Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi

Russia Spreads Its Wings from Syria to Libya – and across North Africa

Sep 28, 2017 @ 21:18Oct 19, 2017 @ 10:23 Giora Shamis 7763 Views Benghazi, DEBKA Weekly, Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, Gen. Khalifa Haftar, Libya, Moroccan King Mohammed VI, North Africa, Saudi King Salman, Tripoli, Vladimir Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s influence-buying tactics in Libya baffle many watchers, including his own people, because he appears to be

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Putin’s next Hunting-Ground: Palestinian Gaza. Israel Stands Aside

Sep 28, 2017 @ 21:17Oct 19, 2017 @ 10:20 Giora Shamis 3410 Views DEBKA Weekly, Fatah, Gaza, Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, Hamas, Ismail Haniya, Israel, Mahmoud Abbas, Palestinian government, Palestinian terror, Saudi King Salman, Vladimir Putin, Zeev Elkin

On Monday, Oct. 2, Israel will have to decide whether to allow the Palestinian Authority’s Prime Minister Rami Hamdalah and

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Four Arab Nations Mass Military against Qatar

Jul 6, 2017 @ 19:27 16449 Views Donald Trump, Egypt, Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, military buildup, Qatar, Saudi Arabia

In an attempt to prevent the Saudi-led Arab dispute with Qatar from bursting out of control, President Donald Trump spoke

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Egypt Stays Aloof from US-Arab Coalition, Opts for Independent Sea-Air Arm

May 11, 2017 @ 19:41 13325 Views Binyamin Netanyahu, Donald Trump, Egypt, Egyptian army, Egyptian navy, Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, Mahmoud Abbas, Russia, Suez Canal

Barring a last-minute change, Egypt’s President Abdul-Fatteh El-Sisi will not attend the forthcoming Riyadh summit on May 22, or join

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The Sinai Tarabin Bedouin Dose ISIS with Its Own Medicine

May 4, 2017 @ 18:56 14495 Views Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, ISIS, Negev, Sinai Bedouin, US military aid

Tarabin, the most important Bedouin tribe in Sinai, has declared total war on the Islamic State’s local affiliate. This local

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ISIS Opens Its Next Front in Sinai and Gulf of Aqaba

Apr 20, 2017 @ 18:49 19583 Views Donald Trump, Egyptian army, Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, Gulf of Aqaba, ISIS, Raqqa, Red Sea, Sinai, Sinai Bedouin, Tomahawk cruise missiles

In expectation of an imminent US-led offensive to take Raqqa, the Islamic State in the second half of March began

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Trump Shifts 2 Mid-East Peace Obstacles: Saudis Will Amend Peace Plan, Netanyahu Will Cede Land

Mar 30, 2017 @ 19:25 20760 Views Arab League, Binyamin Netanyahu, Donald Trump, Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, Middle East peace, Saudi Arabia, Saudi King Salman

On Tuesday, March 28, debkafile carried this exclusive report: If the Arab summit opening in Amman Wednesday, March 9 meets

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US, Russia Ratchet up Mid-East Military Cooperation

Mar 30, 2017 @ 19:25 21674 Views Binyamin Netanyahu, Donald Trump, Egypt, Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, Gen. Steven Townsend, Libya, Middle East, Syria, US-Russia, Vladimir Putin

Unheeding of the investigation into his alleged associations with Moscow, President Donald Trump has added another notch to US military

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Netanyahu in Washington Shortly after Israeli Air Force Smashes ISIS-Sinai

Feb 16, 2017 @ 19:22 21322 Views Binyamin Netanyahu, Donald Trump, Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, Gen. Michael Flynn, ISIS, ISIS-Sinai, Israel Air Force, Syria, US military action

When Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu stood alongside President Donald Trump at the White House Wednesday, Feb. 15, and praised

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Egyptian Ruler Is Fed up with Palestinian Leader Abbas

Nov 24, 2016 @ 19:37 8867 Views Fatah, Gaza, Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, Hamas, Jihad Islami, Mahmoud Abbas, Palestinian government

Egyptian President Abdel-Fatteh El-Sisi has washed his hands of Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) and turned instead to

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