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Daring Actress and Sartre Caused Social Media Uproar and Political Turmoil in Egypt A Daring Actress and Sartre Just Caused a Social Media Uproar and Political Turmoil in Egypt

Egyptian actress Elham Shaheen’s decision to play a prostitute in a play by Sartre aroused harsh reactions and calls for censorship by members of parliament. So she brought up Simone de Beauvoir and the Koran

A Journey to Capture the Middle East's Declining Christian Community Christianity Is Vanishing From the Middle East. This Reporter Documents Its Decline

The True Meaning of Sissi Canceling Egypt's 40-year State of Emergency

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China's Financial Belt Is Tightening Its Hold Around the Middle East

Israel, Egypt Discuss New Proposal for Prisoner Exchange Deal With Hamas

Egypt Introduces Ban on Unvaccinated Public Sector Employees

Israel's Shin Bet Head Meets Egyptian Counterpart in First Working Visit Israel's Shin Bet Head Meets Egyptian Security Officials in First Working Visit

Egypt to Host Next Year's UN Climate Conference, UAE in 2023

For Biden, Human Rights in Egypt Will Have to Wait

Half Jewish, Gay and Descendant of an Egyptian Legend: Omar Sharif Jr. Tells All Half Jewish, Gay and Descendant of an Egyptian Legend: Omar Sharif Jr. Tells All in New Memoir

Israel's Man in Sudan Maneuvers Deftly Among the Powers Seeking Sway

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The young Albert Arie. 'He was an Egyptian citizen who insisted on staying in his country despite the intolerable pressures on him.'

The Egyptian Man Who Was Persecuted as a Jew, Buried as a Muslim

Gas pipeline between Israel and Egypt

Israel Planning Another $200m Overland Gas Pipeline to Egypt

School children at the Talaat Harb government primary school, in Cairo, in 2015.

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Packed Classrooms, Teacher Shortage: Egypt's Failed Education System

Pakistani nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan, 'father of Pakistan's nuclear bomb,' at a public meeting along with members of the Jamaat-e-Islami party in Islamabad

How Pakistan's A.Q. Khan, Father of the 'Muslim Bomb,' Escaped Mossad Assassination

The leader of Hamas in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar.

Hamas Is Eyeing a Prisoner Swap, While Israel Is Buying Time With Limited Gestures

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Cairo, last month.

Egypt, U.S. Advance Palestinian Unity Government, but Fatah and Hamas Leery

Palestinian officials at the Rafah border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt, Oct. 2, 2021

Talks on Gaza Hint at Progress in Hamas-Israel Prisoner-swap Deal

Mohammed Hussein Tantawi at the Defense Ministry in Cairo, in 2011.

Egypt's Former Military Ruler Tantawi, Veteran of Wars Against Israel, Dies at 85

Biden signing

Biden Sent Egypt a Message on Human Rights. These Democrats Want More

Cartoon of Bennett and Sissi

Bennett Ends His First 90 Days With Few Mistakes – and an Assist From Egypt

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sissi in Sharm el-Sheikh

Bennett and Sissi Understand That They Can Scratch Each Other's Back

A photograph located by Yoni Dinur of paratrooper Yeshayahu Mor (left), who was taken captive during the Yom Kippur War, with an unknown soldier.

The Israeli Tour Guide Unearthing Remnants Left Behind in Egypt After Yom Kippur War The Israeli Tour Guide Unearthing Remnants Left Behind in Egypt After the Yom Kippur War

The Taba border crossing, in 2019.

Israel's Border Crossing to Sinai Reopens Without Restrictions

Israel's Naftali Bennett and Egypt's Abdel-Fattah al-Sissi in Sharm al-Sheikh on Monday.

Bennett Praises Egypt’s Role After Sissi Meeting, Hails Start of ‘Deep Relationship Bennett Praises Egypt’s Role After Sissi Meeting, Hails Start of ‘Deep Relationship’

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi

Egypt Ended Hamas-Israel War in Gaza – and Thwarted 'Get Tough' Approach From Biden

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi (C) with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (R) and Jordan's King Abdullah II at the Ittihadiya presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday.

Jordan King Tells Abbas, Sissi 'No Regional Stability Without a Two-state Solution' Jordan's King Tells Abbas, Sissi 'No Regional Stability Without a Two-state Solution'

Palestinian protesters watch incoming tear gas canisters shot by Israeli forces amid clashes near the border fence, east of Gaza City, on Saturday.

Israeli Military Orders 'More Aggressive' Response to Planned Gaza Border Protest

A man receives a coronavirus vaccine in Cairo, Egypt, in June.

Egypt to Step Up COVID-19 Vaccination Ahead of Fourth Wave

FILE PHOTO: Trucks at the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, in May

Egypt Shuts Rafah Crossing With Gaza After Border Clashes With Israel

Gazans participate in a demonstration along the border with Israel, Saturday.

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Hamas Is Heating Up Front With Israel Despite Qatari Cash Deal

Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah al-Sissi, Israel's Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and U.S. President Joe Biden.

Between Biden and Egypt, Bennett’s Diplomatic Efforts Get a Booster Shot

Palestinian protesters gather during demonstration along the Israeli border fence east of Gaza City on September 21, 2018.

Gaza Militants Decide to Resume Border Protests as Egyptian Envoy Meets Bennett Gaza Militant Groups Decide to Resume Border Protests as Egyptian Envoy Meets Bennett

Four Hummer Military Cars in the Egyptian Army and the Background is South Sinai Mountains, 2017.

