Category Archives: Diary of Aak

This Week in Egypt: Week 6-2021 ( Feb 8-14)

Posted on February 14, 2021 by nervana111

Top Headlines Egypt opens Rafah crossing with Gaza until further notice Cairo hosts intra-Palestinian reconciliation dialogue Philia Forum of European, Arab FMs to Be Held in Athens Egypt’s FM says ties with US ‘close, strategic’ over 4 decades  World’s ‘oldest … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 5-2021 ( Feb 1-7 )

Posted on February 7, 2021 by nervana111

Top Headlines Egypt’s president says he supports interim Libya government Egypt has freed Al-Jazeera journalist Mahmoud Hussein COVID-19: Egypt targets 35 million people in 1st vaccine roll-out Egypt targets 35 million people in 1st Covid -19 vaccine rollout Ancient mummies … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 4-2021 ( Jan 25-31)

Posted on January 31, 2021 by nervana111

Top Headlines Egypt receives first batch of AstraZeneca vaccine  1,315 medical staff vaccinated against COVID in first four days of inoculation in Egypt Egypt-Greece Cary out Naval Drills in the Mediterranean Sea Egypt sends 31 tons of medical aid to … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 3-2021 ( Jan 18-24)

Posted on January 24, 2021 by nervana111

Top Headlines Egypt begins COVID-19 vaccination drive with frontline medical staff Egypt’s irrigation minister accuses Ethiopia of disrupting GERD negotiations ISIS bombing kills a police officer, wounds three others in Sinai Egypt approves bill increasing penalty for FGM to 20 … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 2-2021 ( Jan 11-17)

Posted on January 17, 2021 by nervana111

Top headlines Egypt signs a deal with Siemens for high-speed rail  linking the Red Sea and Mediterranean coast US designates Egypt’s Hasm, IS in Sinai as foreign terrorist organisations Egypt follows Gulf allies in reopening airspace to Qatar  Egypt announced the … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 1-2021 ( Jan 4 -10)

Posted on January 10, 2021 by nervana111

Top Headlines New round of GERD talks fails in achieving any progress Egypt sends envoy to Gulf summit amid apparent thaw with Qatar Egypt to provide 20 million doses of coronavirus vaccine Egypt and Israel FMs coordinate for quartet meeting … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: First days of 2021

Posted on January 3, 2021 by nervana111

Apology for the temporary break in posting my weekly Egypt’s compilation, due to the passing of my mother. Here is a summery of news and reports from the first few days of 2021; full compilation to follow next Sunday.   Wish … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 51-2020 ( Dec 14-20)

Posted on December 20, 2020 by nervana111

Top Headlines UAE and Egypt have announced the participation of Abu Dhabi in the Eastern Mediterranean Gas Forum as an observer EU Parliament calls for action over Egypt’s human rights abuses IMF approves release of $1.67 billion in aid for … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 50-2020 ( Dec 7-13)

Posted on December 13, 2020 by nervana111

Top Headlines Egypt’s Sisi concluded a visit to France  Italy charges Egyptian security agency officials over murder of Giulio Regeni Egypt values important step toward normalizing ties between Morocco and Israel Egypt wants a clear agreement for reconciliation with Qatar: Egyptian FM … Continue reading →

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Macron, Sisi, and Human Rights in Egypt

Posted on December 8, 2020 by nervana111

“Macron says French arms sales to Egypt will not be conditional on human rights.” This top headline dominated Western media coverage of the Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s visit to France. Regional observers took that headline as a proof of the complicity of … Continue reading →

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