Blinken meets Sisi in Cairo at start of Mideast "tour"

 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo on Monday at the start of a regional tour to push for a much awaited Gaza ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. 

Al-Sisi won the Egyptian presidential election for the third time

The current Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will remain in power for another term - until 2030 based on the election results.

Egyptian President Sisi calls for immediate ceasefire in Gaza

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi called on Saturday for an immediate sustainable ceasefire in Gaza "without restrictions or conditions".

Israeli actions in Gaza go beyond self-defense, al-Sisi says

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi believes that Israel's actions in the Gaza Strip go beyond the scope of self-defense; during the last three operations in Gaza, 12.5 thousand Palestinian civilians were killed, 2.5 thousand of them were children, he said on Sunday at a meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

Turkey May Appoint Ambassador To Egypt In Coming Months - Foreign Minister

 Egypt and Turkey may resume political consultations between deputy foreign ministers soon, with Ankara likely to appoint ambassador to Cairo in the coming months, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday.

Egypt's Sisi sworn in for second term with vow to fight terrorism

Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has been sworn in for a second term as Egypt's president with a vow to fight "those who choose violence, terrorism and extremism".

Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court voids previous court orders on Red Sea islands deal

Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court voided on Saturday all previous court orders regarding the maritime border demarcation deal between Egypt and Saudi Arabia signed in April 2016.

Egypt's Sisi ratifies Red Sea island handover to Saudi Arabia

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ratified a treaty that hands over two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia in a deal that had sparked protests and a police crackdown, the cabinet said Saturday.

US, Egypt to Coordinate Efforts in Fighting Terrorism

US President Donald Trump and his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah Sisi during the meeting in Washington have agreed to continue coordination in fighting terrorism as well as in peace settlement in the Middle East, the White House said Monday in a statement.

Egyptian President Orders Gov't to Rehouse Christians Fleeing Sinai Violence

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Sisi has ordered the government to provide housing to Christians fleeing violence on the Sinai peninsula, the president's office said.

Libyan military chief makes unannounced visit to Cairo

Khalifa Haftar, the commander of forces loyal to Libya’s Tobruk-based government, arrived in Cairo on Thursday on an unannounced visit, according to a source at Cairo International Airport.

¿Por qué Egipto ha decidido apoyar a Siria?

El apoyo ahora evidente del Egipto de Sisi a Siria ha llevado a los analistas a buscar la razón de ello, en especial dado que este apoyo se está volviendo cada vez  más costoso para el presidente egipcio. Arabia Saudí está muy irritada con el hombre fuerte en El Cairo, que ha optado por alinearse con los rusos e iraníes en la defensa de la soberanía del Estado sirio.

Plot to assassinate Egypt President Sisi uncovered: MENA

Egypt's state security prosecution referred on Sunday 292 alleged members of the Islamic State militant group to a military court on charges of plotting to assassinate President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and launch terrorist attacks in the country, state news agency MENA said.

Egypt said to kill 100 ISIS "militants" in Sinai Peninsula

Some 100 Islamist militants were killed in the Sinai desert by Egyptian airstrikes on Saturday, Sky News Arabic, citing unnamed security sources.

Egypt denies possibility of foreign military bases on its land

Egypt denied on Monday the possibility of allowing foreign military bases on its territories, state-run Ahram Online website reported.

Cairo declines to respond to Erdogan saying thaw with Egypt would be 'unethical'

Egypt has declined to respond to recent remarks by Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan where he said a normalisation of ties with Cairo at present would be "unethical."

Egipto muestra apoyo a golpe en Turquía (bloquea declaración de condena al golpe en la ONU)

Felicitándose por el golpe militar en Turquía, el presidente egipcio, Abdul Fattah al Sisi, ha pedido a su homólogo turco que cambie sus políticas.

Submarine enlisted to search for EgyptAir flight black boxes

Egypt has deployed a submarine to search for the flight data recorders of the missing EgyptAir plane.

"We are moving hard to retrieve the two boxes," President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi said in his first public comments on the crash...

Saudi, Egypt agree to build Red Sea bridge

Saudi King Salman announced Friday an agreement with Egypt to build a bridge over the Red Sea connecting the two countries, on the second day of his visit to Cairo.

Egypt’s Sisi orders opening of Gaza border crossing on 13,14 Feb

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi ordered the opening of the Rafah border crossing, which links Egypt with Gaza, in both directions on 13 and 14 February, state news agency MENA reported on Friday.