Tag Archives: GERD

This Week in Egypt: Week 49-2019 (Dec 2-8)

Posted on December 9, 2019 by

Top Headlines Egypt says Cairo GERD talks concluded without joint statement Sarraj’s deal with Turkey will disrupt political process: Egypt’s FM Shoukry tells UN Envoy to Libya Almost half of land sold for first phase of Egypt’s new capital Egypt … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 48 -2019 ( Nov 25-Dec 1)

Posted on December 1, 2019 by

Top Headlines Egypt condemns MoUs signed between Turkey and Libyan PM A military court in Egypt has sentenced to death the country’s most wanted jihadist Hisham Ashmawi Egyptian woman ‘wins court battle’ over unequal inheritance laws Fugitive contractor Mohamed Ali … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 46 -2019 ( Nov 11-17)

Posted on November 18, 2019 by

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 →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 40 (Sept 30-Oct 6)

Posted on October 6, 2019 by

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 →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 37 ( Sept 9-15)

Posted on September 16, 2019 by

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 →

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Egypt, Ethiopia, and the Potential of a Water War

Posted on April 12, 2018 by

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 →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 14-2018 ( April 2-8)

Posted on April 8, 2018 by

Top Headlines National Elections Authority (NEA) has declared Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi the winner of Egypt’s 2018 presidential election Egypt’s Sisi vows to work for all Egyptians without discrimination after securing second term Current round of Ethiopian dam talks in Khartoum yield … Continue reading →

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