Monthly Archives: April 2022

This Week in Egypt: Week 16- 2022 ( April 18-24)

Posted on April 24, 2022 by nervana111

Top Headlines Cairo summit of leaders of Egypt, UAE, and Jordan Fitch gives Egypt ‘stable’ debt rating Egypt’s Public Prosecution decides to release 41 pre-trial detainees, including political activists Egyptian probe discounts criminal violence in researcher’s death despite concerns Main Headlines Monday … Continue reading →

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Time for Arabs to stand with Ukraine

Posted on April 20, 2022 by nervana111

More than 50 days have passed since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and the attitude in the Middle East towards the war is ambiguous at best. Apart from formal statements from various governments in the region that claim “neutrality,” public … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 15-2022 ( April 11-17)

Posted on April 17, 2022 by nervana111

Top headlines Eni signs Egyptian gas deal to unlock LNG supplies for Europe this year Egypt to import wheat from India and bans export of key staples to cushion blow of Ukraine war Ethiopia started concrete work to the body … Continue reading →

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Twitter thread: Russia war in Ukraine

Posted on April 13, 2022 by nervana111

Since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, I read several important Twitter threads on the conflict that are worth reading. However, I choose those three threads ( plus few other tweets)because they highlight important angles of the conflict … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 14 -2022 ( April 4-10)

Posted on April 10, 2022 by nervana111

Top Headlines Egypt’s foreign reserves drop by $4 billion on Ukraine war shock, urban inflation accelerates to 10.5% in March Israel is ready to export gas to Europe via Egypt in September Coptic Christian priest is stabbed to death in Alexandria … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 13-2022 ( March 28-April 3)

Posted on April 3, 2022 by nervana111

Top Headlines Gulf countries give billions to Egypt to prevent food crisis Egypt’s Sisi discusses Ukraine-Russia talks with Ukraine’s Zelensky Egypt and Greece FMs discuss boosting energy cooperation and possible LNG supply Qatar-Energy to acquire 40% stake in an exploration block, … Continue reading →

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