Latest in Tag: Iraq Highlight
Latest in Tag: Iraq
35% expected savings in petroleum subsidies due to low oil prices: Petroleum minister
Consultations to take place with Iraq to receive Iraqi oil, negotiations will decide amount, timing, and price

Al-Sisi receives Iraqi prime minister to discuss bilateral relations, terrorism
Egypt’s security is entwined with Iraqi security, Egyptian President says
Egyptian ISIS leader found dead: Syrian Observatory
The militant’s head was reportedly separated from his body

Foreign minister promises support for Federation of Arab Journalists
The federations promotes joint Arab action, says Sameh Shoukry
Yazidi women victims of torture, sexual slavery in ISIS captivity: Amnesty International
Rape and sexual violence among reported ISIS crimes in Iraq

From Syria and Iraq to Iran: Kurdish minorities push for autonomy
By James M. Dorsey More than three years into Syriaâs brutal civil war, Syrian Kurds have carved out an entity of their own close to the border with Turkey. Their battle against Islamic State (IS), the jihadist group that has conquered chunks of Syria and Iraq, for Kobani, a stoneâs throw from the Syrian-Turkish border, symbolises …

6 Middle East countries lose $35bn as impact of Syrian war and ISIS spread
Analysis suggests Syria and Iraq bear brunt of direct costs of war, losing 14% and 16% in per capita welfare, respectively

Shoukry reasserts Egyptian position on Iraqi unity in Baghdad trip
Egyptian Foreign Minister arrived in Baghdad after visiting Kuwait, where he held talks with Kuwaiti counterpart

The return of the caliphate: between Islam and politics
ISIS is obsessed with the myth of the Mehdi, and is preparing for his reign, claim AUC professors

Dar Al-Ifta details ISISâ violations against women
A report by an observatory in Dar Al-Ifta says ISIS is âunusualâ when it comes to the role of women in takfiri terrorist organisations

Gulf 22: When brothers compete
Kuwait beat Iraq with a goal in the 90th minute, while Saudi Arabia beat Bahrain with a clean score of 3-0 in the second round.

Egypt may experience increase in terrorism: Think tank
The country was ranked 13th in the new Global Terrorism Index report
US hostage purportedly killed by ISIS
Peter Kassigâs parents appeal for media to âavoid playing into the hostage takersâ handsâ
UNHCR expects refugee crisis as winter approaches
UN able to reach only 60% of refugees in Egypt needing assistance this winter due to lack of funding

The ISIS within
By Nesreen Salem The video that emerged from Hama, Syria, depicting the stoning of a woman in yet another episode in the ISIS propaganda series, is the first punishment of its kind to emerge from Hama. The video shows a married woman who has been presumably promiscuous and has therefore deserved under Sharia law to be …
Turkey files anti-dumping suit against polypropylene exports from Egypt
Export halt from Syria, Iraq, Libya, Tunisia, Yemen, and Turkey creating crisis, says Helal

Shoukry in London to discuss counter-terrorism cooperation
Foreign minister to discuss regional issues with UK counterpart

Football and militant Islam intersect in incidents across the Middle East
By James M. Dorsey A successful football player near the peak of his career, 22 year-old Nidhal Selmi, died last week a foreign fighter for the Islamic State, the jihadist group that controls a swath of Syria and Iraq. His death followed that of Tunisian handball goalkeeper Ahmed Yassin and Ahmed El-Darawi, a former policeman …

Egyptian FM welcomes formation of new Iraqi government
New unity government charged with fighting ISIS insurgency

Egypt participates in international ISIS strategy meeting
Obama stresses there is no âquick fixâ in military and ideological fight against ISIS

Shoukry discusses Gaza ceasefire and reconstruction with top OCHA official
The two sides also discussed the humanitarian conditions inside Syria and Iraq âamid the rising influence of terrorist organisations thereâ

Shoukry continues high-level meetings in New York
Foreign minister discusses nuclear disarmament and regional issues on sidelines of UN General Assembly
Egyptian foreign minister discusses US and Middle East with New York Times
Shoukry stresses the importance of explaining ârealities of the democratic, economic and social developmentsâ in Egypt after 30 June

Shoukry and Kerry discuss confronting terrorism
Foreign minister met an array of diplomats and officials on sidelines of 69th United Nations General Assembly in New York

Shoukry calls on Spanish counterpart to participate in Egyptâs conference to support economy
Shoukry meets with Spanish FM to discuss bilateral relations during ministerial conference in Madrid

Egypt unlikely to offer military support to US: Al-Ahram analyst
US officials have been touring Arab states seeking support campaign against extremist group

An unlearned lesson from 9/11
By Dr Cesar Chelala On a rainy morning in April 1958, in Washington DC, Ezra Pound – then a 72-year-old man – was declared âincurably insaneâ by Judge Bolitha J. Laws, who set him free. As he prepared to leave for Italy, Pound declared: âAny man who could live in America is insane.â I wonder what Pound – …

Egypt welcomes the formation of new Iraqi government
Arab League general secretary stresses need for unity among Arab countries to confront security issues

ISIS must be âuprootedâ: Endowments ministry
Egyptian ministry says rise of ISIS is phenomenon worthy of study

Shoukry calls on Europe to support anti-terrorism efforts
Europe should not allow abuse of freedom of expression to incite violence, says Egyptian foreign minister