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Category Archives: Egypt
This Week in Egypt: Week 38-2017 ( Sept 11-17)
Top Headlines Militants attacked a security convoy in Egypt’s Sinai, killing at least 18 policemen Two Egyptian soldiers, 5 militants killed in North Sinai shootout in North Sina Egypt’s Court of Cassation upholds ousted president Morsi’s life sentence Egypt detains … Continue reading
Posted in Diary of Aak, Egypt
Tagged Arafat Hamas Fatah al-Jazeera, Clinton, Egypt, ISIS, Italy, Morsi, Sinai
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This Week in Egypt: Week 36-2017 (Aug 28-Sept 3)
Top Headlines UK lifts laptop cabin ban on flights from Cairo Israel’s ambassador returns to Egypt after 8 months away Israel may reduce Egypt’s fine for halting gas supplies in 2012 Egypt blocks more websites raising the total number of … Continue reading
This Week in Egypt: Week 35-2017 (Aug 21-27)
Top Headlines U.S. to withhold up to $290 million in Egypt aid Egypt’s Sisi and Shoukry meet Kushner after US holds back aid Egypt says US gave “just a few hours notice” before announcing massive aid cuts After aid crisis, … Continue reading
This Week in Egypt 2017: Week 34 ( Aug 14-20)
Top Headlines Italy to return its ambassador to Cairo, ending standoff over murdered student US military will take part in a joint military exercise with Egypt for the first time since the toppling of Mubarak in 2011 Hamas commander killed in … Continue reading
This Week in Egypt 2017: Week 33 (Aug 7-13)
Top Headlines Two passenger trains have collided in northern Egypt, killing at least 36 people Head of Egypt’s railway department resigns after deadly train collision ISIS has claimed responsibility for an attack on a patrol car that killed four Egyptian … Continue reading
This Week in Egypt: Week 31 (July 31-Aug 6)
Top Headlines Egypt dismisses Qatari allegations of using membership to ‘achieve political purposes’ Egypt’s foreign-currency reserves jumped to a record in July, as investor confidence surged Egypt names new head of stock exchange Egypt and Russia broker truce between Syrian … Continue reading
Al-Azhar’s Farcical Fatwa Kiosks
“Fatwa Kiosk” – photo via Al-Fajr newspaper Egypt’s Al-Azhar Islamic Research Academy has opened a number of kiosks in one of Cairo’s main underground metro stations to allow commuters to “seek guidance on Islamic issues.” According to … Continue reading
Posted in Diary of Aak, Egypt, Uncategorized
Tagged Al-Azhar, Egypt, ISIS, Islam, Terrorism
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This Week in Egypt: Week 30- 2017 ( July 24-30)
Top Headlines An Egyptian tank crew saved up to 50 people from a car bomb packed with explosives Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain will allow Qatari planes to use air corridors in emergencies Qatar turns down new LNG … Continue reading
Posted in Diary of Aak, Egypt, Uncategorized
Tagged Egypt, ISIS, Muslim Brotherhood, Qatar, Sinai
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