This Week in Egypt: Week 41- 2023 ( Oct 9-15)


Top Headlines

  • Egypt’s Sisi says Israel’s Gaza campaign has gone ‘beyond right to self-defense’
  • Egypt’s Sisi met with Sec. Blinken, criticises Israel’s Gaza operation
  • Rafah crossing still closed for Americans fleeing Gaza, despite US-Egypt deal. May open tomorrow
  • Egypt’s media regulator to investigate Mada Masr over ‘false news’ on Palestinian displacement to Sinai
  • More aid flights arrive in Egypt’s Sinai, awaiting passage to Gaza

Main Headlines

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

  • Egypt discusses Gaza aid, , rejects corridors for civilians, say sources
  • Egypt moves to prevent exodus of Palestinians from besieged Gaza
  • Chairwoman of Constitution Party Gameela Ismail drops out of presidential election

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

  • More aid flights arrive in Egypt’s Sinai, awaiting passage to Gaza
  • Israel-Hamas war: British parents are trapped at Gaza-Egypt border ‘like caged hens waiting to die’, says son
  • Turkey rejects exile of Palestinians, stands with Egypt

Sunday

  • Egypt’s Sisi met with US’s Blinken, criticises Israel’s Gaza operation
  • Egypt’s Sisi says Israeli Gaza campaign has gone beyond right to self-defence
  • US says Egypt border crossing to Gaza would reopen
  • Egypt’s media regulator to investigate Mada Masr over ‘false news’ on Palestinian displacement

Reports

  • Readout of Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Egyptian President El-Sisi
  • The last remaining exit for Gazans is through Egypt. Here’s why Cairo is reluctant to open it.  Nadeen Ebrahim
  • Egypt, wary of influx of Gaza refugees into Sinai, rallies behind Palestinians. Mohammed Magdy 

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