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Egypt's top GERD specialist heads to Abu Dhabi

Egypt has a knack for picking its best diplomats to tackle the challenges at hand, as illustrated by its latest choice of new ambassador to the UAE.

Subscribers only Diplomacy Running story - The Renaissance Dam 01.09.2022

Sisi dreams of green hydrogen hub on banks of Red Sea ahead of Cop27

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. © Clemens Bilan/EFE/Newscom/MaxPPP

Subscribers only Energy 30.08.2022

Cairo poised to adopt alternative Russian payment system to sidestep sanctions

Following the invasion of Ukraine and ensuing sanctions on Moscow, Visa and Mastercard bank cards issued in Russia no longer work outside the country. In order to keep attracting Russian tourists despite this ban, Egyptian banks have decided to take on the former's payment system, Mir.

Subscribers only Finance, Business Running story - Russia-Ukraine war 29.08.2022

Algiers manoeuvres to make its Arab League summit a success

Algerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra. © Billel Bensalem/APP/MaxPPP

Subscribers only Diplomacy 25.08.2022

Brussels eager to connect Europe to Egyptian electricity grid

As the European Union seeks to diversify its energy sources in order to free itself from dependence on Russia, several projects to connect electricity networks between Egypt and southern Europe are vying for funding from Brussels. Cairo is particularly keen to get a slice of the pie.

Free access Energy 19.08.2022

Patrick Durel to stay on as Macron's North Africa adviser

Conseiller chargé de l'Afrique du Nord et du Moyen-Orient à l'Elysée depuis 2020, Patrick Durel devrait voir sa mission prolongée.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 17.08.2022

French and Egyptian defence ministers to meet in person before year end

French defence minister Sébastien Lecornu and his Egyptian counterpart, Gen. Mohamed Ahmed Zaki, have agreed to meet before the end of 2022.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 16.08.2022

French defence minister Sébastien Lecornu.

Reverend Zaki discreetly lobbies Washington on Sisi's behalf

The Egyptian leader is harnessing the issue of religious freedom to improve his image with the US administration. The head of Egypt's Protestant churches, Andrea Zaki Stephanous, is acting as Sisi's emissary in Washington.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 29.07.2022

Head of the Protestant church of Egypt, Andrea Zaki Stephanous

Helene Le Gal tipped to become new EU chief for North Africa

Helene Le Gal, who has been French ambassador to Morocco since 2019, is being tipped to become head of the Middle East and North Africa department at the European External Action Service in Brussels.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 27.07.2022

The French Ambassador to Morocco Hélène Le Gal on the occasion of the ambassadors' tour in Lyon, France on August 30, 2019.

Sisi expected to meet Macron in Paris today

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's flying visit to Paris may not be inked in Emmanuel Macron's diary; but the two are nonetheless scheduled to meet today.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 22.07.2022

Maghreb Union's BMICE bank seeks raison d'être

Despite limited means and a governance paralysed by political rivalry, the Maghreb Bank for Investment and Foreign Trade is hoping to develop its activities. It is considering opening its capital to new partners and is increasing cooperation with international funders.

Subscribers only Finance 20.07.2022

In Algiers, Kais Saied gets borders reopened, but no new gas

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, despite being a supporter of his neighbouring leader, resisted Tunisian requests for additional gas contracts.

Subscribers only Energy, Diplomacy 08.07.2022

Kais Saied and Algerian president Abdelmadjid Tebboune attend the celebration the anniversary of Algeria's independence on 5 July, 2022.

Moscow plans to hold its Russian-Arab summit in Cairo instead of Marrakech

The Russian-Arab Cooperation Forum, initially scheduled to take place in Marrakech in November 2020 and then postponed for the first time to November 2021 at the request of Moscow, could finally be held in Cairo.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 06.07.2022

French wheat traders descend on Egypt

Through an exceptional call for tenders involving 825,000 tonnes of wheat, Cairo has secured its supplies until mid-October. Of the 14 ships ordered by GASC, the authority in charge of purchasing cereals, six are French.

Subscribers only Commodity traders, Business 05.07.2022

In the midst of his country's crisis, Sisi looks to COP27 and offers talks

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has called for a "national dialogue" with hand-picked representatives of the opposition for this week. The aim of this forum is to reduce the risk of internal protests and to satisfy Cairo's Western allies in the run-up to COP27.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 04.07.2022

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Brussels in February 2022.

Chad opposition figure Tom Erdimi still detained in Cairo

The fate of Tom Erdimi, one of the leading opponents of the Déby family who has been imprisoned for over a year in Egypt, is a source of concern to parts of the Zaghawa community in N'Djamena.

Subscribers only Politics 01.07.2022

Sissi steps up efforts to secure Sinai pipelines, at the heart of EU-Egypt-Israel gas deal

Egyptian gas terminals are a recurring target for an Islamic State branch in Sinai. After the EU signed in June an MoU to receive Israeli gas liquefied in Egypt, confronted with the boycott of Russian gas, the protection of these infrastructures has become a major issue for Cairo.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Energy 29.06.2022

After Lebanon, PPP specialist Ziad-Alexandre Hayek looks to Tunis

Public-private partnership (PPP) projects were at the heart of last week's Tunisia Investment Forum. The attending specialists included Ziad-Alexandre Hayek, who from 2006 to 2019 ran the Lebanese state entity in charge of privatisation and PPPs.

