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Ex-Apache execs' Apex International makes name in onshore exploration

Just five years old, Apex International's seasoned founders are slowly gaining ground in the Egyptian oil industry.

Subscribers only Energy 17.01.2022

QatarEnergy enjoys easing of relations with Cairo to invest alongside Shell

Qatar energy minister and CEO of Qatar Energy Saad Sherida al-Kaabi.© STR/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

Subscribers only Energy 03.01.2022

Macky Sall expected to meet Sisi in Cairo

The president of Senegal Macky Sall will travel to Cairo in mid-January to meet with his counterpart Abdelfattah al-Sisi, with whom he will discuss the upcoming Senegalese presidency of the African Union (AU).

Subscribers only Diplomacy Running Story - The Renaissance Dam 03.01.2022

Abbas Kamel, Sisi's spymaster and chief diplomat

Director of Egyptian General Intelligence Abbas Kamel in May 2021.© Ashraf Amra/dpa/picture-alliance/Newscom/MaxPPP

Subscribers only Diplomacy 23.12.2021

Korea's Hanwha challenged by France's Nexter for howitzer contract

Egyptian defence minister Mohamed Ahmed Zaki, who is looking for new artillery systems, upped talks with South Korean defence conglomerate Hanwha Defense on a potential order for its K9 Thunder self-propelled howitzers when he attended Egypt Defence Expo 2021.

Subscribers only Defence 21.12.2021

Leonardo close to selling its training jet to Egyptian Air Force

The Italian manufacturer, which late last month attended the Air Power Symposium organised by Cairo, is expected to win a contract to supply its M-346 jet for use by Egyptian pilots training to fly Rafales, a second batch of which Cairo has just ordered.

Subscribers only Defence 14.12.2021

EDEX arms show allows Sisi to shine in Africa

EDEX 2021 provided Cairo an opportunity not only to flaunt its booming defence industry but also to bolster its diplomatic influence in Africa, starting with the Nile Basin.

The arms fair Egypt Defence Expo 2021 in Cairo.

Subscribers only Defence 06.12.2021

UN Security Council awaits status report from Khartoum representative

Volker Perthes, head of UNITAMS (United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan) will soon submit a status report to the United Nations Security Council.

Volker Perthes, head of UNITAMS (UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan).

Subscribers only Diplomacy 02.12.2021

Sipromad wins €1m court case against Naguib Sawiris' Euronews

After lengthy proceedings, a Paris court has ruled in favour of Madagascan company Sipromad in the dispute pitting it against Egyptian tycoon Naguib Sawiris' Euronews TV channel, over the failed takeover of Africanews in 2019.

Ylias Akbaraly (left), owner of the company Sipromad, and the Egyptian businessman Naguib Sawiris (right).

Subscribers only 30.11.2021

Cairo creditor Mohamed Bahgat gets access to ENI's sealed Damietta LNG file

Mohamed Abdel Raouf Bahgat recently won a small victory in the US courts in his dispute with Egypt, from which he is seeking nearly $120 million in compensation for unduly withdrawing mining permits from him in the late 1990s.

Subscribers only Energy 26.11.2021

Dassault adviser Thierry Gilistro briefs French manufacturers ahead of EDEX arms show

To introduce French defence industrialist to the Egypt Defence Expo 2021 (EDEX), the Gicat organised a conference on 18 November to present the issues and problems related to Egypt and the region.

Subscribers only Defence 25.11.2021

Sissi sets up a diplomatic front to defend Burhan

After having actively backed General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan's coup on 25 October, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates are working to have it accepted by the international community. In Sudan itself, they put pressure on former prime minister Abdallah Hamdok to return to his post.

Egyptian President Abdelfattah al-Sissi.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 23.11.2021

Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Samia Suluhu Hassan's honeymoon period

Since Samia Suluhu Hassan's coming to power in Dodoma, Tanzania has steadily edged closer to Egypt.

Tanzanian president Samia Suluhu Hassan with Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 16.11.2021

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Faced with Cairo's military grip on industry, HeidelbergCement files for arbitration

First Vicat, now HeidelbergCement and its French and Italian subsidiaries have launched arbitral proceedings with the ICSID against the Egyptian state. This new setback for the cement sector, which is dominated by the army despite being open to foreign investors, could affect some of the major construction projects underway, not the least New Cairo City.

HeidelbergCement has been on the Egyptian market since 2016 when it bought parts of the local company Suez Cement.

Subscribers only 09.11.2021

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Cairo fights Khartoum's corner at African Union

Egypt tried to put together a coalition to prevent the pan-African organisation from blackballing Sudan following the 25 October coup. Cairo and Khartoum have never been on closer terms.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 04.11.2021

AU peace and security commissioner Bankole Adeoye due in Cairo

The African Union's peace and security commissioner, Bankole Adeoye, will travel to Egypt in early November. When he arrives in Cairo, the Nigerian diplomat will meet with the Egyptian foreign minister Sameh Shoukry.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 28.10.2021

Egypt's most determined creditor seeks ammunition from closed ENI case

Mohamed Abdel Raouf Bahgat, a dual citizen of Finland and Egypt, is pulling out all the stops to recover the $120m he says Egypt owes him.

Subscribers only Energy 25.10.2021

Egypt's PM in Paris to talk business

On 25 October, the Egyptian prime minister Moustafa Madbouli along with six of his ministers will be in Paris to meet with French officials. The delegation will also attend a France-Egypt business summit organised by France's business lobby Medef and meet representatives of a dozen French companies.

