Monthly Archives: August 2018

Qatar’s Turkish Gamble

Posted on August 28, 2018 by nervana111

  Early last July, as the Gulf crisis between Qatar and its neighbours entered its second year, the leadership in Doha projected a defiant and confident image. The presence of Turkish troops on its soil and the flood of Turkish … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 34 ( August 20-26)

Posted on August 26, 2018 by nervana111

Top Headlines  4 police officers and 4 militants were killed in an attack in North Sinai’s Al-Arish ISIS claims responsibility for Sinai’s Al-Arish attack Egypt’s FM and intelligence chief head to Ethiopia to discuss Renaissance Dam Holidaymakers to be evacuated … Continue reading →

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How Did Iran Win in Syria?

Posted on August 20, 2018 by nervana111

  Photo via Reuters   It is over – the Syrian revolution has ended. Forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad took full control of the province of Deraa, the birthplace of the 2011 protests. Now Assad has regained control … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 33 ( August 13-19)

Posted on August 20, 2018 by nervana111

Top Headlines Egypt’s Sisi ratifies law tightening control over websites Egypt prosecution refers killers of Bishop Epiphanius to criminal court Egyptian president Sisi meets Saudi King Salman in Neom City Egypt’s central bank keeps interest rates unchanged Israeli official confirms head … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 32 ( August 6-12)

Posted on August 12, 2018 by nervana111

Top Headlines Egypt’s security forces thwarted a suicide bomb attack on a church outside Cairo Egypt’s Sisi receives Abu_Dhabi Crown Prince in Cairo Egypt rated ‘B’ by global credit agency, with ‘positive outlook’ Egypt’s annual core inflation down to 8.5% Egypt’s Suez … Continue reading →

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Twitter Thread: The Crisis within Egypt’s Coptic Church

Posted on August 5, 2018 by nervana111

In the light of last week’s sad murder of Coptic Bishop Epiphanius, here is a fascinating collection of tweets discussing the delicate crisis within Egypt’s Coptic Church, mainly by Samual Taros, Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institute, with contribution from … Continue reading →

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Twitter Thread: The Farcical Al-Jazeera Report on Egypt’s Counter-terrorism Operation in Sinai

Posted on August 5, 2018 by nervana111

This is an excellent thread on Al-Jazeera Arabic TV’s  farcical report  on Egypt’s ’s anti-terrorism operation in #Sinai. Thread. Everything wrong with the first episode of Aljazeera's new programme on #Sinai. #سيناء_حروب_التيهhttps://t.co/1QFJNoYVdM — Egypt Defence Review (@EgyGreenfly) July 30, 2018 First … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 31 (July 30- Aug 5)

Posted on August 5, 2018 by nervana111

Top Headlines  Sudan frees 5 Egyptian troops captured by Libyans 52 alleged militants killed in past month in extensive operation “Sinai 2018” Egypt’s FM Shoukry heads to Washingtonto meet with Pompeo, Bolton Egypt to conclude economic reform program by 2019: … Continue reading →

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