Group accused of multiple incidents of violence against Egyptian police in 2015; organization was blacklisted in 2013, following rise of general-turned-president Sissi

Despite fighting in wars against Israel, his ruling council said Egypt would respect regional deals, implicitly confirming the two countries' 1979 peace treaty would stay intact

Open nature of meeting sends encouraging message that cold peace could see a thaw, but Cairo remains very wary of provoking the public where anti-Israel sentiment dominates

Group's leader, Mohamed Badie, among those found guilty of charges related to killing policemen, organizing mass jailbreaks during Egypt's 2011 uprising; no further appeal possible

Islamist movement activists convicted in trial relating to 2013 mass killing by security forces at pro-Morsi Islamist sit-in

Under Netanyahu's leadership, the Jewish state survived the difficult early years to come out on top as Iran and jihadists are on the defensive

As Ankara says it's ready to break its isolation in face of potential EU sanctions and tough line from US, Erdogan reaches out to rivals

Spokesman for Islamic movement, whose members have been killed, imprisoned or chased out by Cairo regime, says current leader's rule more damaging than Mubarak's

Human Rights Watch laments 'systematic absence of fair trials,' says 15 of those put to death were involved in violence following Sissi's overthrow of democratically elected Morsi

Essam al-Erian, 66, was arrested in 2013 following army's ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi, on the back of mass protests against his brief rule