Tag Archives: Sisi

This Week in Egypt: Week 3-2023 ( Jan 16-22)

Top Headlines Egypt vows to cut military’s outsized role in economy under IMF bailout Egyptian banks’ regulatory capital ratios can withstand further Egyptian pound depreciation, Fitch Ratings says Businessman Safwan Thabet, who faced accusations of funding “terrorist entities”, was released … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 52-2022 ( Dec 26- Jan 1- 2023)

Top Headlines At least three people have been killed in an attack on a police checkpoint in the Suez Canal city of Ismailia The Egyptian branch of ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack Egypt’s Sisi calls to congratulate Netanyahu, cautions … 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 47-2022 ( Nov 28- Dec 4)

Main Headlines Turkish FM asserts that Turkey and Egypt to re-appoint ambassadors in coming months India has invited Egypt to be a guest country at the G20 meetings under its 2023 presidency BP has been awarded new exploration blocks in … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 44 – 2022 ( Nov 7-13)

Top headlines The United Nations Climate Change Conference COP27 has started in Egypt’s Sharm El-Sheikh  Plight of Egyptian dissident overshadows climate conference COP27 in Egypt Family of jailed activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah asks for presidential pardon Egypt’s Sisi met US President Biden … 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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This Week in Egypt: Week 36-2022 ( Sept 12-18)

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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This Week in Egypt: Week 31-2022 ( August 1-7)

Top headlines Egypt-brokered ceasefire in Gaza comes into effect after 3-day conflict  Egypt is mediating between Israel, Palestinians to prevent escalation US dollar price nears 19 EGP at Egypt’s major banks  Saudi Arabis’s Public Investment fund unveils new Egyptian investment … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 29- 2022 ( July 18-24)

Top Headlines Egypt’s Sisi visited Germany, Serbia, and France Macron hosts Egypt’s al-Sisi in Paris for talks on security and defence Russian FM visits Egypt, part of Africa trip amid Ukraine war US special envoy begins tour of Egypt, UAE, … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 28-2022 ( July 11-17)

Top Headlines Egypt’s Sisi attended Jeddah summit, and discussed with Biden Israel/Palestine and GERD Egypt, US reaffirm shared commitment to strategic partnership Biden secures deal on Red Sea islands transfer deal between Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Israel Peacekeepers to leave strategic Red … Continue reading →

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