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Gov’t looking at USD 65-70/bbl in fuel hedge contracts set to take effect in July: The finance and oil ministries have started renegotiating the USD 70/bbl price they had agreed on under fuel hedging contracts set to take effect next month, a government source told the local press. The government will be looking to lock […]
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Afcon begins this Friday
Afcon kicks off this Friday: The biggest sporting event of the season (at least in this part of the world) is kicking off on Friday as the Pharaohs take on Zimbabwe in the opening match of the tournament at Cairo Stadium. Kick off time is at 10:00 PM CLT. The match is the first of […]
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Trump’s Mideast peace plan isn’t going down too well
The Donald’s Mideast peace plan (you know, the one that allegedly has us giving up part of Sinai to the Palestinians) isn’t getting much traction. The White House’s effort to build support for the plan and the “Palestinian economic conference” due to kick it off next week in Bahrain isn’t going too well. Iraq and […]
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Internet security survey reveals Egypt’s online privacy fears
Internet security survey reveals Egypt’s online privacy and fake news fears: At least 96% of Egyptians are “concerned or somewhat concerned” about online privacy, according to a global internet survey published last week by the Centre for International Governance and Innovation (CIGI). Comprising interviews with 25,000 internet users in over two dozen countries, the study […]
Posted inEGYPT IN THE NEWS
Egypt in the News on 16 June 2019
It was a quiet weekend for Egypt in the foreign press: A Yemeni-American found himself on the sharp end of Cairo airport’s security team after he was detained for possessing a traditional Yemeni dagger, according to an AP report picked up by the NYT and the New York Post. Other headlines worth a skim this […]
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El Sisi visits the Pharaohs ahead of Afcon
El Sisi visits the Pharaohs ahead of Afcon: President Abdel Fattah El Sisi’s visit to the Pharaohs topped the front pages of all three government dailies this morning (Al Ahram | Al Akhbar | Al Gomhuria). Afcon will kick off this coming Friday.
Posted inDiplomacy + Foreign Trade
Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria meet to discuss Libya, call for ceasefire
Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria call for ceasefire in Libya: The Egyptian, Tunisian, and Algerian foreign ministers have called for an “unconditional ceasefire” in the Libyan conflict. News came following a meeting between Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his Tunisian and Algerian counterparts held in Tunis on Wednesday. The three ministers have met several times before to […]
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Egypt joins Arab Charter on Human Rights, following presidential decree
Egypt has joined the Arab Charter on Human Rights, adopted at an Arab League summit in May 2004, Ahram Gate reports.