Egypt

Newly renovated 14th-century synagogue unveiled in Egypt

The Eliyahu Hanaviis synagogue is the last active one in Alexandria, which once was home to up to 40,000 Jews.

By Marcy Oster January 13, 2020 10:01 am

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi speaking during a news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel (unseen) in Berlin, Germany, June 3, 2015. (Adam Berry/Getty Images)

Egyptian publisher gets 5 years in jail over Israeli spy book

Khaled Lotfi was charged with revealing military secrets for printing an Arabic translation of a book by an Israeli scholar.

December 27, 2019 9:31 am

Opinion

4 lessons from the Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty at 40

They don’t bode well for future agreements between Israel and its neighbors, writes an Emory University professor of contemporary Middle Eastern history.

March 22, 2019 12:01 pm

Egypt’s president says he will provide synagogues if a Jewish community re-emerges there

By Marcy Oster February 25, 2019 2:37 pm

Report: Israel’s military has carried out more than 100 airstrikes in northern Sinai, with Egypt’s blessings

February 4, 2018 1:37 pm

IDF destroys Hamas terror tunnel stretching into both Israel and Egypt

January 14, 2018 10:08 am

Report: Egypt asked talk show hosts to downplay Trump’s Jerusalem decision

January 7, 2018 1:29 pm

Egypt ready to help Palestinians, assist in peace talks, White House official says

October 22, 2017 4:34 pm

A New Israeli Film Explores the Afterlife of Holocaust Family Trauma

By Leah Falk

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Israel offers condolences for victims of Egypt church attacks

April 9, 2017 9:05 am

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