Tag Archives: Gaza

This Week in Egypt: Week 45-2023 ( Nov 6-12)

Posted on November 13, 2023 by nervana111

Top Headlines Egypt’s Rafah crossing reopens for wounded Palestinians and foreign nationals Qatar’s Emir held talks in Egypt on ending Gaza violence Egypt’s Sisi met Turkish and Iranian presidents in the joint Arab-Islamic summit in Riyadh  UK revokes Islamist Egyptian … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 44-2023 ( Oct 30-Nov 5)

Posted on November 6, 2023 by nervana111

Top Headlines Hundreds of foreign nationals cross Gaza-Egypt border – with Britons among them Cairo rejects proposal for future management of Gaza Egypt’s boycott campaign on pro-Israel franchises grows Hamas tried to send fighters to Egypt in ambulances for wounded … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 43-2023 ( Oct 23-29)

Posted on October 30, 2023 by nervana111

Top Headlines Two drones coming from south of the Red Sea crashed in Taba and Nuweiba: Egypt’s army spokesperson Egypt warns Israel: Do not carry out attacks along Gaza-Egypt border Egyptian-Qatari mediation results in release of two Israeli captives by … Continue reading →

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Podcast: Is Egypt’s President Sisi in the hot seat amid the Gaza crisis?

Posted on October 22, 2023 by nervana111

I joined Thanos Davelis of the Greek Current to discuss how the war in Gaza is impacting Egypt and President Sisi, look at the upcoming summit in Cairo on the Palestinian issue, and explore how the Hamas attack has hijacked … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt; Week 42 ( Oct 16-22)

Posted on October 22, 2023 by nervana111

Top Headlines Egypt’s border crossing opens to let a trickle of desperately needed aid into besieged Gaza The White House says Israeli PM Netanyahu agreed to allow the “continuous flow” of international aid into Gaza from Egypt Israeli army apologizes after … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 41- 2023 ( Oct 9-15)

Posted on October 15, 2023 by nervana111

Top Headlines Egypt’s Sisi says Israel’s Gaza campaign has gone ‘beyond right to self-defense’ Egypt’s Sisi met with Sec. Blinken, criticises Israel’s Gaza operation Rafah crossing still closed for Americans fleeing Gaza, despite US-Egypt deal. May open tomorrow Egypt’s media … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 40-2023 (Oct 2-8)

Posted on October 8, 2023 by nervana111

Top Headlines Moody’s downgrades Egypt credit rating deeper into junk territory amid debt crisis  World Bank revises up Egypt’s growth forecast for 2023 to 4.2 percent Egyptian banks suspend debit card use  in foreign currency Egypt’s President el-Sisi to run for … Continue reading →

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This week in Egypt: Week 19-2023 ( May 8-14)

Posted on May 14, 2023 by nervana111

Top Headlines Israel and Palestinian Islamic Jihad agree Gaza truce mediated by Egypt  After Saudi Détente, Iran is looking towards mending fences with Egypt Egypt’s inflation eases for the first time since June 2022 Egypt’s external debt increases $7.9billion to record … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 32-2022 (August 8-14)

Posted on August 14, 2022 by nervana111

Top Headlines At least 41 people have been killed in fire at church in the worst fire tragedy in Egypt’s recent history Ethiopia completes third phase of filling of its dam reservoir Annual urban inflation in Egypt increases to 13.6% … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 31-2022 ( August 1-7)

Posted on August 7, 2022 by nervana111

Top headlines Egypt-brokered ceasefire in Gaza comes into effect after 3-day conflict  Egypt is mediating between Israel, Palestinians to prevent escalation US dollar price nears 19 EGP at Egypt’s major banks  Saudi Arabis’s Public Investment fund unveils new Egyptian investment … Continue reading →

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