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
- Egypt announces new oil discovery in Gulf of Suez
- Egypt stresses dialogue in peacefully resolving Niger crisis
- Libya deports 486 illegal migrants from Egypt and Nigeria
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
- Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Iran are among 6 nations set to join China and Russia in BRICS economic bloc
- Egypt’s Sisi appreciates confidence of BRICS member states after offering Egypt’s membership
- Egypt jails high-profile political activist, pending trial
- Family’s TUI trip ‘completely ruined’ as mum ends up on drip in an Egyptian hospital
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
- MUFG’s Khoman on BRICS Expansion, Egypt. Blomberg
- Factbox: Egypt’s trade exchange with members of BRICS bloc Ahram Online
- Private jet loaded with fake gold unfurls a mystery in 2 countries. Lynsey Chutel and Vivian Yee
- In push to modernize Cairo, cultural gems and green spaces are razed. New York Times
- US shale giant to invest $1.4B in Egyptian fossil-fuel-projects.
Read
- In Egypt, a voice of protest is jailed. End the carousel of repression. Washington Post
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