Egypt is a country in Northeast Africa and Southwest Asia, bridging the Arab world and the Mediterranean. Known for its role as a regional mediator, guardian of the Suez Canal, and key interlocutor in Palestinian-Israeli negotiations. Recently, Egypt has intensified diplomatic engagement on Gaza, coordinated Gulf security efforts, and conducted airstrikes against illegal mining operations in Sudan. Last updated 8 hours ago
Egypt, Qatar and Turkey are pressuring Hamas to sign the deal now in its final stages, which includes disarmament, a foreign source involved in the talks tells Kann News. Egypt is applying the heaviest pressure of the three. The message to Hamas: you have no better alternative.
Egypt and several Gulf states have begun efforts to curb the escalation and revive U.S.-Iran talks, the Hezbollah-linked Lebanese paper Al-Akhbar reports, citing Cairo diplomatic sources.
The focus is pressuring Washington to keep Israel o...
Egypt and several Gulf states have begun efforts to curb the escalation and revive U.S.-Iran talks, the Hezbollah-linked Lebanese paper Al-Akhbar reports, citing Cairo diplomatic sources.
The focus is pressuring Washington to keep Israel out of any strikes on Iran, over fears it would open new fronts. UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed cut short an Egypt visit to manage the crisis from Abu Dhabi.
Cairo has pledged immediate defensive and intelligence support to the Gulf to shield energy sites, oil tankers, and shipping from Iranian retaliation.
Egypt is quietly looking to deepen economic ties with Israel despite the public diplomatic freeze, Kann News reports.
Cairo would welcome Israeli economic delegations and expanded trade, and is trying to bring the U.S. into the trade track. Energy cooperation between the two remains extensive.
The diplomatic deadlock persists over Gaza, with Cairo still refusing to approve Israel's ambassador Uri Rothman.
Egyptian snack maker Chipsy has stopped producing chip packets featuring Lionel Messi, Egyptian media report.
The move follows public anger over Egypt's elimination match against Argentina, widely seen as biased toward Messi. A boycott campaign backed by Egyptian public figures and artists followed, with footage online of Egyptians tossing the Messi bags.
Egyptian analyst Mohammad Nour, reacting to Egypt's FIFA World Cup defeat to Argentina, claimed: "FIFA and Israel prevented Egypt from winning; Argentina is an 'Israeli team par excellence'; Benjamin Netanyahu is 'best friends' with President Milei; Yair Netanyahu brought Messi to play for Inter Miami."
Egypt is renewing its push for the technocratic committee plan and the disarmament of Hamas.
The Saudi paper Al-Sharq al-Awsat reports, citing Hamas sources with no confirmation elsewhere, that Hamas leadership is moving toward dissolving ...
Egypt is renewing its push for the technocratic committee plan and the disarmament of Hamas.
The Saudi paper Al-Sharq al-Awsat reports, citing Hamas sources with no confirmation elsewhere, that Hamas leadership is moving toward dissolving the "Committee to Monitor Government Activities," which acts as its de facto government in Gaza.
The dissolution could come as part of an initiative to pave the way for a technocratic committee, headed by Ali Sha'ath, to manage the Strip.
Should Hamas announce it, the move would likely be declarative only. The group's real power centers in Gaza remain in its hands, with no genuine intent to abandon its "resistance" against Israel.
Hamas and other Palestinian factions are set to meet again in Cairo within two days to bridge gaps on the second phase of the fragile ceasefire.
WATCH: Egypt has inaugurated The Octagon, its new Strategic Command Headquarters in the New Administrative Capital east of Cairo.
Larger than the Pentagon, the 9 million m² complex serves as the country’s central military command, housing the Defense Ministry, Armed Forces command, and advanced cybersecurity, data, and operations centers.
Egyptian sources to the Hezbollah-linked Lebanese paper Al-Akhbar: Cairo's talks with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and PM Nawaf Salam focused on avoiding direct confrontation with Hezbollah and ruling out force in the group's disarmament....
Egyptian sources to the Hezbollah-linked Lebanese paper Al-Akhbar: Cairo's talks with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and PM Nawaf Salam focused on avoiding direct confrontation with Hezbollah and ruling out force in the group's disarmament.
