Tag Archives: Terrorism

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

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

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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The Plight of Non-Islamist Muslims

When it comes to Islam, terminologies can be baffling and hotly disputed. Muslims, Islam, Islamism, and radicalism can all be confusing labels. But with the escalating waves of terror flowing around the globe, it is paramount to demystify the fog … Continue reading

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Mohamed Sheka: The Young Egyptian Behind the Hurghada Attack

A group of knifemen stormed a hotel in Egypt’s Hurghada on Friday evening, injuring a number of foreign tourists before security forces killed one of the assailants and injured the other, ending the attack. The police said the dead assailant’s … Continue reading

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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

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The world’s failed war on terrorism

Initially published in Egypt’s Ahram       This Cartoon by Pat Bagley, Salt Lake Tribune sums up my thoughts about our disunity in fighting terrorism   Sinai, Beirut, Paris, Bamako, and Tunis: the latest terror attacks across three continents are a … Continue reading

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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

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Egyptian Aak 2015 – Week 46 (Nov 9- 15)

Top Headlines  Egypt military frees prominent activist reporter Hossam Bahgat. Tuesday Moscow bans flights by Egypt Air lines to ‪ Friday  Al-Sisi with Saudi King Salman during Arab- South America Summit Via Ahram Main Headlines  Monday Egypt police kill leading … Continue reading

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Is Egypt ready for the next terrorist attack?

Local Egyptian outlets: Egypt is facing a Western conspiracy- via AP Investigators of the Russian plane crash in Egypt are now “90 percent sure” the noise heard in the final seconds of a cockpit recording was an explosion caused by … Continue reading

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Egyptian Aak 2015 – Week 45 ( Nov 2- 8)

This was the hardest week this year to collect and summarize Egypt’s news. It is hard to compile conflicting and often confusing news. I hope you find it useful.  Top Headlines UK holidaymakers stranded in Egypt as Downing Street cancels flight amid terror … Continue reading

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