Egypt plans new desert city to reroute Nile water
Egypt has announced plans to build a new desert city west of Cairo, diverting 7% of its annual Nile River...
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Iran’s FM in Cairo for US nuclear talks and Gaza crisis
On June 1st, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi touched down in Cairo ahead of scheduled talks with top Egyptian officials....
Syria: Tripoli protests escalate as calls grow for PM’s resignation
Mass protests in Tripoli have intensified calls for Libya’s interim Prime Minister, Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, to step down, amid a...
Mother of jailed activist hospitalised during hunger strike
Laila Soueif, the mother of jailed Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, has been hospitalised in London after her blood sugar...
Egyptian opposition figure Ahmed Tantawi released from prison
Former presidential hopeful Ahmed Tantawi has been released after serving a one-year sentence for distributing unauthorised election materials during his...
Israel strikes Sanaa airport after Houthi missile fire
Israel struck Yemen’s main airport in Sanaa on May 28th, igniting a plane and damaging the runway, a day after...
Egypt opposes reported plan to relocate Gaza refugees to Sudan
Egypt has raised serious concerns about a reported proposal to relocate a large number of Palestinians from Gaza to territories...
UN condemns deadly shooting at Gaza aid site
The United Nations and humanitarian organisations have raised concerns following the deaths of three Palestinians and injuries to dozens more,...
Catalan business leaders visit Morocco to boost trade
Around 30 Catalan business leaders are visiting Morocco from 27–29 May as part of a trade mission led by Catalonia’s...
Three ancient tombs discovered by Egyptian archaeologists
Egypt has announced the discovery of three ancient tombs belonging to high-ranking officials in the Dra Abu al-Naga necropolis in...
Netanyahu vows Jerusalem will “never be divided again”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared on May 26th that Israel will continue to hold control over a "unified" Jerusalem,...
Leaked footage shows missing Libyan MP tortured in detention
Footage circulating on social media reveals Libyan MP Ibrahim Al-Dersi, missing for nearly a year, being held in appalling and...
Houthis launch new strikes on Israel amid escalating tensions
Yemen’s Houthi movement has escalated its attacks on Israel, launching a ballistic missile at Ben Gurion Airport and two drones...
Cholera surges in Sudan amid war, water shortage and power cuts
More than 2,300 cholera cases have been reported in Sudan over the past three weeks, resulting in at least 51...
Egypt seeks new gas deals as tensions with Israel grow
Egypt is currently reassessing its energy strategy in response to escalating diplomatic strains with Israel, according to Moroccan government-friendly Atalayar,...
