As Egypt flexes its muscle with threats to intervene in Libya's civil war, its President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has sought to join forces with some of the neighbouring country's powerful tribes. Egypt's ...

The governor of Aswan has announced a three-day truce in fighting between rival tribes. Mustafa Yousri said the truce between an Arab clan, Bani Helal, and a Nubian tribe, Daboudiya, would last for ...

The authorities in Egypt are urging tribal leaders to support a security campaign in the Sinai Peninsula where an attack on August 5 killed 16 border guards, media reports said. CAIRO, Aug 21, 2012 ...

ISMAILIA (Reuters) - Thirty Egyptian tribes based in Sinai said on Sunday they would confront militant groups including an Islamic State affiliate that has killed hundreds of soldiers and police, in a ...

In Egypt, tourism is big business. In Egypt, tourism is big business. Nearly 13 million people visited the land of the pharaohs in 2008, and officials say the global economic crisis caused only a ...

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These negotiations – led by Egypt with the support of France and the United Arab Emirates – eventually led to a new conference and a session of public statements in Cairo on 16 July. About ten tribal ...