Egypt is skeptical of the Lebanon-Israel framework agreement, assessing a full Israeli withdrawal is unlikely at this stage. The sources added that the U.S. is pushing for full Lebanon-Israel normalization, a goal without consensus inside Lebanon.
Iran has asked FIFA to prevent LGBTQ-related ceremonies and promotional activities at World Cup events. The request comes after Seattle's local host committee designated the Iran-Egypt match a "Pride Match."
WATCH: Footage reportedly shows the moment Egyptian airstrikes hit artisanal gold mining sites near the Sudanese-Egyptian border, killing several miners.
According to Sudan Tribune, the strikes targeted the Jabal al-Uqaydat gold fields in River Nile State, as well as nearby Red Mountain and White Mountain mining areas.
The Al-Uqaydat area is home to an estimated 6,000 artisanal miners from across Sudan and neighboring Chad.
"Well, it's been reported that it includes a $300 billion construction fund funded by Gulf allies. That's false. False. People can invest if they want.
I mean, what am I gonna do? Say nobody's ever allowed to invest? No. ...
President Trump:
"Well, it's been reported that it includes a $300 billion construction fund funded by Gulf allies. That's false. False. People can invest if they want.
I mean, what am I gonna do? Say nobody's ever allowed to invest? No. We're not investing, we're not putting up 10 cents, and people can decide to do that, but that's up to them.
Do you want me to say nobody's ever allowed to invest in a country? I'll say it with Egypt. Nobody's allowed to invest in Egypt. Am I supposed to say that?
We are not investing in it, and we do not have a fund."
Reporter: "Are you asking the Gulf countries?"
President Trump: "No. I'm not. I'm not. If they do it, fine. But I would say they won't be doing it for a while until they find out the behavior.
It's a behavior thing. But that's a false story that got picked up incorrectly from a statement that was pretty well made, I think. Maybe it could have been a little more accurate, frankly. But it's a story. We are not investing 10 cents.
Don't forget, there's never been anybody that's been so tough on Iran. This should have been done by Clinton and Barack Hussein Obama. It should have been done by Biden. It should have been done by Bush. It could have been done by a lot of people.
This has been going on for forty-seven years. They've ripped you off for forty-seven years, and I'm the only one that did anything. But they never shot missiles at anybody.
We wiped out their navy. We wiped out their military. We wiped out their air force. They have no anti-aircraft. They have no radar.
You know, the reason oil stayed low is because we were taking ships out every night that you didn't even know about. Two days ago, three days ago, a month ago, we took out 22 ships.
We averaged from 15 to 25 ships a night. Nobody knew that. Our Navy did a great job. Nobody knew what was happening. That's why oil didn't go to $300 a barrel.
Now it's at $72.73. I heard it's lower than that now. I haven't seen it in the last couple of hours.
We were very tough, and we took out a man named Soleimani. Remember that? You think this would have happened if he were alive? The evil genius. He was an evil genius. People forget that.
I took out Soleimani in my first term. Without that, you probably don't have the situation that we're in today where we dominated. We dominated.
We wiped out their military. And because we did that, and then we put up the blockade, which was totally effective. Not one ship got..."
Rare footage from inside the Gaza ceasefire negotiation room aired on Egyptian media, showing delegations from Hamas and other Palestinian factions alongside Egyptian, Turkish, and Qatari mediators.
Egypt summoned Hamas and Palestinian factions to an emergency meeting Wednesday. Phase 2 ceasefire talks have hit an impasse. Arab and international contacts have ramped up to prevent a full collapse in Gaza. - Al-Hadath
In a conversation with the leaders of Iraq, Oman, Qatar, Turkey, Tajikistan, Egypt, Kyrgyzstan and Azerbaijan, I expressed the hope that God will bring the hearts of our Muslims closer together and that we will witness the expansion of cooperation in all fields and comprehensive support for each other in the face of threats.
Egypt's Foreign Ministry condemned Somaliland's move to open an embassy in Jerusalem, calling it a violation of international law and international resolutions that directly undermines the city's permanent status.
Turkish FM Hakan Fidan says Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt are also engaged in efforts to bring the Iran war to an end. Turkey maintains contact with all parties.
