Category Archives: Egypt

This Week in Egypt: Week 13 -2020 ( Mar 23-29)

Posted on March 30, 2020 by

Top Headlines Egypt declares two-week curfew to counter coronavirus Egypt extends flight suspension for two more weeks Egypt’s Central Bank sets new daily cash deposit and withdrawal limits amid COVID-19 outbreak Egypt began deep cleaning the area around the Giza … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 12 -2020 ( Mar 17-22)

Posted on March 23, 2020 by

Top Headlines Egypt’s coronavirus cases rise to 327 Egypt quarantines 300 families in Daqahliya after coronavirus cases detected Egypt denies The Guardian claims that 19,000 Egyptians contracted coronavirus, and withdraws accreditation of Guardian journalist Egypt’s mosques and churches suspend communal … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 11-2020 ( Mar 9-15)

Posted on March 15, 2020 by

Top Headlines Egypt suspends schools, universities for two weeks from Sunday Egypt reported 13 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total of cases detected in the country to 93 21 people have been killed in some of the worst storms … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 10-2020 ( Mar 2-8)

Posted on March 9, 2020 by

Top Headlines A German man died in Egypt of the coronavirus, the first death on the African continent linked to Covid-19 Egypt confirms another 55 new coronavirus cases from a Nile River cruise boat Ethiopia condemns Arab League’s “blind support” … Continue reading →

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This Week In Egypt – Week 9-2020 ( Feb 24-Mar1)

Posted on March 1, 2020 by

Top Headlines Hosni Mubarak: Former Egyptian President dies aged 91  Egypt holds military funeral for former president Mubarak Ethiopia skips latest US talks with Egypt over dam dispute and says it will fill GERD despite US warning  Egypt accuses Ethiopia … Continue reading →

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This Week In Egypt: Week 8-2020 ( Feb 17-23)

Posted on February 23, 2020 by

Top Headlines Egypt’s only announced coronavirus case tests negative for the disease Pompeo says Ethiopia-Egypt dam dispute could take months to resolve Egyptian court acquits Mubarak’s sons of illicit share trading Egypt holds interest rates for the second straight month … Continue reading →

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Reblog: Secret wiretap reveals Erdogan government’s clandestine links to Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood

Posted on February 21, 2020 by

I reblogged this piece by Turkish journalist Abdullah Bozkurt regarding interesting wiretap that reveal Erdogan’s frustration with the Muslim Brotherhood after ousting of Morsi in 2013. You can read the original piece here.   The government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 7-2019 (Feb 10-16)

Posted on February 16, 2020 by

Top Headlines Egypt’s booming population officially hits 100 million Egypt reports Africa’s first coronavirus case No breakthrough yet on Nile dam talks, Ethiopia says Egyptian pound strengthens to three-year high against the US dollar Egyptian security forces kill 17 militants … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 6-2020 (Feb 3-9)

Posted on February 9, 2020 by

Top Headlines Egypt’s Sisi calls for firm stance to confront dispatch of ‘terrorists to Libya The Egyptian Navy is said to be close to purchasing a pair of European Multi-Purpose Frigate (FREMM) warships from Italy Egypt ranks 9th in military … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 5 ( Jan 27-Feb2)

Posted on February 3, 2020 by

Top Headlines Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan to sign final agreement on Blue Nile dam next month -joint statement Egypt Israel gas line is attacked by unidentified assailants Egypt sentenced Hisham al-Ashmawy, a former special forces officer turned Islamist militant, and 36 … Continue reading →

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