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Reblog: Yazidi girl Nadia Murad visits Egypt
Originally posted on Nervana:
Nadia Murad Basee Taha, the 21-year old Yazidi woman brutally tortured and raped by ISIS fighters in Iraq, has embarked on a very tricky mission: to confront the Muslim world with the crimes of ISIS. She…
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This Week in Egypt: Week 34 ( August 20-26)
Top Headlines 4 police officers and 4 militants were killed in an attack in North Sinai’s Al-Arish ISIS claims responsibility for Sinai’s Al-Arish attack Egypt’s FM and intelligence chief head to Ethiopia to discuss Renaissance Dam Holidaymakers to be evacuated … Continue reading
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Tagged Arish, Egypt, Ethiopia, Hurgahada
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This Week n Egypt: Week 30 ( July 23 -29)
Top Headlines US releases $195M in military aid to Egypt that was previously withheld Tweets scorn Egypt’s Sisi in renewed online criticism Egypt seeks 75 death sentences over 2013 sit-in U.N. award-winning photographer awaits verdict in Egypt terrorism trial Egypt’s … Continue reading
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This Week in Egypt: Week 20- 2018 ( May 14-20)
Top Headlines Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia reach agreement on next steps for dam technical studies Egypt’s Sisi orders Gaza border opened throughout the month of Ramadan Egypt opens four North Sinai hospitals to the rising number of Palestinian protesters wounded … Continue reading
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Iran Deal: A potential kiss of death for liberalism in the Middle East
Originally posted on Nervana:
Initially published in Egypt’s Ahram. After 12 years of diplomatic proposals and 20 months of tough negotiations, theocratic Iran and world powers have reached a nuclear deal that, regardless of its potential advantages, is undoubtedly a victory…
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Egypt, Ethiopia, and the Potential of a Water War
Amidst the brewing dispute on Nile water, Ethiopia and Sudan blame Egypt for failure of Nile dam talks, while Egypt rejects Ethiopian and Sudanese statements, here is an English version of my latest for Al-Hurra on the dispute over the Renaissance … Continue reading
This Week in Egypt: Week 13-2018 ( March 26-April 1)
Top Headlines Egypt’s Sisi secures over 90% of vote in 2018 presidential elections with turnout over 40%: State TV projection Presidential runner-up Moussa Mostafa Moussa said he felt proud of the result of the presidential election, after obtaining an estimated … Continue reading
This Week in Egypt: Week 12- 2018 ( March 19-25)
Top Headlines Two policemen were killed as bomb blast misses Egypt’s Alexandria security director Egyptians to vote tomorrow, Sisi re-election guaranteed In a televised interview, Sisi Sisi says he wanted more challengers in Egyptian election Egypt’s Sisi visits air base … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexandria, Egypt, Egypt Election 2018, Qatar, Sinai, Sisi
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