Terror Organization No Longer Demands Israeli Military Withdrawal from Gaza: Hamas has reportedly told mediators that it would no longer demand a full IDF withdrawal from Gaza during a proposed pause in fighting that would see up to 30 Israeli hostages released.
The case of Egyptian translator and political cartoonist Ashraf Omar casts a spotlight on Egypt’s abuse of pretrial detention laws, which enable the state to incarcerate detainees without evidence or...
In many ways, the failure of the Palestinian cause in the last two decades is a result of the decisions of Arafat during the ten years he presided over the Palestinian Authority.
In America, progressive feminists often speak out against toxic masculinity. But in Egypt, women, especially Christian women, live with its brutal reality. Julia Atef, 21, never...
Qatar is arguing that it won’t act as a mediator any longer, threatening the fate of the hostages because a deal would be harder without Doha in the middle.
Israel has long enjoyed positive relations with Kurdish people in the Middle East. It is part of a partnership between Jews and Kurds and also shared interests in the region
The Israeli military announced that it intercepted and shot down a drone from Egypt attempting to smuggle four rifles and a handgun into Israel. The October 30 incident marks the...
Egypt proposed a two-day Gaza ceasefire on October 27 that would see Hamas free four hostages in exchange for some Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails...
A new round of negotiations for the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas is set to take place in Qatar on October 27. Mossad director David Barnea was in Egypt this week to...
For the first time since 2022, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) visited Cairo last week to meet with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi. Their meeting, coupled with Saudi Arabia’s recently...
Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Israeli leaders on October 22 in his latest attempt at achieving a ceasefire in Gaza along with the release of the remaining Israeli hostages...
The death of the Hamas leader is no guarantee that the war will end
As Iran's foreign minister makes his tour, it is in contrast to his Israeli counterparts, who have not made any regional tours like this or have not been able to do much outreach since October 7.
Historically, Saudi Arabia and Egypt were the two pillars of stability for the region, and both are friends of the United States.
Iranian state media presents a more moderate tone, reflecting on Israel's ceasefire conditions with Lebanon, amid concerns about Hezbollah's setbacks.
Egypt delivered its second weapons shipment to Somalia in less than a month on September 23, signaling a potential escalation in the Horn of Africa. According to Reuters, the shipment,...
The U.S. decision to grant Egypt its full allotment of $1.3 billion in military aid, despite Egypt’s ongoing human rights abuses, represents a troubling circumvention of U.S. law. Of this sum, $320...
On Sept. 4, Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan welcomed Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Ankara, marking Sisi’ first visit to Turkey since taking power in 2014. Despite the optics...
By refusing to acknowledge Israel’s legitimate security concerns, Egypt is undermining its own interests.