming from a freeze on funding from the rival Palestinian Authority (PA), and halted UN reconstruction...
Sisi and the Reform of Islam
In a widely praised January 1 speech, Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi visited Al-Azhar University to address the country's religious leadership, saying the time had...
