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Smurf island discussions to continue today after a fiery session on Monday: Discussion at the House of Representatives yesterday over the agreement to hand Tiran and Sanafir islands over to Saudi Arabia reached a boiling point as MPs, Ahram Gate reports. House Speaker Ali Abdel Aal was forced to adjourn the session and restrict attendance […]
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62 websites blocked, probably related to islands debate -Reuters
Egypt has blocked 62 websites since 24 May, according to an update to the Association of Freedom of Thought and Expression (AFTE)’s initial estimate of 52 picked up by Reuters. “The spike in censorship has come as a surprise, even to journalists long-accustomed to reporting within strict red lines in Egypt where direct criticism of […]
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Egypt’s adults are the fattest in the world
Egypt’s adults are the fattest in the world: This Ramadan (and food subsidies for that matter) should be seen in a new light as we’ve officially become one of the fattest nations in the world, according to a study by the University of Washington in Seattle published in the New England Journal for Medicine. The […]
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Jeff Immelt steps down as CEO of GE
GE’s titan of industry steps down: Jeff Immelt is stepping down as chairman and CEO of General Electric (GE), following mounting pressure from activist investor Trian Fund Management for operational changes, Bloomberg reports. John Flannery, a 30-year company veteran who oversaw a jump in profits at the health-care unit, was chosen to replace Immelt. His […]
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Leadership shakeup at Uber begins
Leadership shakeup at Uber begins: Immelt’s resignations comes at the same times as a leadership shakeup gets underway at Uber, where its senior vice president of business, Egypt-born Emil Michael, was forced out, according to Bloomberg. As we noted yesterday, Michael’s ouster was recommended by a probe conducted by former US Attorney General Eric Holder […]
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A strong Indian-Egyptian connection is rooted in their histories
India and Egypt have a deep-rooted connection in culture and architecture that is too often overlooked, R.V. Smith writes for The Hindu. The connection first originated from the Delhi Sultanate (13th-16th centuries) and persisted through the Mughal dynasty, which was dissolved in 1857. Smith says the sloping walls of the fortress of Tughlakabad (pictured above) […]
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Website ban tops coverage of Egypt
A supposed increase in the number of websites blocked by Egypt topped coverage of Omm El Donia in the foreign press this morning. Al Jazeera, itself among the banned websites, is noting a condemnation by the Index on Censorship, which called on Egypt to uphold its commitment to freedom of speech. The Committee to Protect […]
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It’s not just our MPs who throw punches when civil discussion breaks down
It’s not just our MPs who throw punches when civil discussion breaks down. With debate in the House on the Tiran and Sanafir handover agreement reaching a fever pitch, we should thank our lucky stars that fists aren’t swinging (yet). It has happened before, but nowhere near as savage as representatives in these countries in […]
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El Sisi, Netanyahu met secretly in February 2016 to discuss Palestinian peace plan -Haaretz
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Knesset opposition chairman Isaac Herzog flew secretly to Cairo for a meeting with President Abdel Fattah El Sisi in April 2016, Haaretz claims. The paper says the February 2016 Aqaba summit, which also included Jordan’s King Abdullah and then US Secretary of State John Kerry, was not the only […]
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Egyptian power lines to Gaza shut for maintenance
Egypt’s power lines into Gaza are being disconnected for maintenance, Gaza Power Company says, according to Times of Israel. The power lines have not been functioning in recent weeks, IDF sources said. The paper notes another report that the disconnection is a threat to cut provisions of electricity to the Gaza Strip.