Subscribers only Business 28.06.2022

Egypt continues to court Sudan as GERD talks with Ethiopia falter

As Ethiopia prepares for the third filling of the Renaissance Dam, Egypt's diplomatic corps is taking action to keep Sudan on its side. It has come to Gen. Al Burhan's aid in Khartoum, where negotiations between the government and military have reached an impasse.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 24.06.2022

Navy postpones Alexandria trade fair indefinitely

Naval Power Egypt 2022, a military fair and conference that was to have been held for the first time in Alexandria from 5 to 7 September has been postponed indefinitely.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 24.06.2022

Egpyt tries to adapt to drop in Russian cereal supplies and Indian embargo

Egypt is having great difficulty importing large quantities of Russian wheat, which represented nearly 60% of its purchases prior to the war in Ukraine. Cairo is now trying to negotiate with New Delhi in the hope of ensuring a partial lifting of the embargo on Indian wheat.

Subscribers only Commodity traders, Business 20.06.2022

Workers collect wheat at the Banha grain silos, in Qalyubia Governorate, Egypt, 25 May 2022.

Responsibility for GERD bounced back to Sameh Shoukry

With the Ethiopian rainy season approaching and the third-stage filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) reservoir announced, a new period of tension between Egypt, and the Blue Nile neighbouring countries of Ethiopia and Sudan is looming.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 20.06.2022

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Egypt

Egypt's top GERD specialist heads to Abu Dhabi

Sisi dreams of green hydrogen hub on banks of Red Sea ahead of Cop27

Cairo poised to adopt alternative Russian payment system to sidestep sanctions

Algiers manoeuvres to make its Arab League summit a success

Brussels eager to connect Europe to Egyptian electricity grid

Patrick Durel to stay on as Macron's North Africa adviser

French and Egyptian defence ministers to meet in person before year end

Reverend Zaki discreetly lobbies Washington on Sisi's behalf

Helene Le Gal tipped to become new EU chief for North Africa

Sisi expected to meet Macron in Paris today

Maghreb Union's BMICE bank seeks raison d'être

In Algiers, Kais Saied gets borders reopened, but no new gas

Moscow plans to hold its Russian-Arab summit in Cairo instead of Marrakech

French wheat traders descend on Egypt

In the midst of his country's crisis, Sisi looks to COP27 and offers talks

Chad opposition figure Tom Erdimi still detained in Cairo

Sissi steps up efforts to secure Sinai pipelines, at the heart of EU-Egypt-Israel gas deal

After Lebanon, PPP specialist Ziad-Alexandre Hayek looks to Tunis

Egypt continues to court Sudan as GERD talks with Ethiopia falter

Navy postpones Alexandria trade fair indefinitely

Egpyt tries to adapt to drop in Russian cereal supplies and Indian embargo

Responsibility for GERD bounced back to Sameh Shoukry

Ex-Mubarak minister makes Cairo comeback as Sisi's COP27 climate champion

The Egyptian foreign minister heads to Luxembourg to talk energy with EU counterparts

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US warnings ineffective on Egypt's Su-35 plans as pilots train in Russia

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Egypt

Egypt's top GERD specialist heads to Abu Dhabi

Sisi dreams of green hydrogen hub on banks of Red Sea ahead of Cop27

Cairo poised to adopt alternative Russian payment system to sidestep sanctions

Algiers manoeuvres to make its Arab League summit a success

Brussels eager to connect Europe to Egyptian electricity grid

Patrick Durel to stay on as Macron's North Africa adviser

French and Egyptian defence ministers to meet in person before year end

Reverend Zaki discreetly lobbies Washington on Sisi's behalf

Helene Le Gal tipped to become new EU chief for North Africa

Sisi expected to meet Macron in Paris today

Maghreb Union's BMICE bank seeks raison d'être

In Algiers, Kais Saied gets borders reopened, but no new gas

Moscow plans to hold its Russian-Arab summit in Cairo instead of Marrakech

French wheat traders descend on Egypt

In the midst of his country's crisis, Sisi looks to COP27 and offers talks

Chad opposition figure Tom Erdimi still detained in Cairo

Sissi steps up efforts to secure Sinai pipelines, at the heart of EU-Egypt-Israel gas deal

After Lebanon, PPP specialist Ziad-Alexandre Hayek looks to Tunis

Egypt continues to court Sudan as GERD talks with Ethiopia falter

Navy postpones Alexandria trade fair indefinitely

Egpyt tries to adapt to drop in Russian cereal supplies and Indian embargo

Responsibility for GERD bounced back to Sameh Shoukry

Ex-Mubarak minister makes Cairo comeback as Sisi's COP27 climate champion

The Egyptian foreign minister heads to Luxembourg to talk energy with EU counterparts

Spotlight US warnings ineffective on Egypt's Su-35 plans as pilots train in Russia

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