Egypt to close vital border crossing with Gaza

A spokesman for the Hamas movement says Egypt is planning to close the Rafah border crossing with the besieged Gaza Strip indefinitely starting early this week.

Iran held by Egypt at Continental Futsal Championship

TEHRAN – Iran futsal team were held to a 2-2 draw by Egypt at the Continental Futsal Championship in Thailand on Tuesday.

Israel's ‘collapsing false prestige’ will not recover: Iran’s interest section in Egypt

TEHRAN— In a tweet posted on Sunday, the interest section of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Egypt condemned the brutal attacks of the Israeli regime against the defenseless people of Gaza.

Negotiation with Iran and Turkey is essential: Mohamed ElBaradei

TEHRAN - Former Egyptian Vice-President Mohamed ElBaradei demands Arab countries to forge a regional security system capable of urgently addressing complex relations with Turkey and Iran, according to Anadolu Agency.

D-8 event promoting Iranian startups

TEHRAN – Twenty Iranian startups are showcasing their achievements at the 3rd Technology Investment Meeting (TIM 2021) of the D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation which started in Tehran on Tuesday.

By Mohammad Mazhari

Persian Gulf states working hard to cause clash between Turkey and Egypt over Libya: Turkish analyst

The assassination of Jamal Khashoggi on October 2, 2018 at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul led to political conflict between Turkey and Saudi Arabia. Ankara blamed Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman over the killing and stagnation in Saudi-Turkish relations.

By Farzad Farhadi

Egypt and Ethiopia are in battle array

TEHRAN - Tensions between Egypt and Addis Ababa have mounted over the water, and senior Ethiopian military officials have threatened to retaliate if Cairo bombarded the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. In its latest stance, senior Ethiopian military officials have announced their readiness to prevent any attack on the dam.

Hosni Mubarak dies at age of 91

Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak passed away at the age of 91 on Tuesday.

By Fatemeh Salehi

Berlin conference on Libya, a breakthrough or the rivals’ saber-rattling

TEHRAN - The Berlin conference was held on Sunday to find a solution to put an end to the crisis in Libya. The meeting, which was attended by representatives of 12 countries, ended without achieving any practical breakthrough out of the crisis.

Ancient Iranian wall among top 10 archaeology discoveries of 2019

TEHRAN – The discovery of a massive ancient wall in western Iran has been announced by Live Science as one of the top 10 biggest archaeology findings of 2019.

By Ramin Hossein Abadian

Costs by inexperienced crown prince for Saudi Arabia

As the influence of Crown Prince Mohamad bin Salman on Saudi Arabia’s decision-making bodies has been increasing, the country has taken an aggressive foreign policy approach.

Egypt victorious over Iran at FINA World Junior Water Polo

TEHRAN – Egypt defeated Iran 11-7 at the FINA World Men’s Junior Water Polo Championships on Tuesday.

Iranian academia to attend tourism development conference in India

TEHRAN – A number of Iranian scholars and academia along with fellows from several other counties have been invited to the 2nd Joint International Conference on Tourism, Hospitality and Sustainable Development Goals, which will be held in Hyderabad, India from February 8 to 10, 2020.

Iran proposes a world day for ancient civilizations

TEHRAN – Iranian tourism minister on Friday proposed a world day for ancient civilizations as he was addressing the third ministerial meeting of the Ancient Civilizations Forum in Beijing, China.

Iran is world’s 3rd fastest growing tourist destination: Afar magazine

TEHRAN - Iran has been ranked 3rd among countries with fastest growing tourist destination by Afar, a U.S.-based award-winning travel magazine, next to Tajikistan and Ecuador in the first and second spots.

*By Robert David Steele

Peace in the Middle East by 2024?

It has been a pleasure as well as an honor for me to be published by Tehran Times and the American Herald Tribune as well as the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC).

Egypt stun Iran at FIVB World Cup

TEHRAN – Iran suffered second defeat in a row at the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Men's World Cup, losing to Egypt 3-1 on Wednesday.

By Fatemeh Salehi

Trump’s support for his “favorite dictator”: The duality in Washington’s look

TEHRAN - The U.S. president’s support for his favorite dictator, despite the unprecedented protests against Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in Egypt, indicates Washington’s dual policies toward regional countries. Egypt has recently experienced major changes in its political arena, and people for the first time in years formed wide and general protests against Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.  

By Damir Nazarov

Always remember about alliance between Iran and Ikhwans

WEST SIBERIA/ TYUMEN - This article is a compilation of quotations about relations between Islamic Republic Iran and Egypt Muslim-Brotherhood, between Shia and Sunni scholar and thinkers from crescent.icit-digital.org. The purpose aim of the article is not to forget the glorious past of Islamic Union and continue to work in this direction. Big thanks site creators and authors, inshaAllah their work will help on the revolutionary path of Imam Mahdi(a.s.)

Will General Abdel Fattah El-Sisi return to Egypt?

For the first time since Abdel Fattah el-Sisi came to power in Egypt, there have been wide protests against him in Cairo and other cities. The protesters have called for his dismissal due to growing corruption.

By Hana Saada

Is a new crisis looming in Egypt amid protests calling for El-Sisi ousting?

"Hey [Donald Trump], your favorite dictator is on his way to NYC, keep him there, Egyptians don't want him back," pro-democracy activist Iyad el-Baghdadi wrote on Twitter.

Former Egyptian president Mursi buried in Cairo, son says

TEHRRAN- Former Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi has been buried alongside other senior figures of the Muslim Brotherhood in Cairo, his son, Ahmed Mursi, said on his Facebook page on Tuesday.

Some 600,000 visited “The Splendor of Asia” within a month

TEHRAN – Some 600,000 people have so far toured the major exhibit “The Splendor of Asia” within less than a month from its opening ceremony at Beijing’s National Museum of China, Mehr reported on Saturday.

K= Foreign Ministry says terror attacks aim to divert attention from Palestine

Iran condemns terror attack in Egypt’s Sinia

TEHRAN – Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi on Thursday strongly condemned a recent terrorist attack in Egypt’s northern Sinai Peninsula, saying such acts of terror aim to divert attention from the Palestinian people’s struggle for freedom.

Iranian envoy: S. Arabia, Israel, Egypt, and UAE have been developing missiles with long ranges

TEHRAN - Hamid Baeidinejad, Tehran’s ambassador to London, has said Iran’s missile program is not the only one in the region, IRNA reported on Friday.

Remnants of Egyptian fortress once conquered by Achaemenid Persians discovered

TEHRAN – Archaeologists in Egypt have found vestiges of a prehistorical fortress, which was once conquered by Achaemenid Persians during their expedition to the country, IRNA reported on Tuesday.