Subscribers only 22.10.2021

Egyptian military can't play ball over helicopter's Israeli technology

The Egyptian Air Force is desperate to re-equip some 20 Russian Mi-24 helicopters. The aircraft, originally bought and equipped by the Emirates, have Israeli optronic balls.

Subscribers only Defence 20.10.2021

Let down by Tshisekedi, Sisi turns to Sall, the next AU chair, for GERD support

Egypt isn't biding its time until the African Union's rotating chair passes to Senegal next year before soliciting its backing over Ethiopia's massive dam.

Macky Sall, Senegal's president and Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi, Egypt's president.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 06.10.2021

Cairo welcomes French anti-drone specialists with open arms

The French defence industry, buoyed by the diplomatic and military entente between Cairo and Paris, has been reconquering market share in Egypt since the start of the year. It is counting on finance from the United Arab Emirates.

Subscribers only Defence 01.10.2021

Bashir spymaster's fate tangles ties between Cairo and Khartoum

Since the failed coup in Khartoum last week, blamed like previous plots on "former regime loyalists", the authorities are likely to redouble their efforts to track down Omar al-Bashir's former top spy Salah Gosh, whom they accuse of masterminding the attempted putsch.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 28.09.2021

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To avoid clashing with Erdogan, Sisi plans to reduce his support to Haftar

After having long been an unconditional supporter of Khalifa Haftar, the Egyptian president is now ready to accept a median solution. He wants to avoid a direct confrontation with Turkey and devote his energy to other crises, particularly the one over Ethiopia's dam project on the River Nile.

Aguila Salah Issa, Abdel Fattah Al Sisi and Khalifa Haftar (from left to right) met in Cairo, on 14 september.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 21.09.2021

Foreign minister Lamamra dreams of GERD summit in Algiers

Algerian foreign minister Ramtane Lamamra has taken tentative steps to mediate between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan in their dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and is considering holding a summit Algiers.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 15.09.2021

Who will be the next ambassador of Egypt to the European Union?

Egyptian foreign minister Sameh Hassan Shoukry is set to appoint his deputy responsible for European affairs, Badr Ahmed Mohamed Abdelatty, to replace Khaled Aly el-Bakly as the head of Egypt's ambassador to the #EU.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 09.09.2021

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Egypt

Ex-Apache execs' Apex International makes name in onshore exploration

QatarEnergy enjoys easing of relations with Cairo to invest alongside Shell

Macky Sall expected to meet Sisi in Cairo

Abbas Kamel, Sisi's spymaster and chief diplomat

Korea's Hanwha challenged by France's Nexter for howitzer contract

Leonardo close to selling its training jet to Egyptian Air Force

EDEX arms show allows Sisi to shine in Africa

UN Security Council awaits status report from Khartoum representative

Sipromad wins €1m court case against Naguib Sawiris' Euronews

Cairo creditor Mohamed Bahgat gets access to ENI's sealed Damietta LNG file

Dassault adviser Thierry Gilistro briefs French manufacturers ahead of EDEX arms show

Sissi sets up a diplomatic front to defend Burhan

Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Samia Suluhu Hassan's honeymoon period

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Faced with Cairo's military grip on industry, HeidelbergCement files for arbitration

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Cairo fights Khartoum's corner at African Union

AU peace and security commissioner Bankole Adeoye due in Cairo

Egypt's most determined creditor seeks ammunition from closed ENI case

Egypt's PM in Paris to talk business

Egyptian military can't play ball over helicopter's Israeli technology

Let down by Tshisekedi, Sisi turns to Sall, the next AU chair, for GERD support

Cairo welcomes French anti-drone specialists with open arms

Bashir spymaster's fate tangles ties between Cairo and Khartoum

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To avoid clashing with Erdogan, Sisi plans to reduce his support to Haftar

Foreign minister Lamamra dreams of GERD summit in Algiers

Who will be the next ambassador of Egypt to the European Union?

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Ex-Apache execs' Apex International makes name in onshore exploration

QatarEnergy enjoys easing of relations with Cairo to invest alongside Shell

Macky Sall expected to meet Sisi in Cairo

Abbas Kamel, Sisi's spymaster and chief diplomat

Korea's Hanwha challenged by France's Nexter for howitzer contract

Leonardo close to selling its training jet to Egyptian Air Force

EDEX arms show allows Sisi to shine in Africa

UN Security Council awaits status report from Khartoum representative

Sipromad wins €1m court case against Naguib Sawiris' Euronews

Cairo creditor Mohamed Bahgat gets access to ENI's sealed Damietta LNG file

Dassault adviser Thierry Gilistro briefs French manufacturers ahead of EDEX arms show

Sissi sets up a diplomatic front to defend Burhan

Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Samia Suluhu Hassan's honeymoon period

Spotlight Faced with Cairo's military grip on industry, HeidelbergCement files for arbitration

Spotlight Cairo fights Khartoum's corner at African Union

AU peace and security commissioner Bankole Adeoye due in Cairo

Egypt's most determined creditor seeks ammunition from closed ENI case

Egypt's PM in Paris to talk business

Egyptian military can't play ball over helicopter's Israeli technology

Let down by Tshisekedi, Sisi turns to Sall, the next AU chair, for GERD support

Cairo welcomes French anti-drone specialists with open arms

Bashir spymaster's fate tangles ties between Cairo and Khartoum

Spotlight To avoid clashing with Erdogan, Sisi plans to reduce his support to Haftar

Foreign minister Lamamra dreams of GERD summit in Algiers

Who will be the next ambassador of Egypt to the European Union?

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Faced with Cairo's military grip on industry, HeidelbergCement files for arbitration

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Cairo fights Khartoum's corner at African Union

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To avoid clashing with Erdogan, Sisi plans to reduce his support to Haftar