Plan involves using Egyptian gas to generate electricity in Jordan that will then be transmitted via Syria to Lebanon.
Egypt
Mahmoud Abbas says PA is ready to take ‘confidence-building steps’ and achieve calm in occupied Palestinian territories.
Personal, witness accounts of four historical events in Jordan, Egypt and Tunisia, including a riot over a movie.
Najla al-Mangoush says the government is doing everything in its power to hold the vote but challenges persist.
While dozens of truckloads of construction materials were allowed in, critics say they are not nearly enough.
Egypt allows one-way traffic as Israel eases import restrictions for the besieged territory it has blockaded since 2007.
Players travelling to red-list countries would have to follow UK COVID regulations, ruling them out of club matches.
Nema Fathi says her choir group is determined to challenge taboos about women singing religious songs in public.
Rafah closure linked to Cairo’s efforts to broker long-term ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, Egyptian officials say.
Taiwanese-operated vessel steamed out of the Suez last month after the owners reached a compensation deal with Egypt.
Middle East leaders are watching Afghanistan and drawing conclusions about the unreliability of the US as a partner.
Armed group ISIL claims responsibility for the attack in a statement on an ISIL-affiliated website.
Prominent US legislators have sought to curtail $1.3bn in annual aid to Cairo, citing human rights violations.
Al-Qaramus village, about 80km (50 miles) northeast of Cairo, is Egypt’s largest hub of papyrus production.
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