Egypt has long sought to expand habitation and agriculture into the desert, but the obstacles are great.
detailsOn 20 July, Egyptian legislators authorised sending combat troops to Libya, where Cairo’s ally Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar is on the defensive. Following Turkeys intervention on the Tripoli government’s behalf, Egypts involvement could escalate the war d
detailsThe Egyptian military may intervene in neighboring Libya, but it likely wants to avoid a major confrontation.
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detailsThe Red Sea has fast become the subject of new geopolitical intrigue, as unprecedented engagement between Gulf states and the Horn of Africa reframes politics, economics, and security astride one of the world’s most heavily trafficked waterways
detailsRights group and activists claim that more than 60 people had been arrested by Egyptian security forces
detailsEgypts Ministry of Religious Endowments granted controversial Sheikh Yasser Borhami, vice president of the Salafist Call, a preaching permit for Friday sermons in Alexandria in August
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detailsHow Turkeys president went from being a regional Islamist leader in the Arab Spring to sharing Qatars role as the Middle Easts odd man out.
detailsThough the Muslim Brotherhood and Iran share ideological commonalities and points of political convergence, several impediments stand in the way of deeper ties between them.
detailsThe current president has presided over a purge of liberal expression. And he is nearly guaranteed to win another term this week.
detailsThe price is wrong, Egyptians are addicted to subsidies that make them poorer
detailsTerms of new IMF loan dictate that fuel subsidies have to be scrapped, meaning costs are increasing yet again
detailsthe essential role of FIFA is to deal with football and not to interfere in geopolitics
detailsEgypt has uncovered a network accused of illicit international trafficking in human organs
detailsIt is the first of Mursi's four convictions to reach the end of the judicial process
detailsongoing conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa are depriving more than 13 million children of an education
detailsThe United States should focus less on making their allies happy and more on making them actually behave like allies
detailsPresident Sisi gave a two-hour speech in which he defended his decision, saying the islands always belonged to Saudi Arabia, and prompted an uproar after a daring member of parliament tried to ask a question: “I did not give anyone permission to speak,”
detailsAbel Fatah al-Sisi signed deal to hand over Tiran and Sanafir, which Cairo has controlled since 1950
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