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Tag Archives: Russia
This Week In Egypt: Week 45-2019 ( Nov 4-10)
Top Headlines US president Trump says Nile dam talks in Washington ‘went well’ Egypt’s inflation rate slowed to its lowest level in over 9 years Dutch ISIS Militant was involved in plot to bomb Russian aircraft in Egypt’s Sharm El-Sheikh … Continue reading
Posted in Diary of Aak, Egypt
Tagged Egypt, Ethiopia, ISIS, Morsi, Russia, Sinai, Trump
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Turkey’s Syria Offensive: Day 7 (Oct 15-2019)
Headlines Russia vows to prevent clashes with Assad forces French PM says resurgence of Islamic State is inevitable due to Turkish offensive Turkey rejects Syria ceasefire because ‘you cannot negotiate with terrorists’ Russia says: ‘unacceptable’ Turkish incursion into Syria must … Continue reading
This Week in Egypt: Week 50-2017 (Dec 11-17)
Top Headlines Russia to resume flights to Egypt, halted after 2015 bombing Egypt raises security level around churches ahead of Christmas Egypt’s giant Zohr gas field starts production Egyptian presidential Shafiq hopeful apologizes to arrested supporters Egypt’s FP Shoukry: Sending … Continue reading
Re-blog: Joshua Landis on Syria
As news has emerged that Russia is helping Syrian Kurdish YPG forces to establish a military base in northern, and despite a Russian denial, I find this post by Joshua Landis important to read. Many may disagree with him; still … Continue reading
Egyptian Aak 2016/2017 ( Dec 26- January 1)
Top Headlines Egypt’s government approves deal to hand two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia An Egyptian appeal court backs government in Red Sea islands dispute Prominent journalist Ibrahim Eissa terminates TV show after threats, legal complaints Egypt’s army destroys … Continue reading
Egyptian Aak 2016 – Week 41 ( Oct 10-16)
Top Headline 12 Egyptian conscripts were killed in an Isis attack on security checkpoint in central Sinai Egypt launches ‘revenge’ airstrikes on ISIS in Sinai Russian paratroopers arrive in Egypt for “Friendship Defenders’ drills In an unprecedented move: Egypt’s Cairo … Continue reading
Posted in Diary of Aak, Egypt, Sinai, Uncategorized
Tagged #Syria, EgyEconomy, Egypt, ISIS, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Sinai
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Egyptian Aak 2016 – Week 36 ( Sept 5-11)
Top Headlines Egyptian police ‘investigated’ Giulio Regeni days before his murder Egypt names six provincial governors, mostly ex-generals A newly-established militant group published a video of footage from a an attack against a security checkpoint in Menoufiya governorate Court orders … Continue reading
Egyptian Aak 2015 – Week 48 (Nov 21- 27)
Top Headlines IS militants claim hotel attack that killed seven in Sinai. (Tuesday) Egypt to buy advanced weapons from Moscow. (Wednesday) Pope Tawadros II breaks with predecessor’s ban, flies to Jerusalem for bishop’s funeral. (Thursday) Egypt cancels reservations on the … Continue reading
Posted in Diary of Aak, Egypt, Uncategorized
Tagged coptic pope, Egypt, ISIS, Russia, Sisi, Terrorism
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ISIS, Russia, and Egypt
What really happened to Russian Metrojet Flight 9268 over Sinai a few days ago? Forget it. The fatal crash does not matter any more. Regardless of what truly did or did not happen to the Russian plane, the prevailing theory … Continue reading
Posted in Best Read, Diary of Aak, Egypt, Short Comments
Tagged Egypt, Flight 9268, IS, ISIL, Islamic State, Russia, Russian Plane crash, Sharm el-Sheikh, Sinai, Terrorism
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Short Comments: Egypt’s muted crisis management
Less than 24 hours after Russia’s security chief announced that traces of foreign explosives were found in the debris from the Airbus plan that crashed in Egypt’s Sinai, the terror group Islamic State released a photo of a Schweppes drink … Continue reading →