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Once again, the drama with Qatar is what’s on everyone’s mind when it comes to both Egypt and the Middle East. Leading coverage of Egypt is the notion that President Abdel Fattah El Sisi’s repeated statements on Qatar’s financing of militants have been vindicated. Pressure from Egypt and the GCC may push Qatar to go […]
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Posted inEGYPT IN THE NEWS
47K NGOs, 21 sites, one lawyer and a partridge in a pear tree
47k NGOs, 21 websites, one lawyer and a partridge in a pear tree: Non-Qatar coverage isn’t going Egypt’s way this morning, with reports and opinion pieces on Egypt’s human rights record popping up over the weekend. We begin with the latest hatchet job from The Economist, which has woken up from a month-long slumber to […]
Posted inEGYPT IN THE NEWS
Storytelling guides the narrative of the Six-Day war in Egypt -El Toukhy
The New York Times continued its series of pieces on the fiftieth anniversary of the Six-Day war. “The story of 1967 is one that Egyptians should explore and remember with nuance and sophistication — and reality. And yet that is not the story that we tell,” Nael El Toukhy writes. He says “in the Egyptian […]
Posted inOn Deadline
House debate of Tiran and Sanafir handover is unwise and unnecessary right now
The House’s discussion of the Tiran and Sanafir handover agreement is, at this moment in time, unwise — particularly in light of recent regional developments and the political sensitivity of the topic both inside and outside Egypt, Hamdy Rizk writes in Al Masry Al Youm. Rizk reminds us of the protests that were sparked by […]
Posted inDiplomacy + Foreign Trade
Egypt asks UN to investigate Qatar for funding terror groups, while Saudi publishes list of terror-linked groups and individuals
Egypt asks UN to investigate Qatar for funding terror groups: Egypt has asked the United Nation’s Security to Council on Thursday to officially investigate claims that Qatar broke with Council resolutions and paid ransom to an Iraqi terror group, Reuters reports. "It is everywhere in the news that Qatar paid up to USD 1 bn […]
Posted inDiplomacy + Foreign Trade
Parliamentary delegation in Washington to lobby against Ikhwan, talk politics with Congressmen
Meanwhile, a House of Representatives delegation arrived in Washington yesterday to lobby members of Congress to support a bill designating the Ikhwan as a terrorist organization, Al Mal reports. The 14-member delegation, which is in DC until Tuesday, will also meet with representatives from think tanks to discuss politics in Egypt, including the recently ratified […]
Posted inDiplomacy + Foreign Trade
France supports Egypt’s policy reforms -French FM
France supports Egypt’s policy reforms and French investments in Egypt, Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said, according to Al Shorouk. Le Drian discussed with FM Sameh Shoukry cooperation in fighting terrorism and in resolving regional conflicts including in Libya. Shoukry said both countries agree on regional and international issues, according to Al Shorouk. France stands […]
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Egypt, Belarus want to increase cooperation in agriculture projects
Egypt and Belarus want to increase cooperation in agricultural manufacturing including the supply of beef and poultry, and agriculture and irrigation projects, Belarusian Telegraph Agency reports. A delegation from Egypt’s National Service Products Organization’s food safety department met with Agriculture and Food Minister Leonid Zayats in Belarus to discuss the projects. 100 tonnes of Belarusian […]
Posted inEnergy
Arrears to IOCs brought down to USD 2.3 bn
Egypt has brought down arrears owed to IOCs to USD 2.3 bn, the Oil Ministry said, according to Reuters. The Ministry said it repaid USD 2.2 bn in the past three weeks. Egypt has pledged to eliminate all arrears owed to IOCs by the end of June 2019, Reuters notes.
Posted inBasic Materials + Commodities
Egypt to import timber from African markets for the first time
Manufacturers of wood products will be importing timber from African countries for the first time, Federation of Egyptian Industries’ wood manufacturing division chairman Ahmed Helmi said, according to Al Masry Al Youm. Importing from African countries cuts the import costs by 40% compared to Europe, he says.