Tag Archives: Qatar

This Week in Egypt: Week 13-2022 ( March 28-April 3)

Posted on April 3, 2022 by nervana111

Top Headlines Gulf countries give billions to Egypt to prevent food crisis Egypt’s Sisi discusses Ukraine-Russia talks with Ukraine’s Zelensky Egypt and Greece FMs discuss boosting energy cooperation and possible LNG supply Qatar-Energy to acquire 40% stake in an exploration block, … Continue reading →

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This Week In Egypt: week 50-2021 ( Dec 13-19)

Posted on December 20, 2021 by nervana111

Top Headlines Prominent Egyptian opposition activist’s phone was hacked Egypt arrests two people for impersonating high-ranking officials in fabricated leaked phone call Egypt’s central bank keeps key interest rates unchanged  Egypt reports first three Omicron cases in returning nationals Canada … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 34-2021 ( Aug 23-29)

Posted on August 29, 2021 by nervana111

Top Headlines Egypt’s Sisi, Qatar’s Tamim meet for first time since reconciliation Ethiopia deems Tunisia’s GERD proposal to the UNSC ‘inappropriate’ Researchers discover remains of four-legged amphibious whale in Egypt’s Fayoum Egypt to make oldest Islamic capital in Africa into open … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 8-2021 ( Feb 22-28)

Posted on February 28, 2021 by nervana111

Top Headlines Biden administration says human rights will be ‘central’ to ties with Egypt New draft personal status law sparks outrage in Egypt Political parties reject amendments to Egypt’s real estate registration law Egypt, Qatar hold first meeting since ending … Continue reading →

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On Reconciliation With Qatar

Posted on January 26, 2021 by nervana111

In medieval times, Arab tribes had an unwritten agreement that prohibited infighting in four “forbidden months” – the months of Muharram, Rajab, Dhu al-Qa’dah, and dhu al-Hijjah, according to the Arabic calendar. This agreement was an armistice deal that allowed trade … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 3-2021 ( Jan 18-24)

Posted on January 24, 2021 by nervana111

Top Headlines Egypt begins COVID-19 vaccination drive with frontline medical staff Egypt’s irrigation minister accuses Ethiopia of disrupting GERD negotiations ISIS bombing kills a police officer, wounds three others in Sinai Egypt approves bill increasing penalty for FGM to 20 … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 2-2021 ( Jan 11-17)

Posted on January 17, 2021 by nervana111

Top headlines Egypt signs a deal with Siemens for high-speed rail  linking the Red Sea and Mediterranean coast US designates Egypt’s Hasm, IS in Sinai as foreign terrorist organisations Egypt follows Gulf allies in reopening airspace to Qatar  Egypt announced the … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 1-2021 ( Jan 4 -10)

Posted on January 10, 2021 by nervana111

Top Headlines New round of GERD talks fails in achieving any progress Egypt sends envoy to Gulf summit amid apparent thaw with Qatar Egypt to provide 20 million doses of coronavirus vaccine Egypt and Israel FMs coordinate for quartet meeting … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 50-2020 ( Dec 7-13)

Posted on December 13, 2020 by nervana111

Top Headlines Egypt’s Sisi concluded a visit to France  Italy charges Egyptian security agency officials over murder of Giulio Regeni Egypt values important step toward normalizing ties between Morocco and Israel Egypt wants a clear agreement for reconciliation with Qatar: Egyptian FM … Continue reading →

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The EU must do more to fight the funding of Islamism across the continent

Posted on August 9, 2019 by nervana111

I wrote this piece for the European Parliament Magazine on Qatari-controlled, UK-based Al Rayan Bank, which continues to provide financial services to a series of Islamist and extremist groups blacklisted by other institutions, and the dangers of lax financial oversight by the … Continue reading →

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