Tag Archives: Terrorism

This Week In Egypt – Week 28 2017 ( July 10-16)

Posted on July 16, 2017 by nervana111

Top Headlines Attacker kills two German tourists at Red Sea beach resort in Egypt Gunmen kill five Egyptian policemen in Badrashin south of Cairo IMF approves second loan payment to Egypt Deadly battle between police and island ‘squatters’ Egyptian army … Continue reading →

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The Western media’s imbalanced portrayal of the Qatar crisis

Posted on June 24, 2017 by nervana111

The crisis in the Gulf has entered its third week, since a number of Gulf States including Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain together with Egypt have cut diplomatic ties with Qatar, accusing it of destabilising the region. The crisis … Continue reading →

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London Attacks: Five myths about Terrorism

Posted on June 5, 2017 by nervana111

Photo via Reuters Westminster, the Manchester Arena, and London Bridge ____ three terrorist attacks in three months in my adoptive country, Britain. Those gruesome crimes, however, have not changed the response to terror. Politicians, journalists, and commentators are still harping … Continue reading →

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Reflections on the Westminster Attack

Posted on March 30, 2017 by nervana111

Photo from my own collection “We are not afraid.” That was the simple note written on one of many floral tributes on London’s Westminster Bridge after last week’s terror attack there. I read this defiant message while walking along the … Continue reading →

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Carnage at the Cathedral

Posted on December 13, 2016 by nervana111

Coffins of some of the victims of the explosion at Coptic Cathedral (AFP) “Is that a church or a military fortress?” my Islamist medical school colleague asked as she gazed at the Coptic Cathedral in Cairo, her face reflected a … Continue reading →

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Egyptian Aak 2016 – Week 49 ( Dec 5- 11)

Posted on December 11, 2016 by nervana111

Top Headlines  Bomb kills 25 at Egypt’s main Coptic Christian Cathedral Three days of mourning after the Cathedral attack World governments condemn church bombing in Egypt Bomb blast kills 6 policemen in Giza’s Haram district Militant group Hassm claims responsibility … Continue reading →

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Egyptian Aak 2016-Week 47 ( Nov21-27)

Posted on November 28, 2016 by nervana111

Top Headlines  An Egyptian court revokes the death sentence of Egypt’s ex-president Morsi Egypt’s Sisi expresses support for Syrian military Egypt denies sending military troops to Syria The US State Department removed Egypt from its travel warning list Egypt and … Continue reading →

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Egyptian Aak 2016- Week 39 ( Sept 26-Oct 2)

Posted on October 3, 2016 by nervana111

Top headlines Senior Egyptian prosecutor survives car bomb assassination attempt Falcon Group takes over security procedures at Sharm al-Sheikh airport Egypt will float pound within hours – Beltone Financial   Egypt court suspends block on island transfer to Saudi Egypt … Continue reading →

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Egyptian Aak 2016- Week 20 ( May 16-22)

Posted on May 22, 2016 by nervana111

This week, it was tough to follow, verify and gather that most reliable information about Egypt Air crash. My condolence to the families of All the victims.    Top Headlines  An Egypt Air jetliner MS804 en route from Paris to Cairo … Continue reading →

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Tunisia: On the Road to Nowhere

Posted on May 18, 2016 by nervana111

This post originally appeared at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR): Steven Cook’s From the Potomac to the Euphrates blog. Steven Cook is a Middle East’s expert and a senior fellow at CFR. He just visited and wrote this insightful. … Continue reading →

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