Special to WorldTribune.com By Norman Bailey Predictions that events in Saudi Arabia will be key to regional developments in 2016 have much merit. A number of analyses and New Year predictions have centered lately on what events might happen during 2016 involving Saudi Arabia. Certainly, several recent events might lead to such conclusions, to wit: […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Egypt’s foreign minister on Jan. 4 confirmed Cairo’s continued solidarity with Saudi Arabia after the kingdom cut ties to Iran. “We reject Iranian interference in the internal affairs of the kingdom,” Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry told the press while meeting with Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir in Riyadh. “We made a […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Egypt has intensified its effort to quell the terrorist threat in the Sinai Peninsula, killing more than 60 jihadists in the past two weeks. On Jan. 3, an operation that included attack helicopters, fighter jets and ground forces killed at least 25 terrorists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Sol W. Sanders Sept. 28: President Abdul Fatah Sisi is rapidly resuming Egypt’s role as leader of the Arab world, nosing out U.S. Mideast leadership under President Barrack Obama’s “leading from behind”. Initially snubbed by Obama after his military coup last year against the Morsi Islamicist government, Sisi has moved away […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Egypt has posted an ambassador to Israel for the first time since 2012. Ambassador Hazem Khairat arrived last week and will take the position to the head the Egyptian Embassy in Tel Aviv. Former president Muhammad Morsi removed the last Egyptian ambassador following Israel’s November 2012 Operation Pillar of Defense in Gaza. Morsi was […]
Special to WorldTribune.com The Egyptian affiliate of Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) has ramped up the number of attacks in the provincial capital of the Sinai Peninsula. Sinai Province jihadists have carried out several attacks in El Arish in the last two months, including a strike on a hotel that hosted Egyptian judges […]
Special to WorldTribune.com The Egyptian government has decided to hire a global risk consultancy firm to review and improve airport security. After a review of costs and the capabilities of several companies, UK-based Control Risks Group was selected, Tourism Minister Hisham Zaazou announced at press conference in Cairo on Dec. 22. The value of the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Gaza Strip officials say sea water pumped by Egypt from the Mediterranean to flood smuggling tunnels has done more damage that 20 years of Israeli bombs. Egypt began the operation a few months ago, saying it has been pumping salt water from the Mediterranean into the tunnels in an effort to halt […]
Sol W. Sanders Any hope for an exit from the current Middle East chaos lies with the efforts of Gen. President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to stabilize its politics and rebuild the Egyptian economy. With its 90 million people and traditional role as the intellectual leader of the Sunni Arab world, Sisi’s efforts to move out […]
Special to WorldTribune.com A Saudi businessman is prepared to invest $4 billion on a resort that would be a major shot in the arm for Egypt’s struggling tourism industry. The unnamed businessman is in talks with Egyptian authorities on building a resort in Egypt’s Red Sea region of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egyptian Tourism Minister Hisham Zaazou […]