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The Palestinian government in the West Bank has informed Israel that it will stop paying for the electricity Israel sells to the Gaza Strip, according to the Associated Press. “Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has threatened to exert financial pressure on political rival Hamas to cede control of Gaza, a territory it seized in 2007 from […]
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The Sakkara Pyramid
Today’s Egypt Holiday Photo of the Day is of the Sakkara Pyramid. The Djoser Step Pyramid at Saqqara is the first pyramid built in Egypt and the first large-scale cut-stone structure in the world. The image was shot for CIB’s 2016 Annual Report (microsite and print edition) by Zeina Abaza at Inktank Communications, which has […]
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Three popes gather for ecumenical prayer service
Three popes gather for ecumenical prayer service: Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II (center), Catholic Pope Francis (second from left), and Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Bartholomew I (second from right) attended a nondenominational prayer service at St. Peter’s Church in Cairo on Friday. This is the first picture we’ve seen of all three church leaders gathered […]
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Pope Francis I visit tops coverage of Egypt in the foreign press
As expected, Pope Francis I’s visit, meetings with senior religious and political figures, and his speeches effectively hijacked all coverage of Egypt over the weekend. Three running themes pervade coverage of the visit: his message of peace; his denunciation of radicalism; and his calls for Christian unity. The New York Times’ Jason Horowitz and Declan […]
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Judicial code amendments prompt outcry on judiciary’s independence
The international press is also jumping on the amendments to the judicial code President Abdel Fattah El Sisi ratified on Thursday. Reuters notes that the judiciary sees these amendments as part of a “crackdown” that began in 2014 to reduce its independence and increase governmental control. The Associated Press notes that the amendments grant El […]
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Other international coverage
Other coverage in the international media worth noting in brief included: The Associated Press’ Mohamed Wagdy profiled Ayman William, an Egyptian painter of church murals, who says he is unfazed by recent attacks against Coptic Christians in Egypt. Director of the critically-acclaimed film Clash, Mohamed Diab, says Cairo is deceptively calm now in an interview […]
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Judicial code amendments under fire from columnists
Presidential appointment of judges proves controversial: The amendments to the judicial code are getting plenty of flak from Egypt’s columnists, including Fahmy Howeidy, who takes to the pages of Al Shorouk to say the amendments are an insult to the judiciary that contravene the constitution. President Abdel Fattah El Sisi “hastily” signing the amendments into […]
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German parliament approves security cooperation agreement with Egypt
German parliament approves security cooperation agreement with Egypt: Germany’s Reichstag approved on Thursday a security cooperation agreement signed with Egypt last year which would see both countries exchange experts and information to help fight terrorism and other crimes like drug trafficking and money laundering, and carry out operational measures upon request, the Associated Press reports. […]
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Five conglomerates bidding on USD 8 bn Hamrawein clean coal plant today
Five conglomerates are expected to bid on the USD 8 bn Hamrawein clean coal power plant tender, which the Electricity Ministry will issue today following multiple delays, Al Mal reports. Expected bids will be from Shanghai Electric and Dongfang Electric Corporation, in addition to consortiums formed between Harbin and General Electric; Mitsubishi and Hitachi; and […]