Special to WorldTribune.com Sol W. Sanders The announcement that four American soldiers were wounded on the Egyptian-Gaza border, and although not life threatening, have been evacuated is another sign of how far out of step U.S. policies and strategies are in the region. The four Americans are part of a small, ill-equipped, and superannuated UN […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Three Islamist militant attacks in North Sinai on Sunday killed at least 13 most of who were security officers. In one attack, a roadside bomb killed six Egyptian soldiers including two officers in the North Sinai on April 12. A tweet by Sinai Province, an Islamist group that took an […]
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 CAIRO – Libya’s Abdullah al-Thani has threatened new joint air strikes with Egypt against the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) in Libya. Such strikes on ISIL sites in Derna were mounted Feb. 16 after ISIL released a video showing the beheading of 21 Coptic Christians, mostly Egyptians. Thani warned that […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Alexander Maistrovoy During a recent visit to Cairo, Vladimir Putin was received with imperial honors. The streets of Cairo were decorated by giant portraits of the Russian ruler. Egyptian jets accompanied the Putin’s aircraft in the skies of Cairo, and an honorary cavalry escorted a limousine with Putin and Egyptian President […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Egypt has revoked the citizenship of nearly 1,000 people granted by its first Islamist president. Egyptian sources said President Abdul Fatah Al Sisi ordered the cancellation of thousands granted citizenship by his ousted predecessor, Mohammed Morsi. The sources said a Cabinet panel led by the Interior Ministry was reviewing Islamic […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — The United States has prepared for imminent delivery of attack helicopters for Egypt as the regional effort against Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) has been assigned a high priority. Officials said the U.S. Army has overseen the loading of 10 AH-64 Apache attack helicopters for Egypt. They said […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Miles Yu, Geostrategy-Direct.com With its recently-announced $3.5 billion deal to buy weapons from Russia, Cairo has undoubtedly undermined the U.S. Middle East policy and strategy. Though the agreement is preliminary, it is expected to face no major obstacles in the final delivery of the arms, including MiG-25 fighter jets, S-300 and […]