EGYPT

Families across the globe will gather Friday to hold the traditional seder meal symbolizing new beginnings and the bitterness of slavery to mark the Jewish holiday of Passover.

Plans to build a church commemorating the Coptic victims of the Islamic State group are sparking sectarian tensions.

The force is likely to consist of 40,000 highly trained troops, and would be supported by fighter jets, naval vessels and mobile armor.

China, India and Pakistan are evacuating their nationals from Yemen as Saudi Arabia masses ground troops at the border.

It may take months for Arab League leaders to create the unified regional force, as proposed by Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi.

Iraqi President Fuad Masum also voiced opposition to international intervention in Yemen.

The Houthis have "destroyed Yemen," Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi says in Egypt where he seeks the support of neighboring nations.

Leaders at the Arab League summit this weekend are inching toward the creation of a joint military force.

Abdel Fattah al-Sisi says it is crucial to tackle extremist ideologues across the region.

An Egyptian court deemed Hamas a "terrorist organization" last month, but the ruling was annulled after an Egyptian lawyer withdrew the case.

The canal authority's manager has proposed a major expansion that would let it accommodate the next generation of container ships.

Egypt has announced that a ground invasion of Yemen is forthcoming, and over 150,000 Saudi troops have reportedly been mobilized.

President Hadi had sought refuge in Aden after fleeing Sanaa, where he had been under house arrest for months.

As airstrikes hit Yemen, “the whole world will know who the Houthis are.”

Leaders from various nations that have a stake in the fate of Yemen were split on the military offensive by the Saudis.

Despite widespread taboos against the depiction of the prophet, Iran is preparing to release a blockbuster on his life.

Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Egypt, Syria, China and India were among the nations that voted against the move.

The deal requires Jordan to buy fuel from Rosatom for the reactors for 10 years.

Thousands who crossed Egypt's western border to find work have been returning home by land or by flights from Tunisia.

A vital sector could face lasting repercussions from Wednesday's massacre at a national museum in Tunis.

The city of Aden is home to the government of Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, who says he is still the country's legitimate president.