Despite plans to sell shares in some firms, the military will retain control of much of the economy. Anyway, “Egypt’s military companies aren’t going anywhere” according to a Bloomberg column. After several years of aggressive [ More … ]
The death of a former president in most countries around the world would normally make headline news domestically. But not the case for Egypt, where ex-President Mohammed Morsi died at the age of 67 on [ More … ]
Egypt imposes new rules that allows state to block websites and social media accounts for ‘fake news’ or incitement. Egypt’s top media regulator put into effect tighter restrictions that allow the state to block websites [ More … ]
While his election victory came as no surprise, consolidating further political control while addressing economic and security challenges could be a challenge, says The Atlantic in a report. It would be a significant stretch to [ More … ]
Khalifa Haftar’s self-styled Libyan National Army has been fighting for control of Libya’s second city for three years. Libya’s eastern commander Khalifa Haftar said on Wednesday his forces had taken full control of Libya’s second [ More … ]
Since the UAE soldiers stepped onto the land of Yemen, the Arab Gulf country did not stop all the time trying to establish its influence in a country which has been suffering from a fierce war for [ More … ]
– Scores of Daesh militants mounted a daring attack on Rutba on Monday – The Iraqi army said Tuesday it has fully seized control of the Rutba city in western Iraq from Daesh militants, reported [ More … ]
During a meeting with High School top students at the foreign ministry headquarters, Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry considered Israel practices against Palestinians within the context of “security” rather than “aggression”. Shoukry’s statement on the Israeli [ More … ]
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