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  Egypt's Sisi to visit Jordan on Thursday

  Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is scheduled to fly to Jordan on Thursday to hold bilateral talks with King Abdullah of Jordan in an official visit, the presidential spokesman said.   Read More
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  Egypt consumer, core inflation ease in November

  Egypt's annual urban consumer inflation and core inflation both slowed in November, a boost for government efforts to balance economic growth with price stability as the country seeks to recover from more than three years of political instability.   Read More
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  Promotion of human rights pivotal to Egypt's foreign policy - FM

  Egypt gives high priority to the goal of promoting and protecting of human rights on the national level, Foreign Minister Sameh Shukri said on Wednesday.   Read More
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  Egypt to explore pacification means in Jerusalem with Palestinian officials - ambassador

  Egyptian authorities in Palestine are currently holding intensive meetings with Palestinian officials and advisors of President Mahmoud Abbas to explore means of pacification in Palestine, Egypt's ambassador in Palestine said on Wednesday.   Read More
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  BG in advanced talks with BP over Egypt deal

  British gas company BG is in advanced talks that could boost supplies to power-hungry Egypt by allowing rival BP to use its pipelines, the head of BG Egypt told Reuters.   Read More

Latest Analyses

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  What fate awaits the Salafist Al-Nour party?

  On Saturday 15 November, a court of law should pass its verdict, at the elementary level, on a lawsuit filed by three lawyers who demand to have the Salafist Al-Nour Party dissolved for allegedly violating the constitution.   Read More

  
  
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  Egypt levels Sinai homes in new strategy against Islamist militants

  At Egypt's border with the Gaza Strip, families are emptying their homes - lugging mattresses and furniture onto waiting vans as soldiers look on from armoured cars.   Read More

  
  
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  Qatar pares support for Islamists but careful to preserve ties

  Qatar has joined the American-led coalition to fight Islamic State, yet the emirate is a haven for anti-Western groups and foreign diplomats have reported seeing cars with Islamic State logos in an affluent bay district.   Read More

  
  
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  Egypt targets universities as last haven for political expression

  Hundreds of police surround its walls, patrolling in armored vehicles with sirens blaring, while muscle-bound security guards man metal detectors, searching all who enter.   Read More

  
  
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  In numbers: a change in the nature of armed attacks in Sinai

  The number of security personnel and civilians killed in armed attacks by militants in North Sinai significantly surged during the past couple of months. The number of armed attacks, however, rose in a lower rate than that of the death toll, suggesting that militants have stepped up the nature of the attacks.   Read More