Sisi affirms Egypt’s support to UAE in face of recent challenges
CAIRO – 16 June 2019: Egypt’s President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi affirmed Egypt’s solidarity and support to the government and people of the United Arab Emirates in face of challenges and destabilizing attempts in the Gulf, presidential spokesman Bassam Radi said….
Cairo’s ‘Mother of Egyptian Museums’ Set for Revamp
Egypt on Sunday launched a revamp of the Egyptian Museum, promising to preserve and enhance the storied site even as it loses its most famous collection. Located in the heart of Cairo on Tahrir Square, the Egyptian Museum has long…
Egypt, Israel Agree on $500 Million Fine to End Gas Dispute
Egypt reached a settlement agreement with state-owned Israel Electric Corp. to pay a reduced fine for halting deliveries of natural gas, ending a dispute that started about seven years ago. The accord signed June 16 cuts the fine…
No alternative to al-Sisi in Egypt’s ruling military?
Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who carried out the coup d’état in 2013 against Egypt’s first freely elected civilian President Muhammed Morsi, consolidated his power further with a snap referendum held in late April. Although many analysts and observers cast doubt on…
British Armed Forces Minister bolsters UK-Egypt defence ties
The meeting came as a part of the Minister’s first official visit to Egypt, and presented an opportunity to reaffirm the strength of the UK’s defence relationship with Egypt and deepen the longstanding strategic partnership between the two countries. The…
Egypt asks Christie’s to cancel sale of Tutankhamun statue
Christie’s in London is being pressured to cancel the auction of a statue of Tutankhamun’s head after Egyptian authorities claimed that the bust might have been stolen from the Karnak temple in Luxor. The 28.5cm-high statue is more than 3,000…
What Algeria and Sudan Can Learn From Egypt
Eight years after the Arab Spring transfixed the world, the Middle East has once again lit up with protest. In April, popular movements in Algeria and Sudan forced the ouster of two long-serving autocrats: Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who resigned…
Parliament denies granting Egyptian nationality for $10K
Head of the Parliament’s Defense and National Security Committee Kamal Amer denied granting the Egyptian nationality to foreign investors for $10,000. Amer added during his phone call to Mubasher channel that $10,000 or the equivalent in Egyptian currency is the…
Egypt ‘offers to help Sudan military regime counter civil disobedience’
Egypt has offered to provide the Sudanese government with workers to counter a campaign of nationwide civil disobedience aimed at pressuring the ruling military council into handing over power. Sources in the Egyptian foreign ministry told The New Arab‘s Arabic-language…
Egypt nearly ‘bankrupt’ due to mishandling of public funds
An article in Foreign Policy authored by the Muslim Brotherhood’s former minister of investment Yehia Hamed has said that the chronic mismanagement of public finances by the current administration in Egypt has meant that in the last five years external…
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