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The attack on a Coptic church and Christian-owned shop in Helwan on Friday topped coverage of Egypt in the foreign press this morning. At least 11 were reported dead. The full story is up top in the Speed Round.
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Egypt moving closer towards becoming regional energy hub -Werr
Egypt is moving closer to becoming a regional gas hub, Patrick Werr writes for Reuters. It is set to inaugurate a new wharf for natural gas and petroleum product tankers on the Gulf of Suez that is being built by SUMED. Werr says the “wharf will have three berths to receive natural gas and petroleum […]
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Britain needs to strengthen ties with Egypt -Coughlin
The prison sentence British tourist Laura Plummer received for smuggling illegal meds in highlights the need for stronger ties between Britain and Egypt, Con Coughlin writes for The National. “Western policymakers are making a grave miscalculation if they believe they can ignore the concerns of such an important and pivotal country as Egypt… countries like […]
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Iran’s current economic situation “looks eerily similar” to Egypt pre-2011
Iran’s current economic situation “looks eerily similar to Egypt’s in the run-up to the 2011 revolution that toppled Hosni Mubarak,” David Rosenberg writes for Haaretz (paywall). Iran is currently suffering from high unemployment rates and economic growth figures that seem healthy but do not translate to improved living conditions for the majority of the population, […]
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Other international coverage
Also worth a quick skim this morning: 2017 was a bad year for the LGBT community in Egypt, but 2018 “could be even worse,”Alyssa Bernstein writes for Foreign Policy. Although the gains Egyptian women made in 2017 were notable, women need more laws ensuring their rights, Hagar Hosny writes for Al-Monitor. Egypt’s role as a […]
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Persistence of terror attacks suggests we don’t understand terrorism’s true causes
The persistence of terror attacks in Egypt this past year suggests that the government doesn’t fully understand terrorism’s true causes, Ziad Bahaa El Din writes for Al Shorouk. Bahaa El Din points out that each attack is a cue for the same refrain of reforming religious discourse and passing security-related legislation, neither of which has […]
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Egypt-Sudan relations at “a new low” -AP
Egypt’s relations with Sudan have hit “a new low” over Sudan’s moves to expand ties with Turkey, The Associated Press says. “While the government has publicly remained silent, the media seized on a visit [last] week to Sudan by Turkey’ president, a meeting between the chiefs of staff of Sudan, Turkey and Qatar and renewed […]
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World Bank preliminarily agrees to participate in GERD talks
The World Bank has preliminarily agreed to participate in tripartite negotiations over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), Al Masry Al Youm reports, citing unidentified sources. The bank’s participation in the talks, which Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry had proposed during a visit to Addis Ababa last month, would be in a technical capacity to solve […]
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Shoukry in the UAE to meet counterpart
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry was in the UAE for meetings with his Emirati counterpart Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Thursday, according to an official statement. Discussions focused on regional issues and bilateral ties.
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Oil Ministry to issue oil and gas exploration tenders for Red Sea concessions soon
The Oil Ministry is preparing to sign 12 new oil agreements with a combined investment value of at least USD 433 mn, Minister Tarek El Molla said yesterday, Al Masry Al Youm reports. The ministry is also gearing up to issue the first international tenders for oil and gas exploration along Egypt’s Red Sea border […]