https://sagire.online/topic/egypt/ Articles and notes about Egypt. en Thu, 05 Nov 2026 03:40:00 -0300 https://sagire.online/rafah-fechamento-cessar-fogo/https://sagire.online/rafah-fechamento-cessar-fogo/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 21:54:00 -0300Israel suspended the Rafah crossing without prior notice on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, stopping aid, fuel and commercial cargo from Egypt. The October 2025 agreement set the number of trucks but never a floor on what must enter, and the 33.4 percent that arrived since then measures what that permission is worth.IsraelPalestineGazaEgypt https://sagire.online/wire/942f1c90/https://sagire.online/wire/942f1c90/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 19:23:00 -0300The war with Iran has doubled what Egypt pays for imported liquefied natural gas (LNG), and Cairo has been deferring cargoes into 2027 and burning fuel oil in its power plants to hold down the bill. The country asked suppliers to push five of its 15 November LNG cargoes into 2027, on top of about 15 already deferred since July. According to a government official cited by Asharq Bloomberg, the price of a single cargo has risen as much as 100% since September and climbed above US$100 million. Domestic gas output fell to 3.63 billion cubic feet per day in August, as older fields declined faster than new wells came online.EgyptEnergy https://sagire.online/wire/6f5aaa0f/https://sagire.online/wire/6f5aaa0f/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 12:23:00 -0300Egypt and Sudan reaffirmed in a joint statement on November 2, after the third round of their “2+2” consultation mechanism bringing foreign and irrigation ministers together in Cairo, that Ethiopia’s operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) without a binding agreement threatens downstream water security, according to Egyptian local media. The 1959 agreement invoked by the two countries allocated 55.5 billion cubic meters a year to Egypt and 18.5 billion to Sudan, while making no provision for Ethiopia, which was not a party to the treaty. The dam, built through domestic financing, has an installed generation capacity of approximately 5,150 megawatts and a reservoir capacity of about 74 billion cubic meters, making it Africa’s largest hydroelectric project.EgyptSudanEthiopiaAfricaEnergy https://sagire.online/wire/281934c1/https://sagire.online/wire/281934c1/Sat, 31 Oct 2026 16:24:00 -0300Egypt's National Alliance for Civil Development Work (NACDW) launched its 14th humanitarian aid convoy for the Gaza Strip on Saturday, with more than 100 trucks and about 1,400 metric tons of relief supplies, according to Egypt Today and Xinhua.EgyptGazaPalestineHuman rights https://sagire.online/wire/778a15d3/https://sagire.online/wire/778a15d3/Wed, 28 Oct 2026 06:22:00 -0300Egypt’s foreign minister, Badr Abdelatty, held separate phone calls on Tuesday with his Saudi counterpart, Faisal bin Farhan, and with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) foreign minister, Abdullah bin Zayed, the Egyptian ministry said on Wednesday. The Egyptian and Saudi ministers agreed to continue coordination through the four-way mechanism, which includes Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan, according to the ministry.EgyptSaudi ArabiaUnited Arab EmiratesTurkeyPakistanDiplomacyMiddle East https://sagire.online/wire/a9990a5d/https://sagire.online/wire/a9990a5d/Tue, 27 Oct 2026 20:22:00 -0300The journalist Lina Attalah was released from custody after the payment of a three million Egyptian pound (US$53,400) fine, her lawyer, Hassan al-Azhari, said, according to Le Monde. An Egyptian court ordered the closure of Mada Masr and fined Attalah three million Egyptian pounds (US$53,400) for running a website without a license, Al Jazeera reported. During the release procedures, she learned that she had been sentenced in absentia in 2024 to one year in prison, on charges of publishing false news and running an unlicensed website.EgyptAfricaPress freedomJustice https://sagire.online/wire/b09cae9e/https://sagire.online/wire/b09cae9e/Tue, 27 Oct 2026 12:24:00 -0300Houthi official Mohammed Ali al-Houthi said Tuesday that the Egyptian parliament's decision to authorize military support for Saudi Arabia to defend against the group's attacks amounted to a declaration of war, according to Channel News Asia. The comment was part of a statement reacting to a Monday visit to Tehran by the Saudi defense minister, alongside Pakistan's army chief and Türkiye's intelligence chief, in a bid to de-escalate tensions in the Middle East war.YemenEgyptSaudi ArabiaHouthisThe GulfConflict https://sagire.online/wire/0da65b74/https://sagire.online/wire/0da65b74/Tue, 27 Oct 2026 12:24:00 -0300An Egyptian