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Sisi protégé Mohamed Badran makes bold political comeback

Six years after leaving Egypt, Mohamed Badran has returned to his homeland to take part in Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's "National Dialogue". After the 2013 military coup, the former student leader had a meteoric rise with the help of the presidency and the intelligence services. [...]

Published on 14.09.2022 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Egypt
MbZ's brother wants to get hands on Cairo's prized plot of land

The brother of UAE president Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan is poised and ready to acquire the plot of land on which ex-President Hosni Mubarak's headquarters stood until 2011. The Emirati royal family has reportedly conditioned this acquisition on other investments to come.

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Aerial view of Tahrir Square in Cairo. The area on sale is shown in orange.

Egypt, France
French senate to help train Sisi's reformed upper house

The senates of France and Egypt have begun designing a training programme as the Egyptian upper house, which began sitting again in 2020 after many years of interruption, seeks to modernise.

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The president of the French senate, Gérard Larcher.

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Damages paid to Suez Canal Authority by Ever Given's insurers kept secret

In July 2021, four months after the blocking of the Suez Canal by the Ever Given, Egypt received damages after finally agreeing to set the container ship free. The authorities in Cairo preferred, however, not to reveal the heavily reduced amount of compensation paid.

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Rescue vessels work at the site of the stuck container ship Ever Given on the Suez Canal, 28 March 2021.

Egypt, France
Senate president due in Paris to revive Franco-Egyptian friendship group

The upper house of the Egyptian parliament was dissolved in 2013 but was re-established by President Sisi after the 2019 constitutional referendum. The formation of a bi-national group would further enhance the already strong relationship between the two countries.

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Egypt
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.

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

Egypt
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.

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

The economist Mahmoud Mohieldin, who was investment minister under Hosni Mubarak and an insider in the deposed president's clan, left Cairo for Washington shortly before Egypt's 2011 revolution. He is now working as Sisi's "climate champion".

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Former Egyptian minister Mahmoud Mohieldin in 2019.

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Abbas Kamel and Hakan Fidan's talks stumble on Libya and Muslim Brotherhood

Tension is rising between Egypt and Turkey's intelligence chiefs over Turkey's refusal to extradite suspected Muslim Brotherhood members and Erdogan's Libyan ambitions, differences that jeopardise an Egyptian-Turkish reconciliation.

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Washington watches as Tehran negotiates with Niamey for 300 tonnes of uranium

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Behind the scenes of Mamadi Doumbouya's offensive on Russian miner Nordgold

Egypt
Sisi protégé Mohamed Badran makes bold political comeback

Egypt
MbZ's brother wants to get hands on Cairo's prized plot of land

Egypt, France
French senate to help train Sisi's reformed upper house

Spotlight | Egypt
Damages paid to Suez Canal Authority by Ever Given's insurers kept secret

Egypt, France
Senate president due in Paris to revive Franco-Egyptian friendship group

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

Egypt
Egypt continues to court Sudan as GERD talks with Ethiopia falter

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