Roadside Bomb in Restive Northern Sinai Kills Seven Egyptian Troops

A pita bakery in Cairo

Raising the Price of Pita Proves Too Thorny an Issue for Egypt’s President

Russian tourists gather at the Egyptair check-in desk at the Domodedovo International Airport outside Moscow, Monday.

Russian Flights Return to Egypt's Resorts Six Years After Deadly Plane Bombing

Hamas political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh.

Hamas Reportedly Threatening Violent Escalation if Qatari Cash Is Not Delivered Soon Hamas Reportedly Threatening Violent Escalation if Qatari Cash Is Not Delivered to Gaza Soon

The Blue Nile river as it passes through the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam

Israel Catches Overflow of Egyptian Ire in Blue Nile Dam Dispute

Hossam Bahgat in his office at the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights in Cairo, Egypt, in 2011.

Egypt Releases Detained Journalists, Activists Amid U.S. Concerns

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry meets with Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri at Tahrir Palace in Cairo, Egypt July 14, 2021.

Egypt's Sissi Backs Lebanon's Hariri in Cairo Meeting

An Egyptian youth reaches for young girls in Cairo, 2012.

Egypt Harshens Punishment for Sexual Harassment

Workers drive past a banner of president Abdel-Fattah al-Sissi in Egypt, last week.

Egypt Passes Law Allowing Gov't to Sack Muslim Brotherhood-linked Civil Servants Egypt Passes Law Expanding Right to Sack Civil Servants With Suspected Links to Muslim Brotherhood

Jehan Sadat at a press conference in Glasgow, Scotland in 1995.

Jehan Sadat, an Egyptian First Lady Like No Other

Yair Lapid's and Sameh_Shoukry's teams meet in Brussels, today.

Egypt's Shoukry Meets Israel's Lapid, Calls to 'Resolve Stalemate' With Palestinians Egypt's Foreign Minister Meets Israel's Lapid, Calls to 'Resolve Stalemate' With the Palestinians

Jehan Sadat, widow of Egypt's President Anwar-Sadat, smiles as she holds a press conference in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain November 12, 1995

Widow of Former Egyptian President Anwar Sadat Dies in Egypt

Naftali Bennett at the Knesset

Bennett, Sissi Discuss Regional Diplomacy, Returning Israeli Captives in First Call Bennett, Egypt's Sissi Discuss Regional Diplomacy, Returning Israeli Captives in First Call

Israeli pop star Eden Ben Zaken dancing to a popular TikTok remix of songs by U.S. rapper WhoHeem and Lebanese singer Hamada Nashawaty.

TikTok's Latest Triumph: Turning Israelis Into Arabic Music Fans

Palestinian Hamas Gaza Chief Yahya Sinwar and head of the Egyptian general intelligence Abbas Kamel meet in Gaza, Monday.

Egypt's Intel Chief in Gaza for Truce Talks After Netanyahu, Abbas Meetings

People gather to eat the Iftar meal at the end of Ramadan in Cairo Festival City Mall earlier in the month.

Egypt Lifts Coronavirus Restrictions Starting June 1

Abbas Kamel and Benjamin Netanyahu meet in Jerusalem, Sunday.

Egyptian Intelligence Chief Meets Netanyahu, Abbas to Discuss Gaza Cease-fire

Gabi Ashkenazi (L) meets with Sameh Shoukry in Cairo, Sunday.

Ashkenazi Tells Egypt's FM Gaza Aid Tied to Return of Israelis Held by Hamas Israel's FM Tells Egyptian Counterpart Gaza Aid Tied to Return of Israelis Held by Hamas

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, March 2021.

Egypt Invites Hamas, Palestinians, Israel for Further Talks, Intel Official Says

Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi visit the southern city of Ashkelon, where a Gaza rocket landed, last week.

Israel's FM to Meet Egyptian Counterpart in Bid to Reach Long-term Truce With Hamas Israel's FM to Meet With Egyptian Counterpart in Bid to Reach Long-term Cease-fire Deal With Hamas

Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, is seated during a meeting with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sissi at the Heliopolis Presidential Palace, today.

Blinken Meets Egypt's Sissi as U.S. Seeks to Secure Gaza Cease-fire

A sign that reads "Truth for Giulio Regeni" is held up by his parents and others outside a courthouse in Rome, today.

Italian Judge Orders Trial of Four Egyptian Officers Over Regeni Murder

Qatar's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, left, meets with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, center, at the Tahrir Palace in Cairo, Egypt, today.

Qatar’s Top Diplomat Visits Egypt Amid Improving Ties

Fisherman Mohamed Nasar uses his boat to collect plastic garbage from the Nile river in Giza, Egypt.

Nile Fishermen Protect Stocks by Pulling Plastic From River

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sissi attending a ceremony in Ismailia, Egypt, two years ago.

When It Comes to Gaza, Biden and Sissi Show Israel That It's Not the Boss

An flare fired by Israeli forces lights the sky above the town of Rafah in southern Gaza on Sunday.

With the U.S. Seemingly Indifferent, Egypt Is Israel's Best Bet to End Gaza Flare-up

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sissi meeting with Saudi King Salman in Cairo, 2016.

Turned Off by Biden, These Four Middle East Powers Are Getting Friendly

French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at the Elysee Palace in Paris during his official visit to France

Egypt Says France Set to Sell Them 30 Fighter Jets in Multi-billion Deal

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Three Years Late, Israelis Finally Hear the Truth About Trump

Israel Prepares for Doomsday COVID Variant as Delta Wave Wanes

The Chaim Walder Scandal Is Another Failure for the 'Infallible' Rabbis

Israel's Shiny, New Theme Park and Mall That Aren't Technically in Israel

What the Israeli Army Does to Soldiers Who Shoot Palestinians

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