Tag Archives: Sinai

This Week in Egypt: Week 19-2022 ( May 9-15)

Posted on May 15, 2022 by nervana111

Top Headlines ISIS claimed responsibility for two successive attacks in Sinai  Egypt and the United States eye counter-terrorism ties in wake of deadly Sinai attack  US set to remove 5 groups from foreign terrorism blacklist, including 2 Islamist groups that have … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 18-2022 ( May 2-8)

Posted on May 8, 2022 by nervana111

Top headlines  At least 11 Egyptian troops were killed in a militant attack east of the Suez Canal Egypt private sector activity continues contraction on Ukraine war Egypt’s international reserves inch up slightly in April BNP Paribas expects Egypt to raise interest … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 32-2021 ( Aug 9-15)

Posted on August 16, 2021 by nervana111

Top Headlines Egypt’s Sisi and CIA Director William Burns hold talks in Cairo Egypt’s Berenice Military Base receives Charles Cooper II, US ambassador to Cairo Nine Egyptian soldiers were killed in clashes with Islamist militants in Sinai, Egyptian armed forces kill … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 24 -2021 ( June 14-20)

Posted on June 20, 2021 by nervana111

Top Headlines Sudan seeks UNSC resolution obliging Ethiopia to delay GERD filing until reaching ‘legal’ deal Head of Egypt’s General Intelligence Service visits Libya Libyan FM visits Cairo, hails Egypt’s role in success of Libyan dialogue, ending divisions Suez Canal … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 51-2020 ( Dec 14-20)

Posted on December 20, 2020 by nervana111

Top Headlines UAE and Egypt have announced the participation of Abu Dhabi in the Eastern Mediterranean Gas Forum as an observer EU Parliament calls for action over Egypt’s human rights abuses IMF approves release of $1.67 billion in aid for … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 47-2020 ( Nov 16-22)

Posted on November 22, 2020 by nervana111

Top Headlines Egyptian and Russian navies carrying out Friendship Bridge 3 drills in Black Sea  Egypt’s Army Chief of Staff attends main phase of Egyptian-Sudanese military drill Egypt’s Sisi discusses Libya developments with Italian PM in a phone call Egypt … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 18-2020 ( April 27- May 3)

Posted on May 3, 2020 by nervana111

Top Headlines Ten Egyptian army members were killed or wounded in a bomb attack  Islamic State claims responsibility for Egypt’s Sinai attack Egypt says security forces kill 18 militants in Sinai Egypt announces 272 new coronavirus cases, total reaches 6,465 … Continue reading →

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This Week In Egypt: Week 45-2019 ( Nov 4-10)

Posted on November 10, 2019 by nervana111

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 →

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This Week in Egypt- Week 44-2019 ( Oct 28-Nov 3)

Posted on November 4, 2019 by nervana111

Apology for missing last week’s compilation, but I included some of the relevant tweets from last week in this edition Top Headlines  Egypt’s Sinai Province swears allegiance to new Islamic State leader Egypt’s FM heads to Washington for Ethiopian dam negotiations Sisi: Companies … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 42- 2019 ( Oct 14-20)

Posted on October 20, 2019 by nervana111

Top Headlines Egypt uncovers 30 sealed coffins, estimated to be 3,000 years old, with perfectly preserved mummies inside UN human rights office urges Egypt to immediately release detained protestors Shell Egypt to sell assets in Western Desert Egypt’s largest metro … Continue reading →

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