Tag Archives: COVID

This Week in Egypt: Week 17-2022 ( April 25- May 1)

Posted on May 1, 2022 by nervana111

Top Headlines Cigarette in cockpit caused Egypt-Air passenger jet to crash in 2016 US Secretary of State Blinken marks 100 years of Egypt-US diplomacy Egypt’s Sisi calls for listing of army-owned companies this year Muslim Brotherhood TV channel leave Turkey … Continue reading →

Posted in Diary of Aak, Egypt | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Djokovic’s Toxic Victory

Posted on January 10, 2022 by nervana111

“Ladies and gentlemen, this is BBC Radio, welcome from rainy Wimbledon.”  I loved tennis even before I had a chance to watch any of its games. In 1980s Cairo, before the era of satellites and Internet, I first heard about … Continue reading →

Posted in Short Comments | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

This Week in Egypt: Week 47-2021 ( Nov 22-28)

Posted on November 28, 2021 by nervana111

Top Headlines Egypt reopens 3,000-year-old Avenue of Sphinxes in grand, glitzy Luxor ceremony Egypt bans flights from seven African countries over new COVID-19 variant Greece teams up with Egypt on gas supply, infrastructure Egypt and Israel sign memorandum on gas … Continue reading →

Posted in Diary of Aak, Egypt | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

This Week in Egypt: Week 19-2021 ( May 10-17)

Posted on May 17, 2021 by nervana111

Top Headlines Egypt’s Sisi authorizes a new Suez Canal expansion project after ship blockade, dredging starts Egypt sends ambulances to pick up wounded from Gaza US is committed to helping reach win-win outcome in GERD issue UAE offers to mediate … Continue reading →

Posted in Diary of Aak, Egypt, Palestine | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

This Week in Egypt: Week 5-2021 ( Feb 1-7 )

Posted on February 7, 2021 by nervana111

Top Headlines Egypt’s president says he supports interim Libya government Egypt has freed Al-Jazeera journalist Mahmoud Hussein COVID-19: Egypt targets 35 million people in 1st vaccine roll-out Egypt targets 35 million people in 1st Covid -19 vaccine rollout Ancient mummies … Continue reading →

Posted in Diary of Aak, Egypt | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment