Category Archives: Egypt

This Week in Egypt: Week 32-2019 (Aug 5-11)

Posted on August 11, 2019 by

Top Headlines Massive car explosion outside Egypt’s National Cancer Institute in Cairo Egypt identifies perpetrator behind Monday’s car explosion Egyptian security forces killed 17 jihadists after hospital attack Egypt’s inflation at 4-year low of 8.7% Cairo hosts delegation of Sudan … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 30 ( July 22-28)

Posted on July 28, 2019 by

Top Headlines British airways resumes flights to Cairo Immigration minister says controversial statement taken out of context Egypt has received 930 surplus US mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicles (MRAPs) Brotherhood member reveals ’embezzlement’ among group’s fugitives in Turkey Egypt demands ‘practical measures’ … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 29-2019 ( July 15-21)

Posted on July 22, 2019 by

Top Headlines British airway and Lufthansa temporarily suspend flights to Cairo over alleged security concerns Egypt expresses dismay at ‘unilateral’ British Airways flight suspension Algerian fans stir riots at Cairo Airport over delayed planes Lufthansa resumes flights to Cairo Trump’s … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 28-2019 ( July 8-14)

Posted on July 15, 2019 by

Top Headlines Kuwait extradites Brotherhood fugitives to Egypt An Egyptian court sentences Al-Azhar professor and others for espionagefor Iran Egyptian inflation eased unexpectedly to its lowest rate in more than three years Egypt to file a civil suit over the … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 27-2019 ( July 1-7)

Posted on July 7, 2019 by

Top Headlines Egypt hiked up fuel and cooking gas prices in another round of subsidy cut Bust of Tutankhamen sold at auction for £4.7m despite Egyptian demands for its return Hosts Egypt is knocked out of Africa Cup of Nations … Continue reading →

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Of Copts and Islamophobia

Posted on July 2, 2019 by

Originally posted on salamamoussa:
In a recent interview with the Coptic Canadian History Project, Dr Angie Heo, a scholar of Coptic culture, stated that she sees a special responsibility for diaspora Copts, as?“In light of these [persecution of Copts] horrific…

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This Week in Egypt: Week 26-2019 ( June 24-30)

Posted on June 30, 2019 by

Top Headlines Egypt’s Sisi meets world leaders at G20 summit in Japan Four suspected ISIS operatives, including two Egyptians, were arrested in Nicaragua, as they crossed from Costa Rica Terrorists killed seven members of Egyptian security forces in Sinai Amr Warda dismissed … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt:Week 25-2019 ( June 17-23)

Posted on June 23, 2019 by

Top Headlines Egypt’s ousted president Mohammed Morsi dies during trial UN calls for inquiryinto ex-Egyptian president’s death Morsi Egypt’s Foreign Ministry condemns Erdogan’s ‘unsubstantiated and irresponsible’ comments on Morsi’s death Egypt and Jordansay will attend US-led Mideast peace meeting Egypt … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 24-2019 ( June 10-16)

Posted on June 16, 2019 by

Top Headlines Egypt condemns attack on oil tankers in Gulf of Oman Egypt’s President el-Sisi has reaffirmed support for the UAE  Algeria, Tunisia, and Egypt call for diplomatic solution to conflict in Libya Sisi reiterates Egypt’s support for Libyan national … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 23-2019 ( June 3-9)

Posted on June 9, 2019 by

Top Headlines Eight Egyptian police officershave been killed in a militant attack on a checkpoint in the northern Sinai peninsula Islamic State group claims responsibility for El-Arish terrorist attack Egyptian troops killed several militants after IS attack in Sinai Egypt … Continue reading →

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