Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi removed his long-time ally, intelligence chief Maj.-Gen. Abbas Kamel, from his position on Wednesday. Kamel was rotated out of his position as Director of the General Intelligence Directorate (GID) and was appointed special envoy and adviser to the president and general coordinator of the security services. The reasoning for … Read more
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi met to discuss regional issues in Cairo this week, an important meeting that illustrates how Saudi Arabia is seeking to reach out to Egypt to coordinate policy. Riyadh and Cairo have been key partners in regional affairs for years; Saudi Arabia … Read more
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi discussed the Gaza war and ways to further repair the long-frozen ties between the regional powers during talks in Ankara, in the first such presidential visit in 12 years. Relations between Ankara and Cairo collapsed in 2013 after Egypt’s then-army chief Sisi led the … Read more
In biblical times, the Patriarch Jacob led his family down to Egypt, the granary of the ancient Near East, to escape famine in Canaan. By the Roman era, the Nile Valley and Delta – enriched by the river’s annual flooding with alluvial mud – had become the breadbasket of the imperial capital. King Herod … Read more
Jordan’s King Abdullah discussed the importance of ending the Gaza war and preventing violence from igniting the region when he met on Wednesday with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi at Al Ittihadiya Palace in Cairo. “The King and President El Sisi stressed the need for the entire world to push towards an immediate ceasefire … Read more
