Egypt’s highest civilian court on Thursday issued a final ruling upholding a death sentence for 21 suspected militants, the state news agency MENA said. The agency said the defendants were convicted of belonging to Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis group, which changed its name to Sinai Province after pledging allegiance to the ...
A summit was taking place in Cairo on Thursday between Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, King Abdullah II of Jordan and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, with the stated aim of discussing the latest Palestinian developments. The Egyptian presidency said, in a statement, that Al-Sisi confirmed support to the Palestinian cause, ...
