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Tag Archives: Ethiopia
This Week in Egypt: Week 46 -2019 ( Nov 11-17)
Top Headlines Central Bank of Egypt cuts interest rates by 1% for third time in a row S. threatens Egypt with sanctions over Russian arms deal First US ambassador to Egypt since 2017 arrives in Cairo Seven countries, including Egypt, … Continue reading
Posted in Diary of Aak, Egypt, Uncategorized
Tagged Egypt, Ethiopia, F35, GERD, Kurds, Sudan, UAE, US
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This Week In Egypt: Week 45-2019 ( Nov 4-10)
Top Headlines US president Trump says Nile dam talks in Washington ‘went well’ Egypt’s inflation rate slowed to its lowest level in over 9 years Dutch ISIS Militant was involved in plot to bomb Russian aircraft in Egypt’s Sharm El-Sheikh … Continue reading
Posted in Diary of Aak, Egypt
Tagged Egypt, Ethiopia, ISIS, Morsi, Russia, Sinai, Trump
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This Week in Egypt- Week 44-2019 ( Oct 28-Nov 3)
Apology for missing last week’s compilation, but I included some of the relevant tweets from last week in this edition Top Headlines Egypt’s Sinai Province swears allegiance to new Islamic State leader Egypt’s FM heads to Washington for Ethiopian dam negotiations Sisi: Companies … Continue reading
This Week in Egypt: Week 42- 2019 ( Oct 14-20)
Top Headlines Egypt uncovers 30 sealed coffins, estimated to be 3,000 years old, with perfectly preserved mummies inside UN human rights office urges Egypt to immediately release detained protestors Shell Egypt to sell assets in Western Desert Egypt’s largest metro … Continue reading
Posted in Diary of Aak, Egypt
Tagged Coffins, Egypt, Ethiopia, human-rights, Shell, Sinai, Sisi
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This Week in Egypt: Week 41 ( Oct 7-13)
Top Headlines Egypt condemns ‘in strongest terms’ the Turkish operation in Syria; calls for urgent Arab League meeting Egypt, Cyprus, and Greece slam Turkey over Eastern Mediterranean exploration Egypt’s Sisi, Ethiopian PM to meet in Moscow to discuss Renaissance Dam … Continue reading
Posted in Diary of Aak, Egypt
Tagged Cyprus, Egypt, Ethiopia, Greece, Renaissance Dam, Turkey
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This Week in Egypt: Week 40 (Sept 30-Oct 6)
Top Headlines Egypt says talks over Ethiopia’s Nile dam deadlocked and calls for international mediation Egypt hints at Political reform, restores food subsidies to some Israeli Gas Shares Soar After Egypt Planned Supply Boos Lost Egyptian temple unearthed 2,200 years … Continue reading
This Week in Egypt: Week 37 ( Sept 9-15)
Top Headlines Egypt’s el-Sisi dismisses corruption allegations Egypt calls on US to remove Sudan from terror list Trump, awaiting Egyptian Counterpart at Summit, reportedly called Out for “my favourite dictator” Egypt to start work on $2.4-billion telecom network for first … Continue reading
Posted in Diary of Aak, Egypt
Tagged Egypt, Ethiopia, GERD, Sinai, Sisi, Trump, Yellow Mountain
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This Week in Egypt: Week 34-2019 ( Aug 19-25)
I am deeply grateful for my friend J who kindly volunteered to compile this week’s Egypt’s news and reports, as I am currently sick and unable to do the work. Top Headlines Egypt’s Sisi arrives in France for G7 summit Egypt … Continue reading
This Week in Egypt: Week 30 ( July 22-28)
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
Posted in Diary of Aak, Egypt, Uncategorized
Tagged British airway, Egypt, Ethiopia, Farida Osman, Immigration Minister, Muslim Brotherhood
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This Week in Egypt: Week 6-2019 ( Feb 4-10)
Top Headlines Al-Azhar’s Imam calls on Muslims in the Middle East to ’embrace’ Christians Pope and grand imam sign historic pledge of fraternity in UAE Egypt’s Sisi is elected new chairman of African Union Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan discuss Renaissance Dam … Continue reading
Posted in Diary of Aak, Egypt
Tagged African Union, Al-Azhar, Egypt, Ethiopia, Pope, Sisi, Sudan, Turkey
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