court convicted Mada Masr editor-in-chief Lina Attalah on Tuesday of running a website without a licence and ordered the independent outlet closed, according to Middle East Eye. Attalah was taken into custody after the verdict pending bail, Reuters reported in a text republished by KFGO.EgyptPress freedomJustice https://sagire.online/wire/ef4df553/https://sagire.online/wire/ef4df553/Mon, 26 Oct 2026 10:24:00 -0300Egypt’s Parliament authorized the military on Monday to provide support to help defend Saudi Arabia, if requested, according to Reuters, citing parliamentarians and local media. The decision responds to intensified attacks by Yemen’s Iran-allied Houthis on the Gulf kingdom. Parliament gave President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi the green light to take the steps necessary to defend Saudi Arabia, according to Bloomberg.EgyptSaudi ArabiaYemenHouthisDefense https://sagire.online/wire/63e93754/https://sagire.online/wire/63e93754/Fri, 23 Oct 2026 22:24:00 -0300Turkey, Egypt, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia condemned the Houthi attacks on the kingdom, including strikes against civilians, infrastructure and commercial vessels in the Red Sea and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, according to TASS. The four countries called on the Houthis to immediately cease all military actions, threats and attacks and return to the political process. They also said the Israeli occupation is the main source of instability in the region and beyond.Saudi ArabiaYemenHouthisDiplomacyThe GulfTurkeyEgypt https://sagire.online/wire/dd617ab1/https://sagire.online/wire/dd617ab1/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 12:23:00 -0300Egypt’s Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that the memorandum signed between Turkey and the government in eastern Libya led by Khalifa Haftar “is null and void, carries no legal effect, and that its ratification by the Libyan House of Representatives entails no legal consequences whatsoever for Egypt”. On Tuesday, Libya’s eastern government approved the agreement with Turkey establishing a maritime boundary between the two countries despite the presence of Greek islands, particularly Crete, between their coastlines. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan rejected the criticism from Egypt, Greece and Israel.EgyptTurkeyLibyaGreeceMaritime bordersDiplomacy https://sagire.online/wire/e9293a50/https://sagire.online/wire/e9293a50/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:22:00 -0300Israel condemned on Wednesday a decision by the eastern-based parliament of divided Libya to ratify a memorandum of understanding with Turkey on maritime demarcations in the Mediterranean, the Times of Israel reported. Israel’s foreign ministry said the agreement infringes upon the sovereign rights of its close allies in the region and that, once again, Turkey is working to destabilize the eastern Mediterranean. Egypt reaffirmed that the memorandum “is null” and “possesses no legal effect”.LibyaTurkeyIsraelEgyptMaritime bordersDiplomacy https://sagire.online/wire/a6c7efe6/https://sagire.online/wire/a6c7efe6/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 14:21:00 -0300Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said Egypt’s military support for Saudi Arabia would be limited to defending the kingdom’s territory and borders and would not include an attack on Yemen, the presidency said on Wednesday, according to the Jerusalem Post. His comments came as Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and intelligence chief Hassan Rashad met Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh, Saudi state news agency SPA reported.EgyptSaudi ArabiaYemenDefenseThe GulfDiplomacy https://sagire.online/wire/96ea832d/https://sagire.online/wire/96ea832d/Tue, 20 Oct 2026 12:23:00 -0300Egypt’s Parliament postponed to October 26 a vote on authorising the armed forces to support Saudi Arabia, the House of Representatives said on Monday, according to Al Jazeera. Parliament has been tasked with authorising President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to approve any request from Saudi Arabia for defence assistance.EgyptSaudi ArabiaDefenseThe Gulf https://sagire.online/wire/2853621a/https://sagire.online/wire/2853621a/Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:23:00 -0300Egyptian construction firms surveyed sites in the ruins of the southern Gaza Strip for a housing project dubbed “Green Rafah”, Egyptian sources told Middle East Eye. The proposed neighbourhood would initially house around 20,000 Palestinians and be supervised by a multinational force expected to be deployed in several parts of the Gaza Strip under the Sharm el-Sheikh peace agreement.GazaPalestineEgyptHousingConflict