After 151 days held captive off Somalia, eight Egyptian sailors arrived back in Cairo late Sunday, where tearful families greeted them with embraces, prayers and ululations. The sailors’ return came after the…
Eight Egyptian sailors held aboard an oil tanker seized off Somalia’s Puntland State region in May have been released, Egypt announced Wednesday.…
Photo courtesy of Ministry of Foreign Affairs Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty pressed for the swift release of Egyptian sailors detained off…
Saudi, Egyptian leaders weigh plan to drive Houthis away from Bab al-Mandab RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman…
Egypt is pressing Somalia to help bring home eight sailors held for months aboard a hijacked vessel off the Somali coast, with…
Television presenter Sarah Khalifa has been sentenced to death by hanging alongside 11 others after an Egyptian court convicted them of drug-related…
Egypt is intensifying diplomatic efforts to secure the release of sailors detained aboard a vessel off Somalia, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,…
Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia has rejected suggestions that political disagreements are holding up Egypt’s planned deployment to the African Union mission in…
Egyptian Sailors’ Hostage Crisis in Somalia Deepens MOGADISHU, Somalia – The ordeal of Egyptian sailors held on the oil tanker M/T Eureka…
Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia and Egypt moved to deepen military ties on Sunday, when Somali National Army Commander Maj. Gen. Ibrahim Mohamed…
Tuesday May 19, 2026 Egypt on Monday pressed Somali authorities to step up efforts to free Egyptian sailors seized aboard the oil…
