Due to travelling, I publish a shorter version of my Egypt’s newsletter. I will try to update if any further important news need to be added
Top Headlines
- US State Department authorizes a proposed military sales for Egypt to purchase up to 23 Chinook helicopters
- Ethiopia to start third filling of GERD in August with no delays
- Egypt risks having its credit rating downgraded for the first time in almost a decade
- Former head of Louvre has been charged in Egyptian artefacts trafficking case
Main Headlines
Monday
- Egypt’s FM heads to Davos to attend 2022 World Economic Forum
- Saudi crown prince planning international trip soon, including Egypt, Jordan, Cyprus, Greece, and Turkey
- No positive cases of monkey pox in Egypt
- Cairo court convicts media figure Mohamed al-Amin over molesting girls at orphanage
Tuesday
- Egypt promises to push pledges as COP 27 host
- Egypt’s Minister of Defence heads to DRC for military cooperation talks
Wednesday
- Egypt wants to shift focus to developing countries in climate talks
- South Africa: Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia should act on GERD dispute based on binding deals
- Israeli orchestra performs in Egypt for the first time in 40 years
Thursday
- The US State Department authorizes a proposed military sales for Egypt to purchase up to 23 Chinook helicopters
- The European Union is working on a deal to import Israeli gas through Egypt as the bloc rushes to reduce its reliance on Russian supplies
Friday
- Ethiopia to start third filling of GERD in August with no delays: Dam project manager
- Former head of Louvre has been charged in Egyptian antiquities trafficking case
Saturday
- Egypt risks having its credit rating downgrading for the first time in almost a decade
- Sudan rejects Ethiopian remarks on planned unilateral GERD filling
- A Somali teenager accused of killing a tuk-tuk driver who she alleged had tried to rape her has been released from custody in Egypt
- Boy from Heaven: Tarik Saleh’s thriller, which depicts religious power struggles and corruption in Egypt, premiered at Cannes Film Festival
Sunday
- Egypt’s Shoukry and US’s Blinken urge, in a phone call, joint work to limit impacts of ongoing global crises
- Ten terrorists killed, one arrested in a raid on hideout in North Sinai
Reports
- Cut off from Black Sea wheat imports, Egypt leans on local harvest. Sarah El-Safty
- Egypt’s bread crisis awakens old fears of political unrest. Chao Deng
- Israel seeks to double trade with Egypt. Danny Zaken
Read
- The US-Egypt military relationship: Complexities, Contradictions, and Challenges. David Witty
From Twitter
Plus
- Egypt successfully restores its ceiling frescoes in the temple of Khnum in Esna
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