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Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry speaks during a news conference after a meeting with his Italian counterpart Paolo Gentiloni at the foreign ministry in Cairo, Egypt, July 13, 2015. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

Egyptian FM Says Eliminating ISIS ‘Isn’t the End’

by Sawsan Abu-Husain | Oct 5, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo — Egypt warned against the dangers of achieving what Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry put as “an incomplete victory” over terrorist organizations in the region. Shoukry pointed out that eliminating ISIS is not the end, stressing the importance of...

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Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh gestures during an interview with Reuters in Gaza City. Reuters

Cairo Tries to Bridge Gap between PA, Hamas

by Kifah Ziboun | Sep 12, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah- The meetings of Hamas delegation with the Egyptian intelligence officials focused on two issues: reconciliation within the framework of the status of the Palestinian case and security cooperation, Palestinian informed sources said. Sources told Asharq...

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Egyptians look at the crash of two trains that collided near the Khorshid station in Egypt’s coastal city of Alexandria, Egypt August 11, 2017. REUTERS/Osama Nageb

Egypt: At Least 36 Dead, 100 Injured in Khorshid Train Crash

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 11, 2017 | Middle East

Two trains collided in Egypt’s coastal city of Alexandria on Friday killing 36 people and injuring more than 100 others, a health ministry spokesman said. State newspaper al-Ahram verified that at least 36 bodies had arrived at hospital morgues in Alexandria...

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Egyptian riot police march as they guard outside the police academy court in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Attack Kills 1 Policeman, Injures 3 South of Cairo

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 21, 2017 | Middle East

Gunmen have attacked a three-car police convoy on the main Cairo-to-Fayoum road, killing one policeman and injuring three others, the Egyptian interior ministry said. Egypt’s state-run news agency MENA quoted a ministry statement late Thursday as saying the...

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An Egyptian policeman at a post on Egypt’s Sinai peninsula February 10, 2016. (Reuters)

Egypt Raises Security Alert following Terrorist Attacks

by Mohamed Abdu Hassanein | Jul 17, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo – Egyptian security forces increased its security measures during the last few hours in an attempt to end the series of terrorist attacks inflicting the country over the past couple of weeks. Egyptian army killed on Sunday nine militants which it described as...