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Tag Archives: Yemen
Twitter Thread: The Washington Post, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen’s Houthis
The Washington Post has decided to publish an opinion piece by Yemen’s Houthi militia Mohammed Ali al-Houthi. That decision, however has triggered fierce criticism on Twitter. Here are few examples: Opinion | Houthi leader: We want peace for … Continue reading
Posted in Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Yemen
Tagged Houthis, Saudi Arabia, Washington Post, Yemen
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Egyptian Aak 2017- Week 3 ( Jan 16- 22)
Top Headlines Egypt court upholds ruling halting transfer of islands to Saudi Arabia Egypt extends participation in the Saudi-led coaltion in Yemen 8 policemen killed, at least 3 injured in armed attack on Western Desert checkpoint IMF says Egypt is … Continue reading
Posted in Diary of Aak, Uncategorized
Tagged Egypt, Italy, Red Sea islands, Saudi Arabia, Tiran and Sanafir, Yemen
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Egyptian Aak 2015 – Week 17 ( April 20 – 26)
Main Headlines Monday Egypt the condemns killing of Ethiopian Christians by IS Court sentences 22 to death over Kerdasa violence Defense team: Morsi could receive death sentence in Tuesday’s verdict IED kills three policemen in North Sinai Bomb injures 6 … Continue reading
Posted in Diary of Aak, Egypt
Tagged Abdel Fatah el-Sisi, Al-Azhar, Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis, democracy, Egypt, Sinai, Yemen
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Egyptian Aak 2015 – Week 14 ( Mar 30 – April 5)
Al-Sisi says securing Yemen’s key strait a top priority, via Egypt Independent Main Headlines Monday PM: Egypt to inaugurate ‘new Suez Canal’ next August Policemen has been injured while defusing a bomb in Alexandria Egypt spends 30 % less on … Continue reading
Posted in Diary of Aak, Egypt
Tagged Abdel Fatah el-Sisi, middle-east, North Sinai, Saudi Arabia, Sinai, Terrorism, Yemen
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Egyptian Aak 2015 – Week 13 ( March 23-28)
( Egypt’s El-Sisi receives Qatari Emir ahead of Arab summit via Ahram) Main Headlines Monday Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan sign an initial agreement on sharing water from the Nile River El-Sisi arrives to Addis Ababa to address the Ethiopian … Continue reading
Posted in Diary of Aak, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen
Tagged Arab League Summit, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Sharm el-Sheikh Arab Summit, Sisi, Yemen
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Any Vietnam in Yemen will not be Egypt’s Vietnam
( Yemen ‘s sixties civil war- gettyimages) After Saudi Arabia and its regional allies started their air strikes against the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen, it did not take long for Egypt to announce its military support for the Saudi … Continue reading
Posted in Egypt, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Yemen
Tagged #Iran, Decisive Storm, Egypt, GCC, Houthis, King Salman, Nasser, Saudi Arabia, Sisi, Yemen
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Lessons for Sinai from Yemen
(Egyptian air force chief adel Hafez with air force pilots in Yemen. 1964. wikimedia photo) I wrote this piece for The Atlantic Council’s Egypt Source, hope you like it Following the recent major attacks by militants that killed at least twenty-seven … Continue reading
Posted in Best Read, Egypt, Gaza, Israel, Middle East, Sinai, Yemen
Tagged Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis, Counter-terrorism, ISIS, Sinai, Sisi, Terrorism, Yemen
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Middle East Digest: October Edition
This is a monthly selection of news, reports, and articles covering the Middle East (except Egypt). I hope you find it useful. Syria Chemical experts begin destroying Syria’s weapons arsenal UN urges immediate humanitarian access to Syria Syria wins cautious … Continue reading