Egypt Gains Edge with New Helicopter Carriers, But Smart Infrastructure Lacking
This week, Egypt took possession of the first of two Mistral helicopter carriers it will receive from France as part
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Red Sea
New Israeli Early Warning Station in Eritrea Tracks Iran’s Movements
A big Israeli early warning station has just been commissioned in Eritrea on the east coast of Africa for scanning
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US Sinai pullback payback for islands handover
The US withdrew its forces from the Sinai Peninsula last weekend in retaliation for Egypt’s transfer of sovereignty over Tiran
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Quadrilateral War Room for Red Sea Tiran Island
The transfer of Sanafir and Tiran islands from Egyptian to Saudi sovereignty, which sparked widespread public opposition and unrest in
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Saudis Round up Egypt and Turkey under Same Umbrella
DEBKA Weekly’s sources in the Persian Gulf report that the Saudis are working hard to set up the bloc consisting
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Erdogan raises price tag for normal ties with Israel: Cairo amity first
Turkish president Tayyip Recep Erdogan has raised another large obstacle on the road to Turkish-Israeli reconciliation and normal ties. Saudi
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The US-MFO Exit from Sinai will Expose a Widening Circle of Mid East Waterways
After a well-orchestrated media campaign (including a New York Times leader calling for the US to pull the MFO from
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Iranian-Yemeni Houthi Footholds on Red Sea Islands Threaten Saudis, Suez
Jabal al-Tair (literally Bird Mountain Island) is a roughly oval volcanic island northwest of the tight Bab a-Mandab passageway at
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Obama threatens to cut off US support to South Sudan if violence continues, sends special envoy to Juba
From his holiday in Hawaii, President Barack Obama threatened Saturday, Dec. 21 to withdraw the support of the US and other
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Lavrov to confirm Russian air defense system, surface missiles for Egypt, Russian Navy facilities at Alexandria
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu start a two-day visit to Cairo Wednesday, Nov. 13, to
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