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Turkey, Saudi Arabia looking to cooperate on new '5th-generation' warplane - report

The Turkish "Kaan" 5th-generation fighter jet is currently under development, with President Erdogan seeking joint defense cooperation with Saudi Arabia.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Turkey's 'Kaan' fighter jet seen during runway tests at its facilities in Ankara, March 17, 2023
US President Donald Trump seen over an illustrative image of American-Iranian ties (illustrative)

Why America's Western lens fails to understand Middle East dynamics - opinion

The Middle East rewards power, clarity, and patience, and the US must learn to play by those rules. If they act desperate for deals and photo opportunities, then that is all they will get.

|ByERIC R. MANDEL
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi welcomes with Sudan’s Sovereign Council Chief and army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan at Cairo International Airport, in Cairo, Egypt, December 18, 2025.

Turkey delivers advanced drones to Egypt for Sudan operations

Egypt, sharing a 1,200 km border with Sudan, has strongly backed Sudan’s military in its nearly three-year conflict with the RSF paramilitary group.

|ByREUTERS
A truck carrying humanitarian aid at the Rafah border on the Egyptian side, in Rafah, Egypt, January 29, 2026

Rafah border fully reopens with new security protocols for Palestinians leaving Gaza

Despite the reopening of Rafah, Israel is still limiting the entry of foreign and Israeli journalists and insisting on supervising their visits.

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB

Israel, Hamas delegations to arrive in Cairo on Sunday for ceasefire-hostage release negotiation

The Israeli delegation will present the names of the Palestinian terrorists that Israel refuses to release and will demand to receive the list of hostages that will be included in the deal.

MARCH 2, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Families of Israelis held hostage by Hamas protest calling for the government to find a solution to have the hostages released, outside Hakirya Base in Tel Aviv, February 22, 2024.

Yemeni military official killed in Cairo, Houthis blamed by gov't official

An advisor to the Yemeni information minister blamed the Iran-backed Houthis for the general's death.

FEBRUARY 18, 2024ByTZVI JOFFRE
Yemeni army soldiers patrol a street in Mansoura district of Yemen's southern port city of Aden March 30, 2016.

Netanyahu says Hamas must ease demands, Israelis not returning to Cairo for talks

Netanyahu has insisted "that Israel will not give in to Hamas's delusional demands.”

FEBRUARY 14, 2024ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu

Egypt plans expansion of new capital as first residents trickle in

The new city is designed to serve as a high-tech model for Egypt's future, away from the clutter and chaos of Cairo.

JANUARY 4, 2024ByREUTERS
A general view of buildings and a mosque in the New Administrative Capital (NAC) east of Cairo, Egypt, December 26, 2023.

Netanyahu vows to fight on amid reports of Egyptian hostage deal

Netanyahu told the government at its weekly meeting, that he repeated this message to US President Joe Biden when the two men spoke the night before.

DECEMBER 24, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairs a cabinet meeting at the Kirya military base, in Tel Aviv, Israel, December 24, 2023

Libyan factions meet in Cairo to discuss future

These tripartite talks are a continuation of talks over the past year.

DECEMBER 17, 2023BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
A general view of buildings of Cairo, Egypt January 14, 2021.

Cairo Peace Summit: Paradigm shift for Palestinians or toothless diplomacy?

While Mideastern leaders focused on prioritizing Palestinian rights for the first time in decades, Western leaders condemned Hamas.

OCTOBER 24, 2023ByJACOB WIRTSCHAFTER, MINA NADER/THE MEDIA LINE
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates stands for a photograph, during the Cairo Summit for Peace, with Charles Michel, President of the European Council, Nikos Christodoulides, President of Cyprus, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of Qatar, King Hamad bin Isa

Cairo Peace Summit ends without Gaza breakthrough

While Arab and Muslim states called for an immediate end to Israel's offensive, Western countries mostly voiced more modest goals such as humanitarian relief for civilians.

OCTOBER 21, 2023ByREUTERS
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates stands for a photograph, during the Cairo Summit for Peace, with Charles Michel, President of the European Council, Nikos Christodoulides, President of Cyprus, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of Qatar, King Hamad bin Isa

Arab leaders gather for ‘peace summit’ without Israel

When US President Joe Biden came to Israel his meetings with the Jordanians, Egyptians and the Palestinian Authority were cancelled after Hamas falsely claimed a hospital in Gaza was attacked.

OCTOBER 21, 2023BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Abdel Fattah El Sisi, President of Egypt and Sayyid Haitham Bin Tariq Al Said, Sultan of Oman take part in a consultative meeting in the UAE.

Abbas, foreign heads of state to attend 'peace summit' in Cairo Saturday

Here's who's planning to attend.

OCTOBER 20, 2023ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Mahmoud Abbas addresses the 78th Session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York City, U.S., September 21, 2023.