Enhancing Egypt&#39;s role
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Advanced discussions with Egypt on improving security arrangements on the Sinai border, plus Egyptian efforts to train Palestinian security personnel and broker an understanding between the various Palestinian factions, significantly bolster Prime
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The United States could cooperate with   Egypt if it decides to develop nuclear energy, the U.S.   ambassador to Cairo said on Thursday.
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Peacekeepers from the African Union will be increased to help protect civilians in the afflicted Sudanese region of Darfur, the country&#39;s foreign minister said Thursday.
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THE depth and scale of the covert diplomatic manoeuvring to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was dramatically illuminated yesterday when Egyptian government officials confirmed their involvement in talks leading up to a mid-year peace conference
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Tony Blair is pushing for a broader mandate in the Middle East that would give him a more direct role in peacemaking, expanding the limited envoy job that world powers gave him last month, diplomats said on Tuesday.
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In a series of dramatic steps capped Sunday by a high-profile prisoner swap, Israel and Egypt are moving rapidly to improve relations, seizing the opportunity for a Mideast peace deal presented by Yasser Arafat&#39;s death.
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Leaders of the African Union began a three-day summit here Sunday focused on plans to forge a confederation of states with an acknowledgement the continent&#39;s current system of governance had to improve.
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Israel has agreed to let Egypt step up its military presence along its border with the Gaza Strip ahead of an Israeli withdrawal from the Palestinian territory set for next year.
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Yasser Arafat&#39;s death opens a window of opportunity. The Palestinian leader who loomed so large for so many years - and who had recently been rejected as a partner by Israel
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LONDON: Britain should play a more active role to help revive the Middle East peace process to make up for the disengagement of the US.
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SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt: It was meant to be a grand forum to help solve the increasingly bloody problem of Iraq. The result was an expeditious meeting that took a lofty stand but promised little in the way of action.
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MANAMA, Bahrain -- Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak engaged Persian Gulf leaders yesterday in an effort to build momentum toward peace in the Middle East, calling for support of the new Palestinian leadership and talking up the prospects of an Israeli-Palestinian settlement.
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Middle East envoy Tony  Blair, seeking to bolster Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking  efforts, said on Wednesday it was critical to expand the  capabilities of Palestinian security forces.
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The Egyptian government and nonprofit groups are stepping up efforts to help street children.
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Egyptian President Husni Mubarak wants reform on the economic, political and social fronts, according to an interview published on the eve of his ruling National Democratic Party&#39;s (NDP) annual convention.
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Insisting Hamas is a "fact of life," Egypt's foreign minister said Wednesday the Palestinian militia must have a role in peacemaking with Israel and could help stabilize a Palestinian government.
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Something big is happening in Cairo. It isn&#39;t just the release of Azzam Azzam from wrongful imprisonment as an alleged spy, or nice words from President Hosni Mubarak about Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, or the return of the Egyptian ambassador.