Tag Archives: Gaza

This Week in Egypt: Week 2-2018 ( January 8-12)

Posted on January 15, 2018 by

Top Headlines Presidential elections set for March 26-28 in Egypt Egypt opens criminal inquiry over a New York Times article Egypt approves cabinet reshuffle ahead of elections Ex-military chief of staff General Sami Anan will run in Egyptian presidential election Israel … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 46- 2017 ( Nov13-19)

Posted on November 19, 2017 by

Top Headlines Egypt’s Sisi: No one can touch Egypt’s share of Nile waters Lebanon’s Hariri to visit on Tuesday Arab League: Iran’s regional threats have crossed all limits Egypt-Gaza border opens under PA control for first time in a decade … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 40-2017 (Oct 2-8)

Posted on October 8, 2017 by

Top Headlines Egypt qualifies for World Cup after a 28-year absence Libya extracts remains of 20 Egyptians beheaded by IS in 2015 Egypt to extend buffer zone with Gaza Strip Egyptian Intelligence Chief meets Palestinian PM Hamas leader Ismail Haniya: … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 26 ( June 26-July 2)

Posted on July 2, 2017 by

Top Headlines Egypt raises fuel prices for second time in less than a year Egyptian Air Forces air forces foil arms smuggling attempt in Western Desert Tiran and Sanafir to be located within Saudi territories without a handover ceremony Egypt’s … Continue reading →

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Egyptian Aak 2016- Week 6: Feb 6-12

Posted on February 13, 2017 by

Top Headlines Egyptian pound strengthens as foreign investors return Egypt shows early signs of economic turnaround Police seals shut Al-Nadeem Centre for victims of violence and torture Egypt’s Al-Azhar entirely rejects proposal to end verbal divorce Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Norway remove travel … Continue reading →

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New Players on the Gaza Front

Posted on March 12, 2015 by

                                      (Islamic Jihad’s Ramadan Shallah) The growing hostility between Egypt and the Palestinian group Hamas, especially following an Egyptian court’s verdict that … Continue reading →

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For Hamas, Egypt is now the new “Israel”

Posted on March 2, 2015 by

(Photo via Reuters) For the Egyptian leadership and Hamas, February was a particularly bad month. The tension between the two sides has reached tipping point. The cascade of escalating events started with a court verdict listing Hamas’s armed wing as … Continue reading →

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Egyptian Aak 2015 – Week 9 ( Feb 23 – Mar 1)

Posted on March 2, 2015 by

(Members of the special forces police stand guard in front of the Supreme Constitutional Court in Cairo, March 1, 2015- via Reuters) Main Headlines  Monday ‪ Egypt shuts its Embassy in Yemen over bad security Activist Alaa Abdel Fattah sentenced … Continue reading →

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Egyptian Aak 2015 – Week 2 ( Jan 5- 11)

Posted on January 11, 2015 by

(Message from the fiancée of Al-Jazeera journalist Mohamed Fahmy) (Courtesy France 24’s Sonia  Dridi) Main Headlines  Monday Sisi flies to Kuwait Amal Clooney disputes Egypt arrest warning story Egyptian judge says verdict in gay raid trial will be announced next … Continue reading →

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Egyptian Aak 2014 – Week 43 ( Oct 20- 26)

Posted on October 26, 2014 by

(Funeral of Egyptian soldiers killed in Sinai on Friday, via Ahram online) Main Headlines  Monday El-Sisi says clemency for imprisoned journalists is not possible now No plan for Egyptian military action against Islamic State: Egypt’s PM ‪ Egypt-Israel gas deal … Continue reading →

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