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

The Israeli Prime Minister and Egyptian President rightfully view each other as valuable partners, each for his own reasons. Meanwhile, a new report on the Iranian nuclear program is overblown, but much work is still to be done

Bennett praises Egypt’s role after Sissi meeting, hails start of ‘deep relationship’
U.S. will hold back some Egyptian military aid due to human rights concerns, report says

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

Israel's Border Crossing to Sinai Reopens Without Restrictions

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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’

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

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'

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

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

Egypt Shuts Rafah Crossing With Gaza After Border Clashes With Israel

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Hamas Is Heating Up Front With Israel Despite Qatari Cash Deal

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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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.

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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.

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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

Women chant slogans as they gather to protest against sexual harassment in front of the opera house in Cairo in 2014.

Balcony Death Spotlights Social Pressure for Single Egyptian Women

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan holds up his hand in the Rabia or Rabaa four finger sign as he greets the crowd during AK Party's extended meeting in Ankara, last year

Turkey Says Better Ties With Cairo Could Boost Libya Peace Efforts

Libya's Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibeh receives his Egyptian counterpart Mustafa Madbouly in Tripoli, Libya, today.

Egypt's Premier Visits Libya for the First Time in a Decade, With New Gov't in Power Egypt's Premier Visits Libya for the First Time in a Decade, With New Government in Power

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan saluting vessels as they sail the Bosporus Strait in Istanbul last year.

Erdogan’s ‘Crazy’ Canal Project Challenges Russia and Could Shake Up Region Erdogan’s ‘Crazy’ Canal Project Challenges Russia and Threatens to Shake Up the Region

People gather around the wreckage of the train crash in March.

Egypt Prosecutors Find Gross Negligence Behind Deadly Train Crash

View of Colossi of Memnon, the ruins of two stone statues that guarded the mortuary temple built for Pharaoh Amenhotep III, today.

Famed Egyptian Archaeologist Reveals Details of 3,000-year-old Lost City

The Uganda People's Defence Force parade at a ceremony to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the country's independence from British rule, in Kampala, Uganda, in 2012.

Egypt Signs Security Agreement With Uganda Amid Tensions Over Ethiopian Nile Dam

A container ship passes through Suez Canal, Egypt, Tuesday, today.

Suez Canal May Enlarge Southern Part of Waterway Where Ship Was Stranded

The Blue Nile River is seen as the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam reservoir fills near the Ethiopia-Sudan border.

Egypt, Sudan Accuse Ethiopia After 'Last Chance' Talks on Nile Dam Fail

A mummy is seen in a video screened during the ceremony on Monday in Cairo

In Show of Pharaonic Heritage, Egypt Parades Royal Mummies

The Ever Given, a Panama-flagged cargo ship is pulled by tugboats, in the Suez Canal, Egypt, March 2021.

Suez Canal Authority Says Traffic Resumes After Stranded Ship Refloated

A blue lagoon at Sinai, Egypt

Israel's Border With Sinai to Reopen for First Time After a Year

A view of the earth moving equipment excavating sand near the bow of the Ever Given container ship, in Suez Canal in this Maxar Technologies satellite image

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The wreckage of two trains that collided in the Tahta district, south of the Egyptian capital Cairo, on Friday.

Railway Traffic Resumes After Deadly Crash in Southern Egypt That Killed 19

Scenes of the crash, which took place in the southern province of Sohag.

Egypt Revises Death Toll From Train Crash Down to 19; Dozens Injured

Egyptian tug boats trying to free Taiwan-owned cargo Ever Green impeding all traffic across the waterway of Egypt's Suez Canal, today.

Suez Blockage Sets Shipping Rates Racing, Oil and Gas Tankers Diverted Away

Egyptian tug boats trying to free Taiwan-owned cargo Ever Green impeding all traffic across the waterway of Egypt's Suez Canal, today.

Egypt's Suez Canal Halts Traffic as Ship Stuck Like 'Beached Whale'

A cargo ship blocks the Suez Canal in Egypt.

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Nawal Saadawi at a meeting called by the Union of Egyptian Writers in Cairo to express solidarity with her after lawsuit for 'insulting' Islam, in 2001.

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Ayman Nour at a rally at Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo in 2011.

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