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Doctor, blogger and Commentator on Middle East issues. The only practising doctor who write in Middle Eastern politics in UK.

This Week in Egypt: Week 29-2020 (July 13-19)

Posted on July 20, 2020 by nervana111

Top Headlines AU-brokered GERD talks end with no deal African Union to hold mini-summit on GERD Egypt’s Sisi meets Libyan tribesmen after eastern call to intervene Egypt offers reusable face masks in state subsidy scheme  Egypt reports lowest daily coronavirus … Continue reading →

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Turkey, Egypt, and the Libyan Discourse

Posted on July 18, 2020 by nervana111

  ( Sisi ‘s visit to Sisi Barrani airforce base June 2020- Photo via twitter)   Sidi Barrani in north-western Egypt is a sleepy town that is just a quick stop for travellers heading to Libya. Yet the little town … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 28-2020 ( July 6-12)

Posted on July 13, 2020 by nervana111

Top Headlines Egypt raises army readiness in anticipation of Libya showdown with Turkey GERD talks see continued disagreements Egypt keeps domestic fuel prices unchanged A member of staff at the German government press office is suspected of working for Egyptian … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 27- ( June 29-July 5)

Posted on July 6, 2020 by nervana111

Top Headlines Egypt reopens airports and welcomes tourists to pyramids after COVID closure Egypt says no breakthrough reached on second day of AU-sponsored GERD talks Turkish defence minister and chief of staff visited Tripoli Unidentified warplanes hit Libya’s al-Watiya airbase … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 26-2020 ( June 22-28)

Posted on June 28, 2020 by nervana111

Top Headlines Sudan says it is ‘deeply’ concerned about GERD filling without prior deal in letter to UN Security Council Sudan says Ethiopia will not fill Nile dam without reaching deal Ethiopia says to fill Nile dam in July even … Continue reading →

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A Letter To Ethiopia

Posted on June 25, 2020 by nervana111

  Ethiopia’s Meklit Berihun wrote a letter in the Africa Report “Dear Egypt’,  regarding the Ethiopian Dam crisis, In response, I wrote a rebuttal in the same outlet, highlighting the risks of the dam on Egypt, “Dear Ethiopia”       … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 25 -2020 ( June15-21)

Posted on June 22, 2020 by nervana111

Top Headlines Egyptian president says Libyan city Sirte is a redline Egypt says military solution in Libya is the last option to preserve security Libya’s GNA calls Egypt’s military threat ‘ a declaration of war’ Ethiopia to fill disputed dam, … Continue reading →

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To Israel: A clarion call for peace from UAE

Posted on June 20, 2020 by nervana111

“Today I tell you, and I declare it to the whole world, that we accept to live with you in permanent peace based on justice.”  These momentous words, uttered by Egyptian President Anwar Sadat on November 20, 1977, in the Israeli … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 24-2020 (June 8-14)

Posted on June 14, 2020 by nervana111

Top Headlines Egypt confirms highest daily rise of new COVID-19 cases and deaths Egypt says revived negotiations on Ethiopian dam are faltering Ethiopia says Cairo to blame if GERD talks falter Libya’s security chief says Egypt could play a role … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 23-2020 ( June 1-7)

Posted on June 7, 2020 by nervana111

Top Headlines Egypt proposes new peace initiative for Libya after collapse of Haftar offensive IMF announces preliminary deal on $5.2 billion standby loan for Egypt Egyptian shares jump after IMF agreement announced Egypt’s daily coronavirus cases increase again after brief … Continue reading →

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