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This Week in Egypt: Week 15-2023 ( April 11-16)

Posted on April 16, 2023 by nervana111

Top Headlines Egypt Armed Forces urges safeguarding of safety of Egyptian troops in joint training in Sudan Sudan’s RSF says it’s ready to cooperate over Egyptian troops in Sudan  Egypt and South Sudan offer to mediate between Sudanese sides Egypt’s … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 5-2023 ( Jan 30- Feb 5)

Posted on February 6, 2023 by nervana111

Top Headlines Egyptian pound slides past EGP 30 against USD  Egypt’s central bank leaves key interest rates unchanged US Blinken says U.S. will keep pressing Egypt on human rights Egyptian FM holds talks with Lavrov in Russia, a day after … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 36-2022 ( Sept 12-18)

Posted on September 18, 2022 by nervana111

Top Headlines Egypt’s Sisi visits Qatar for the first time since 2017, signed agreements to boost cooperation  Egypt frees detained Al Jazeera journalist  U.S. to withhold $130 million of military aid to Egypt over human rights Egypt to raise Suez … Continue reading →

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Time for Arabs to stand with Ukraine

Posted on April 20, 2022 by nervana111

More than 50 days have passed since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and the attitude in the Middle East towards the war is ambiguous at best. Apart from formal statements from various governments in the region that claim “neutrality,” public … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 12-2022 ( March 21-27)

Posted on March 27, 2022 by nervana111

Top Headlines Egypt devalues its currency; seek IMF support Egypt’s Sisi hosts Israel’s Bennett, UAE’s Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Egyptian FM joined ‘historic’ Abraham Accords Negev summit in Israel Egypt’s Sisi receives phone call from Ukrainian counterpart; Ukraine war could delay Egypt’s … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 11-2021 (March 14-20)

Posted on March 20, 2022 by nervana111

Top Headlines Washington to provide Egypt with F-15 jets Reports suggest Egypt in IMF talks on possible funding amid ar Pressures  UK Lifts Travel Restrictions to Egypt’s South Sinai and Fayoum Egypt displayed recently discovered, well-decorated ancient tombs at a … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 10-2022 ( March 7-13)

Posted on March 13, 2022 by nervana111

Top Headlines Senate rejects bid to block $2B sale of military planes to Egypt Egypt to Ban Exports of Staple Foods to Safeguard Reserves Egyptian pound devaluation likely to be required -JPMorgan  Russia-Ukraine conflict pushes Egypt’s inflation to 10% in … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 9-2022 ( Feb 28- March 6)

Posted on March 6, 2022 by nervana111

Top Headlines Egypt, along with 140 other countries, has voted for a UN resolution calling for a halt to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine Up to 20,000 Ukrainian tourists in Egypt await return to Europe Nearly 4,000 Ukrainian tourists leave Egypt … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 40-2021 ( Oct 4-10)

Posted on October 10, 2021 by nervana111

Top Headlines Egypt close to finalising arrangements for gas supplies to Lebanon Egyptian FM Shoukry delivers message from Sisi to Putin Egypt starts construction of gas pipeline in the Western Desert Egypt raises fuel prices by 25 piasters  Egypt and … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 29-2021 ( July 19-25)

Posted on July 25, 2021 by nervana111

Top Headlines Ethiopia says second filling of giant dam on Blue Nile complete Ethiopia calls for ‘win-win’ solution on GERD, but says will not sign permanent legal deal Egypt’s parliament to vote on law imposing fees on irrigation water, Nile … Continue reading →

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