Column: Sisi’s Egypt and the politics of fear
BY: Amr Khalifa* Under Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, fear plays a prominent role in Egyptian public life A few weeks ago, at 1am in a Cairo side-street cafe, I was struck by how empty the previously [ More … ]
BY: Amr Khalifa* Under Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, fear plays a prominent role in Egyptian public life A few weeks ago, at 1am in a Cairo side-street cafe, I was struck by how empty the previously [ More … ]
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has arrived in Riyadh for a visit aimed at upgrading strategic ties, amid warming relations between the Arab neighbours. Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi arrived in Riyadh Saturday in a [ More … ]
On Tuesday, the 24th of October, French President Emmanuel Macron will meet Abdel Fattah al-Sisi of Egypt, as part of his official visit to Paris from October 23 to 25 this month. The French presidency said [ More … ]
Saudi authorities have taken an “unprecedented” step to tackle Islamic extremism by setting up a council of scholars to vet religious teachings around the world. According to the guardian a royal order issued this week [ More … ]
More than Fifty policemen were killed and eight others injured in a shootout with militants in Giza’s Bahariya Oasis, state agency MENA reported. In a statement to MENA, a Giza security directorate security source said [ More … ]
A high-level Saudi official is in the Syrian city of Raqqa, which was recently retaken from the Islamic State group, to discuss his country’s role in reconstruction efforts A state-linked Saudi news site says a [ More … ]
Syrian activists reacted with anger as Abdullah Ocalan’s image appeared following the liberation of the city from Islamic State Syrian social media users have reacted with alarm after the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) unveiled a [ More … ]
A Kuwaiti official attending an international conference in Russia was widely praised on Wednesday after criticising Israel and kicking out its representative from the hall. Israeli delegates at a conference in Russia’s St Petersburg were [ More … ]
Water ministers of Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan discussed in Addis Ababa, ways to address the outstanding issues after a study done by consultancy firms over the Renaissance Dam filling period. In fact, Egypt still fears [ More … ]
Rights groups have urged Egyptian authorities to free leading activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah, jailed for an illegal protest, ahead of a court appearance on Thursday. Ten major Egyptian rights groups on Wednesday urged an appeals [ More … ]
Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi received the head of the World Jewish Congress (WJC) Ronald Lauder in Cairo on Tuesday, presidential spokesman Alaa Youssef said in a statement, according to al-Ahram newspaper, an Egyptian state-owned newspaper. In the [ More … ]
Dr. Said Al-Haj* There has been a remarkable correlation between media releases and developments in the Gulf crisis, from its very beginning, that press statements in this regard – in most cases – appear [ More … ]
Israeli officials presented mix reactions to the Palestinian reconciliation agreement on Thursday, with leaders both criticizing and welcoming the landmark agreement. Israeli media reported that following the announcement from the Hamas and Fatah movements that [ More … ]
The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces said on Tuesday they had fully captured the Islamic State group’s former Syrian stronghold Raqqa, after more than four months of fighting. The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces [SDF] said on [ More … ]
The deal with China, the biggest buyer of Saudi oil, could be worth as much as $100bn, industry sources say China is offering to buy up to 5 percent of Saudi Aramco directly, according to [ More … ]
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