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This Week in Egypt: Week 51-2023 ( Dec 18-24)

Top Headlines Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi won the country’s presidential election with 89.6% of the vote Egypt proposes 14-day ceasefire in Gaza Egyptian sources deny Israeli military operation in Philadelphi corridor Hamas leader visits Egypt amid intensive talks on … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: week 49-2023 (Dec 4-10)

Top Headlines Egyptians vote in presidential election overshadowed by Gaza war Egypt said to warn Israel ties could ‘rupture’ if Gaza multitudes flee to Sinai Egypt’s annual core inflation decelerates by 2.2 percent in November Egyptian billionaire Nassef Sawiris is … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 46-2023 ( Nov 13-19)

Top Headlines 31 premature babies are evacuated from Gaza’s largest hospital to Egypt First fuel delivery since start of war delivered to UN in Gaza from Egypt  Israel’s natural gas flow to Egypt rise as Chevron resumes Tamar output IMF … Continue reading →

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

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 38-2023 ( Sept 18-24)

Top Headlines Egypt says IMF agrees to merge first two reviews of reform program US senator Robert Menendez and his wife are charged with bribery offenses involving Egypt French journalist arrested for reporting on Egypt spy operation Leading Egyptian opposition … Continue reading →

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This Week In Egypt: Week 12-2023 ( March 20-26)

Top Headlines IMF is preparing for first review of Egypt programme Egypt receives three Cyclone-class patrol boats from US Swiftships to provide 7 Additional Coastal Patrol Crafts to Egypt Ramadan begins in Mideast amid high costs, hopes for peace Ancient … Continue reading →

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This week in Egypt: Week 2-2023 ( Jan 9-15)

Top Headlines Eni, Chevron announce new gas discovery in Egyptian East Med field Egyptian pound hits new low against US dollar  IMF: Egypt aims to bridge financing gap by selling state-owned assets Negev Forum convenes in UAE with Jordan absent … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 49-2022 (Dec 12-18)

Top headlines IMF executive board approves $3 billion Egypt extended arrangement Egypt’s Sisi visits Washington to participate in the US-Africa summit  Egypt’s Sisi met with US President  Biden and US Secretary of State Blinken  Egypt’s Sisi met with US defense chief … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 46-2022 ( Nov 21-27)

Top Headlines Egypt’s Sisi and Turkey’s Erdogan agree that World Cup handshake will be start of new relations Egypt and Greece sign deals on migrant rescues and agriculture  Egypt announces freedom, mass pardon for 30 jailed activists Egypt’s population grows … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 43-2022 ( Oct 31- Nov 6)

Top Headlines COP27 Climate Summit kicks off in Egypt’s Sharm El-Sheikh More than 120 world leaders to attend the COP27 in Egypt COP27 puts climate compensation on agenda for first time  Jailed British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah escalates hunger strike … Continue reading →

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