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The Fresh Prince is a long ways away from West Philly: Actor Will Smith is visiting a star-struck Cairo and social media is losing its collective mind. Even the State Information Services ran news of his little holiday, saying he arrived Sunday with his family from Morocco to visit attractions including the Egyptian Museum, the […]
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Mukhabarat hiring DC lobbyists tops coverage of Egypt
Topping headlines on Egypt this morning are pickups of the AP’s story on Egypt’s General Intelligence Service hiring Weber Shandwick to lobby for Egypt, with some sensationalizing a very common practice.
Posted inEGYPT IN THE NEWS
Egypt’s Coptic Church praises local Muslims for supporting Christians in Sinai
Father Rafic Greiche, spokesman for Egypt’s Catholic Church, praised local Muslims for helping embattled Christians in Sinai following attacks by Daesh, Catholic publication Crux reports. “Ordinary Muslims are kind and try to help however they can - they’re often first on the scene, rescuing the injured and taking them to hospitals,” Greiche told Catholic News […]
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Other news on Egypt making headlines this morning
Other news on Egypt making headlines this morning include: The National is running a piece by Arabic News Digest compiling a number of reactions and opinions to Mubarak’s acquittal of charges of involvement in the killing of protesters in 2011, most of which look favorably on the ruling. In keeping with the theme of Trump […]
Posted inOn Deadline
House Speaker criticized for clamping down on media and expression in Sahar Al Gaara’s latest column
Sahar Al Gaara takes to the pages of Al Masry Al Youm to sharply criticize what she describes as House Speaker Ali Abdel Aal’s authoritarian management style. Gaara says that Abdel Aal — the second most important man in Egypt after President Abdel Fattah El Sisi — is expected to be a champion of the […]
Posted inDiplomacy + Foreign Trade
Russia, Egypt sign 17 intergovernmental agreements
Russia and Egypt have agreed to finalize 17 intergovernmental agreements, Konstantin Kosachev, chairman of the upper house of Russian parliament's foreign affairs committee, said, according to Sputnik. The results of the Russian delegation’s visit to Egypt “are substantial and specific … It was important for us to understand whether there was attitude for cooperation. We […]
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Delegation of 25 Spanish companies in town
A delegation of 25 Spanish companies is in town for two days to discuss potential investment opportunities, Al Masry Al Youm reports.
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Foreign Ministry demands investigation into death of Egyptian inmate in Italian prison
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry demanded yesterday an investigation into the death of an Egyptian citizen in an Italian prison last week, Ahram Online reports. Italian authorities said the inmate, Hany El-Sayed Mohamed, had committed suicide in the prison, according to MP Ghada Agamy. Shoukry ordered Egypt’s embassy in Rome to coordinate with Italian authorities on […]
Posted inEnergy
BP to process 600 mcf/d of gas from WND using Shell’s Burullus treatment plant
BP is bringing 600 mcf/d of gas from West Nile Delta (WND) project’s Taurus and Libra fields in North Alexandria onstream and will process them at Shell’s Burullus gas treatment plant by the end of April, an unnamed source told Al Borsa. The sources say Shell will charge BP USD 0.3 per mcf of gas […]
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SDX Energy Inc preparing to start drilling in South Disouq exploration well
SDX Energy Inc is set to start drilling in the South Disouq exploration well within two weeks, after completing construction work at the wellsite, Proactive Investors reports. SDX finalized the location for drilling in the concession, in which it operates a 55% interest, in November.