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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...

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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...

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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,...

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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,...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

International

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...

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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...

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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...

International

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...

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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...

Opinion

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...

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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...

Africa & World

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...