Letter to congressional committee reportedly says cash will go to Taiwan and Lebanon instead; Democrat Chris Murphy calls for keeping back a further $235 million

US Secretary of State stresses value of human rights in call with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry

Palestinian Authority president to travel to the coastal city of El Alamein on Sunday for meeting expected to focus on growing instability in West Bank, Gaza

PA leader set to meet Egyptian president, Hamas chief Haniyeh and other faction heads in latest bid to patch up rift

Egyptian president also issues pardon for lawyer of country's best known political prisoner, as Cairo faces scrutiny over its rights record

Narendra Modi becomes the first Indian prime minister to pay a state visit to Cairo in more than two decades as nations seek to ramp up bilateral trade

After deadly incident leaves 3 IDF soldiers dead, Cairo has attempted to prevent gunman Mohamed Salah Ibrahim from being worshiped as a martyr, with limited success

PM's office cites 'deep condolences' offered by Egyptian leader, whose spokesperson merely says conversation addressed the 'shooting incident'; both sides pledge investigation

Assistant secretary of state says there's been 'a lot of hyperventilation' in the media following reports supposedly revealing details of US-led talks between Jerusalem and Riyadh

Saudi crown prince stresses backing for Palestinian state amid intensified US effort to secure normalization; Egypt's Sissi, who mediated Gaza ceasefire, slams Israeli 'escalation'