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THIS MORNING: Blinken is in town + IMF staff agreement on third SBA loan tranche + budget week rolls on
Good morning, friends. We’re almost at the weekend, and diplomacy dominates the press, the airwaves, and our issue today. We…
TONIGHT: Vaccine deliveries are now a thing; Blinken is in the Middle East; Amazon is buying MGM; Cabinet has withdrawn a number of legislation for review; Eat Gaya tonight;
It’s been a very Ramadan-esque news day today, with diplomacy still guiding the conversation in the local and foreign press.…
Biden + El Sisi talk Palestine, Libya, and GERD
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and US President Joe Biden discussed yesterday reviving the Palestine-Israel peace process after reinforcing the…
TONIGHT: Gaza crisis resolution; Blinken ME tour to land in Cairo; RyanAir hijacking causes consternation; SPAC party hits EU; BTC meltdown continues
After a slow morning, we’re getting a flood of stories running the gamut of investment, to Egypt macro trends to…
THIS MORNING: Budget debate at home, potential sell-off in global markets dominate a slow news day
Good morning, friends. Longtime readers know that Mondays are often slow news days — and today is slower than our…
Last Night’s Talk Shows: Diplomacy, black fungus, and manufacturing our first EV
The Egypt-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas was in the limelight on last night’s talk shows. Egyptian Center for Strategic…
Egypt-brokered Israel + Hamas ceasefire takes hold
Israel and Hamas agreed to an Egypt-brokered ceasefire starting 2 am on Friday. The quiet followed 11 days of violence,…
Online content moderation gone awry
Facebook’s heavy-handed efforts at moderating content has left many users confused over what the platform’s rules actually entail: The tech…
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