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Gulf Arabs See Specter of Iran in Rise of Yemen’s Shiite Rebels
After forcing concessions from Yemen’s government last month, Shiite Muslim rebels ignored pleas to pull out of the…
Human Rights Watch Condemns Egypt’s Jail of Same-Sex Wedding Defendants
Human Rights Watch (HRW) condemned on Saturday the sentencing of eight defendants to three years on charges of…
Egyptian Rights Groups Propose Changes ahead of UNHRC Review
A dozen local rights groups released a joint statement on Sunday with proposed recommendations for an upcoming…
Burkina Faso Opposition Parties, African Union Reject Army Takeover
Burkina Faso's opposition parties and the African Union rejected the army's seizure of power in the West African…
Egypt Jails Eight Men for Three Years over ‘Gay Marriage’
An Egyptian court jailed eight men for three years on Saturday over a video prosecutors claimed to be of a gay…
Fifth Joint Egyptian-Ethiopian Sessions Eyes Strengthening Ties
Egyptian and Ethiopian officials inaugurated early Saturday in Addis Ababa the fifth session of the joint…
Sisi Praises Egyptian Media’s ‘Understanding’, Defends Protest Law
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi praised local media for showing "understanding" while covering domestic…
Egyptian Police Arrest Local ‘Terrorist Cell’ who Trained in Syria: Interior…
Egyptian national security officials have discovered a local "terrorist cell" whose members received training in…
Local Opposition, Bureaucratic Turf Battles Stall Egypt’s Nuclear Program
Egypt has made scant progress with its multi-billion-dollar nuclear energy program. More than 30 years after its…
US Supports Egypt’s Establishment of a Buffer Zone around Gaza
The Obama administration has reiterated its support for the Egyptian regime's on-going war against terrorism,…