Tag: Egypt

Egypt’s bond market, already red hot, could get even hotter (Archana Narayanan, Bloomberg, Al Jazeera)

Egypt’s red-hot bond market has made it a favorite of emerging-market investors, and they’re counting on another year of big gains. JPMorgan Chase & Co....

Militaries of Russia, India, Egypt and Pakistan to hold series of drills this fall (TASS)

ROSTOV-ON-DON, January 11. /TASS/. A series of exercises with the participation of Russian servicemen and their colleagues from India, Egypt and Pakistan will be...

Egypt: Leading rights group closes citing government persecution (Al Jazeera)

One of Egypt’s last independent human rights organisations has closed down, according to a statement by the group, citing government persecution. Egypt’s government has engaged...

US accuses New York man of tracking opponents of Egypt’s Sisi (Al Jazeera)

Authorities in the United States have arrested an Egyptian-American man from New York on allegations that he unlawfully worked at the behest of the...

Jailed activist Ramy Shaath to be freed from Egypt detention (Al Jazeera)

Prosecutors in Egypt have ordered the release of Egyptian-Palestinian political activist Ramy Shaath, after almost 30 months in detention, according to reports citing judicial...

Egyptian defense expo highlights homemade tech to counter small drones (Agnes Helou, Defense News)

An Egyptian company has unveiled its DJ-400 counter-drone system, which jams mini- and micro-UAVs from up to 4 kilometers away. The Arab Organization for Industrialization...

Egypt unveils locally made drones at EDEX 2021 (Agnes Helou, Defense News)

Two locally produced drones have made their debut at the Egypt Defence Expo this week. The Nut drone, which was co-produced by the Arab Organization for Industrialization...

Egypt used French military support to ‘kill civilians’: Report (Al Jazeera)

Egypt has used intelligence supplied by the French military to target and kill civilians suspected of smuggling, according to a report by investigative website...

Qatar, Egypt agree to supply fuel and building materials to Gaza (Al Jazeera)

Qatar and Egypt have signed agreements to supply fuel and basic building materials to the Gaza Strip, the Qatari Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. The announcement...

Joint Statement on the U.S.-Egypt Strategic Dialogue (US Department of State)

The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and the Arab Republic of Egypt on...

Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry Opening Remarks for the U.S.-Egypt Strategic Dialogue (US Department of State)

SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Well, good morning, everyone.  It’s really a pleasure to welcome Foreign Minister Shoukry and all of the members of the Egyptian delegation...

Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Egyptian Foreign Minister Shoukry (US Department of State)

The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry opened the U.S.-Egypt Strategic Dialogue, the first bilateral dialogue...

‘Millions vulnerable’: Egypt hit hard by rise in global wheat prices (Amr Emam, Middle East Eye)

As the UN climate change summit continues in Glasgow, the Middle East's most populous country, Egypt, is reeling under the effects such changes are having on international...

Egypt avoids taking sides in Sudan crisis (Ayah Aman, Al Monitor)

In a neutral diplomatic reaction to the coup carried out Oct. 25 by Sudanese army commander Lt. Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan that overthrew those...

Egypt hopes new massive prison complex will improve country’s image (Hagar Hosny, Al Monitor)

Egypt’s Interior Ministry announced Oct. 28 the inauguration of the Wadi al-Natrun Correction and Rehabilitation Center, the first of its kind in the country. Once the center...

What will the US-Egypt Strategic Dialogue look like? Here’s a preview (Allison Nour, Atlantic Council)

On November 8-9, an Egyptian delegation led by Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry is expected in Washington for the latest iteration of the United States-Egypt...