This Week In Egypt: Week 34-2023 ( Aug 21-27)


Egyptian opposition Hisham Kassem

Top Headlines

  • Egypt is officially invited to join BRICS group
  • Egyptian opposition activist Hisham Kassem ransferred to prison to await trial
  • Israel approves expansion of natural gas exports to Egypt from Tamar field
  • Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan resume negotiations over a disputed dam
  • Egypt to host Bright Star 2023 with participation of 34 countries, including United States

Detained Egyptian opposition Hisham Kassem

Main Headlines

Monday

  • US welcomes release of activist Douma in call between Secretary Blinken and with Egyptian FM Shoukry
  • Egypt welcomes Benghazi statement urging UN to avoid unilateral steps on Libya
  • Middle East sovereign wealth funds poised to infuse $120bn into Egypt
  • Viking names new river ship in Egypt

Tuesday

Wednesday

  • Israel approves expansion of natural gas exports to Egypt from Tamar field
  • Two tankers collide in Suez Canal disrupting traffic
  • Neptune Energy starts drilling at Yakoot Prospect in Egypt

Thursday

Friday

  • Egypt hopes BRICS entry will lure foreign cash, but analysts counsel patience

Saturday

  • Declining car market in Egypt raises concerns amidst economic challenges
  • Egypt’s gov’t should not borrow money to buy wheat, says NASA scientist Farouk El-Baz

Sunday

  • Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan resume negotiations over the Ethiopian dam
  • Egypt to host Bright Stars 2023 with participation of 34 countries, including United States, next Thursday
  • Russian Embassy: US claims ‘Kremlin destroyed Ukrainian grain headed to Egypt’ is ‘propaganda’
  • Egypt’s supply minister denies rumours of replacing subsidized bread with flour

Reports

Read

  • In Egypt, a voice of protest is jailed. End the carousel of repression. Washington Post

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