Cairo

The message sent by Turkey’s President Abdullah Gül to Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi upon the latter’s election was not a “congratulatory” message, but should rather be assumed as “goodwill,” sources from Gül’s office have underlined.

Four makeshift bombs exploded within minutes of each other at three Cairo metro stations during morning rush hour on Wednesday, wounding at least four people, police and health officials said.
      

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has dismissed a recent congratulatory message sent by President Abdullah Gül to Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on being elected Egyptian president and said such messages are “meaningless.”

The international community has expressed its deep concerns with Monday’s verdicts of the Egyptian court, which handed lengthy jail sentences to 3 Al-Jazeera journalists.

Newly elected Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Tuesday he would not interfere with judicial verdicts, following an international outcry over lengthy prison sentences given to three Al Jazeera journalists a day earlier.
   

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Baghdad June 23 on a mission to push for Iraqi unity and stability to confront a militant offensive threatening to tear the country apart.

In the next few weeks Montenegro will submit a formal request procedure to gain "permanent guest status" in the organisation.  

Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Egypt Sunday on a surprise trip, becoming the highest-ranking US official to visit since President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi came to power.
      

An Egyptian court on Saturday confirmed death sentences for more than 180 Islamists, including Muslim Brotherhood chief Mohamed Badie, after a mass trial that sparked an international outcry.
      

When Egyptians were flooding to Tahrir Square, I was fascinated with the Arab Spring. Like many others, I too wrote in praise of the movement at the time. Then an experienced Turkish diplomat warned me.