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China To Open First Overseas Military Base In Djibouti
Ships carrying personnel for China’s first overseas military base have set sail to begin setting up the facility...
For Egypt, 1967 War Marked End of Pan-Arab Dream
Its vaunted air force destroyed, its army humbled -- the Six-Day War of 1967 dealt Egypt a shock it has yet to overcome...
Oil Tanker Fired On Off Yemen
An oil tanker has come under fire off Yemen while passing through the strategic Bab al-Mandab strait into the Red Sea,...
Six Days That Changed the Face of the Middle East
The Arab-Israeli war of June 1967, or Six-Day War, radically changed the map of the Middle East. Between June 5 and 10,...
Egypt’s Targeted Christian Copts
Egypt's Copts, targeted by gunmen Friday as they travelled in a bus to a monastery south of Cairo, are the Middle...
Egypt’s Sisi To Accept Courts’ Decision On Island Transfers
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said Wednesday he will not interfere in any decision the courts or parliament...
US Defense Secretary Mattis Visits Strategic Djibouti
US Defense Secretary James Mattis arrived Sunday for a short visit to Djibouti, a strategically important country on...
Pressed In Iraq and Syria, IS Lashes Out In Egypt
The twin bombings of churches in Egypt suggest that Islamic State group jihadists are lashing out as they find...
Who Are Egypt’s Coptic Christians?
Egypt's Copts, targets of an apparent church bombing north of Cairo on Sunday, are the Middle East's largest Christian...
At Least 15 Dead In Egypt Church Bombing
A bomb blast at a church north of Cairo killed at least 15 people and wounded dozens who had gathered for Palm Sunday...
Sissi Defends Anti-Jihadists Fight After Copts Flee Sinai
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi has defended his government’s strategy in the fight against jihadists in...
Despite Egypt Reforms, Investors Seen Wary of Returning
Egypt is pursuing a raft of reforms to try to revive an economy weakened by years of turmoil, but analysts say that...
More Egypt Copts Flee Jihadists In Sinai
Egyptian Coptic Christians fled the Sinai for a second day Saturday following a string of apparent jihadist attacks, as...
Egypt’s Coptic Christians Flee Sinai After Deadly Attacks
Dozens of Coptic Christian families in Egypt have fled North Sinai province after a number of killings in recent weeks...
Egyptian Copts Flee Sinai After Suspected Islamic State Attacks
Dozens of Coptic Christians have left Egypt's Sinai Peninsula after a string of jihadist attacks killed three...
The (Trans-Siberian Train Of) Heartland Or (Mare Liberum Of) Rimland? Mega Structures For The Next Century
This year marks the centenary of the creation of the legendary Trans-Siberian railway of Russia. By an ironic twist of...
Egypt and Ghana Join Forces to Fight Terrorism
Egypt will continue to work together with Ghana to exchange views, experiences and knowledge on the threat of...
Russian Airliner Carrying 224 People Crashes in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula; Rescue Teams Report ‘Casualties’ at Scene
A Russian passenger plane carrying 224 passengers and crew operated by Russian airline Kogalymavia has crashed in a...