This Week in Egypt: Week 47-2020 ( Nov 16-22)


Top Headlines

  • Egyptian and Russian navies carrying out Friendship Bridge 3 drills in Black Sea 
  • Egypt’s Army Chief of Staff attends main phase of Egyptian-Sudanese military drill
  • Egypt’s Sisi discusses Libya developments with Italian PM in a phone call
  • Egypt arrests human rights group’s staff in ‘chilling escalation’ 
  • Blast hits natural gas pipeline in Egypt’s North Sinai, Islamic state claims responsibility
  • Mohamed Salah tests positive for Covid-19 for a second time 
  • Egyptian actor in hot water after selfies with Israelis in Dubai

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Saturday

  • Egypt rejects any attempt to influence investigations with EIPR staff: foreign ministry
  • Sudan decides not to participate in ministerial meeting on GERD Saturday
  • Turkey extends seismic survey work in disputed Mediterranean area to 29 November
  • Court extends detention of two suspects in Fairmont rape case for another 45 days
  • Egypt sets new times to regulate opening and closing for shops, restaurants  

Sunday

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Sports

  • Liverpool’s Klopp backs Salah after positive tests following brother’s wedding

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