Category Archives: Best Read

This Week In Egypt: Week 48-2020 ( Nov 23-29)

Posted on November 29, 2020 by nervana111

Top Headlines Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Jordan, Bahrain and Sudan conducted joint military exercises Egypt’s Sisi travels to Juba for the first visit by an Egyptian president to South Sudan Ethiopia to generate power from GERD in June 2021 Egypt … Continue reading →

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Human Rights Watch, Egypt, and the Oscars

Posted on March 13, 2019 by nervana111

  International human rights organisation Human Rights Watch (HRW) published a recent article titled: ‘Egypt should win an Oscar for hypocrisy over praise for Rami Malek.’ Neela Ghosal, a senior researcher in the organisation, wrote that Egypt’s positive reaction to … Continue reading →

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Saudi Arabia and the challenges of Khashoggi’s murder

Posted on November 5, 2018 by nervana111

The brutal murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi has triggered dangerous repercussions for Saudi Arabia. Following the country’s formal admission of killing Khashoggi inside its consulate in Istanbul, Saudi Arabia has hoped the crisis triggered by his brutal murder will gradually … Continue reading →

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Qatar’s Turkish Gamble

Posted on August 28, 2018 by nervana111

  Early last July, as the Gulf crisis between Qatar and its neighbours entered its second year, the leadership in Doha projected a defiant and confident image. The presence of Turkish troops on its soil and the flood of Turkish … Continue reading →

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The Arab audience that claps with one hand for Erdogan

Posted on July 18, 2018 by nervana111

    “You have a big heart, you shower us with your blessing and kindness. In your wisdom we are in awe, as you mirror our civilization.” I could not help but remember these lines from the classic Egyptian adaptation … Continue reading →

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Competing Authoritarianism: Sisi versus Erdoğan

Posted on March 16, 2018 by nervana111

  This month, Egyptians head to the polls to elect their president. On paper, the only challenger to President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is the relatively unknown Egyptian politician Mousa Mostafa Mousa. The real challenger to Sisi, however, is not from … Continue reading →

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Egypt, Turkey, and the gas politics

Posted on February 16, 2018 by nervana111

Here is an English version of my latest piece in Al-Hurra Zohr Gas Field- Photo via Offshore Technology Last week, Egypt launched a comprehensive security operation, Sinai 2018, mainly targeting terror groups in the country. A quick glance, however, at the intensive … Continue reading →

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Reflections on General Sami Anan’s failed presidential bid

Posted on January 24, 2018 by nervana111

Here is an English version of my latest Arabic piece for Al-Hurra Hours after Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi declared his candidacy for March’s presidential election, former armed forces Chief of Staff, General Sami Anan, also declared his intention to run … Continue reading →

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Social Islamism In Egypt

Posted on December 27, 2017 by nervana111

An English version of my original Arabic piece in Al-Hurra Amr Salama’s Movie’s Sheikh Jackson In recent days, in Egypt, an Oscar-nominated film was referred to Al-Azhar, a crowd of Muslim worshippers attacked a church, and an actress became the focus … Continue reading →

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Shadia’s Egypt and the fight to end radicalism

Posted on December 5, 2017 by nervana111

  Egyptian Diva Shadia Here is an English version of my latest article in Al-Hurra The legendary singer and actress Shadia, an Egyptian cultural icon, has passed away. Her death a week ago at the age of 86 recalls her one-time … Continue reading →

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