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What does the Turkey-Egypt rapprochement mean for the Middle East?

Both regional powerhouses are reconciling for wider cooperation across the Middle East from the eastern Mediterranean to tightening economic ties.

Three-way talks over Nile dam fail in Kinshasa

Talks between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan on Addis Ababa's contested dam on river Nile conclude without breakthrough in capital of Democratic Republic of Congo.

Who is the new CIA director?

William Burns, one of the most experienced American diplomats, may look to intensify the agency’s focus on China - the biggest threat to the US global domination.

Egyptian student and human rights advocate detained by Cairo police

The disappearance of Ahmed Samir Santawy is the latest in a disturbing pattern of intimidation and harassment of academics and researchers by Egyptian authorities.

The geopolitics behind Saudi-Qatari reconciliation

Saudi Arabia has lifted its blockade of Qatar after a three and a half year stalemate. So what triggered a change of heart?

What prompted Egypt to make its first diplomatic contact with Libya's GNA?

One of the main backers of warlord Haftar, Cairo's decision of sending a delegation to Tripoli has generated a lukewarm response from regional observers.

Q&A: Arab Spring is an ‘initial phase’ in a long-term revolutionary process

On the tenth anniversary of the Arab Spring, TRT World spoke with Gilbert Achcar, who has written extensively on the politics of the Middle East, to make sense of what transpired and what comes next.

Italian writer returns ‘Legion of Honour’ in protest at Sisi's nomination

Italian journalist Corrado Augias lamented Macron's decision to give the Legion of Honour to Egyptian president Sisi by returning the same award he himself received in 2007.

Macron ignores human rights concerns in Egypt as Sisi visits France

While hosting Egypt's Abdel Fattah el Sisi, French President Emmanuel Macron says he will not force the issue of human rights as that would be "ineffective" and "counter-productive in the fight against terrorism."

Egypt executes 49 people in 10 days in 'unfair trials'

Human Rights defenders say 'grossly unfair trials' have become the norm since the 2013 military coup against a democratically-elected government.

US Democrats warn Egypt on prisoners, urge release

US lawmakers say that thousands of people have been ‘unjustly’ detained since a 2013 coup overthrew Egypt’s first democratically elected president, Mohamed Morsi.

Is Turkey-Egypt rapprochement in the eastern Mediterranean possible?

Turkish presidential spokesman signals that if Egypt shows a positive attitude toward Turkey, Ankara will respond kindly to it.