Category Archives: Egypt

This Week in Egypt: Week 11-2018 ( March 12-18)

Posted on March 19, 2018 by nervana111

Top Headlines  High voter turnout noted in Egypt presidential polls in the diaspora Egypt and UAE: Quartet stands firm on 13 demands for Qatar Egypt sees tourism rebound ahead of vote Egypt’s top prosecutor announces hotlines to combat ‘false news’ … 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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This Week in Egypt: Week 10-2018 ( March 5-11)

Posted on March 11, 2018 by nervana111

Top Headlines Saudi Arabia and Egypt agree to a $10 billion deal to build a new mega city Saudi Crown Prince meets Coptic Pope Tawadros II at Coptic Orthodox Church in Cairo Saudi crown prince winds up trip to Egypt … Continue reading →

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Can President Sisi freeze politics in Egypt?

Posted on March 4, 2018 by nervana111

Here is an English version of my latest for Al-Hurra “I am not a politician, someone who just talks (beta3-kalam).” Perhaps the most telling part of Sisi’s speech at the inauguration of Egypt’s Zohr gas field last month was the fact … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 9 ( Feb 26 -Mar 4)

Posted on March 4, 2018 by nervana111

Top Headlines Saudi crown prince lands in Egypt on first public trip Egypt‘s top court waives legal challenges to Red Sea islands transfer to Saudi Arabia Egypt arrests mother of woman at center of a BBC report Cabinet approves bill … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 8- 2018 ( Feb 19-25)

Posted on February 25, 2018 by nervana111

Top Headlines Lead partners in Israel’s largest gas fields sign $15 billion deal to export gas to Egypt  Egypt’s government is not a partner in $15 billion gas deal with Israel: Egyptian president Sisi Six Muslim Brotherhood fugitives arrested at … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 7-2018 ( Feb 12-18)

Posted on February 19, 2018 by nervana111

Top Headlines  Egypt arrests former-Islamist presidential candidate Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh, and raid his party headquarters Egypt’s military prosecution detains former anti-corruption chief Geneina Egyptian air force destroys ten 4×4 vehicles infiltrating border from Libya Egypt military says 53 militants … 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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This Week in Egypt: Week 6- 2018 ( Feb 5-11)

Posted on February 12, 2018 by nervana111

Top headlines Egypt launches unprecedented counter-terrorism operation “ Sinai 2018” Maximum security alert nationwide after comprehensive military operation in Sinai Tillerson kicks off tense Middle East trip in Egypt IMF: Egypt’s economic structure is at a turning point Egypt warns … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt- Week 5 -2018 ( January 29-Feb 4)

Posted on February 4, 2018 by nervana111

Top Headlines Egypt’s elections find last-minute challenger to Sisi A coalition of eight Egyptian opposition parties called for a boycott of Egypt’s presidential election Egypt’s leader issues tough warning after election criticism The US Department of State designates Egypt-based Hasm and Liwa … Continue reading →

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