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This Week in Egypt: Week 49-2020 ( Dec 1-6)

Posted on December 6, 2020 by nervana111

Top Headlines Egypt’s Sisi arrives in France for talks with Macron on regional issues Turkish Navy humiliated by Egypt when attempting to interrupt MEDUSA 2020 exercises Egypt frees members of leading rights group Egypt lifts asset freezes and staff travel … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 46-2020 ( Nov 9-15)

Posted on November 15, 2020 by nervana111

Top Headlines In a visit to Greece, Egypt’s Sisi hails solid friendship with Greece and calls for further cooperation Egypt conducted joint military exercises with Greece and Sudan Seven members of a peacekeeping force in Egypt’s Sinai peninsula have been … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 16-2020 ( April 13-19)

Posted on April 19, 2020 by nervana111

Top Headlines Egyptian policeman and seven suspected militants were killed in a gun battle in Cairo Number of coronarivus cases in Egypt passes 3,000 Moody’s keeps Egypt’s credit rating at B2 with stable outlook amid global challenges Egypt sends medical … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 4-2019 (Jan 20-26)

Posted on January 28, 2020 by nervana111

Top Headlines Egypt’s FM Shoukry heads to Washington in final round to secure agreement over the Ethiopian Dam US dollar is weakening in Egypt as economy improves Egypt’s Foreign Minister visits Algeria for meeting of Libya’s neighboring countries Egypt starts … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 11-2018 ( March 12-18)

Posted on March 19, 2018 by nervana111

Top Headlines  High voter turnout noted in Egypt presidential polls in the diaspora Egypt and UAE: Quartet stands firm on 13 demands for Qatar Egypt sees tourism rebound ahead of vote Egypt’s top prosecutor announces hotlines to combat ‘false news’ … Continue reading →

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This Week in Egypt: Week 51-2017 (Dec 18-24)

Posted on December 25, 2017 by nervana111

Top Headlines Egyptian security forces on Sunday killed nine suspected militants in a shootout in the Nile Delta province of Sharqiya IS-affiliated media outlet releases video footage of al-Arish airbase attack  Britain designates 2 militant groups in Egypt as terrorist … 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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Egyptian Aak 2017- Week 8 ( Feb 20-26)

Posted on February 27, 2017 by nervana111

Top Headlines Egypt’s Coptic Christians flee Sinai after deadly attacks The top commander of American military operations in the Middle East says that the US wants to resume major military exercise with Egypt UK’s Boris Johnson visits Egypt Egypt is … Continue reading →

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Sharia Courts in UK – A Minefield

Posted on November 2, 2016 by nervana111

A meeting of the Sharia Council of Britain at its east London headquarters Getty Yesterday, I spoke briefly on BBC World Service Radio about Sharia Council courts in Britain, which coincided with an inquiry started by the Home Affairs Select … Continue reading →

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