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Yemen Ground Invasion By Saudi, Egyptian Troops Imminent
Yemen Ground Invasion By Saudi, Egyptian Troops Imminent As reported first thing today, while the initial phase of the military campaign against Yemen has been taking place for the past 18 hours and been exclusively one of airborne assaults by forces of the “Decisive Storm” coalition, Saudi hinted at what is coming next following reports that […]
On the River Nile, a Move to Avert a Conflict Over Water
On the River Nile, a Move to Avert a Conflict Over Water Ethiopia’s plans to build Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam on the Nile have sparked tensions with Egypt, which depends on the river to irrigate its arid land. But after years of tensions, an international agreement to share the Nile’s waters may be in sight. For […]
Egyptian student gets 3 years in jail for coming out as atheist on FB
Egyptian student gets 3 years in jail for coming out as atheist on FB An Egyptian court has sentenced a 21-year-old student to three years in jail for insulting Islam after police discovered he declared his atheism on Facebook. The young man had been harassed for his atheist views and had his own father testify […]
Al Jazeera Journalist Mohamed Fahmy Should Be Released Not Retried in Egypt | Amal Clooney
Al Jazeera Journalist Mohamed Fahmy Should Be Released Not Retried in Egypt | Amal Clooney. On 1 January 2015, the Egyptian Court of Cassation issued a ruling upholding the appeal filed by Mohamed Fahmy to overturn his conviction and 7-year sentence. In so doing, Egypt’s highest court has recognized that there were legal errors in the original […]
Al Jazeera staff held for one year in Egypt – Middle East – Al Jazeera English
Al Jazeera staff held for one year in Egypt – Middle East – Al Jazeera English. It has been one year since three Al Jazeera journalists were arrested in Egypt in a case that sparked international outrage. Baher Mohamed, Mohamed Fahmy and Peter Greste were arrested in Cairo on December 29, 2013 under false charges of […]
Egypt And The Double-Edged Sword Of Cheap Oil
Egypt And The Double-Edged Sword Of Cheap Oil. The good news for Egypt: Inexpensive oil means the government needs to spend less on its fuel subsidies for its energy-hungry population of 86 million people, the third largest in the Middle East. The bad news: Rich oil-producing countries in the region are making less money on their […]
Mohamed Fahmy, Canadian Imprisoned In Egypt, Pleads For Harper’s Help
Mohamed Fahmy, Canadian Imprisoned In Egypt, Pleads For Harper’s Help. Imprisoned Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy is calling on Prime Minister Stephen Harper to personally ask Egypt’s president to release him before an appeal court closes his chance at a retrial. Fahmy, who made the comments in an exclusive interview with CBC’s the fifth estate, was arrested […]
Canadian Embassy in Cairo closed due to security concerns | Reuters
Canadian Embassy in Cairo closed due to security concerns | Reuters. (Reuters) – Canada’s embassy in Cairo was closed on Monday until further notice because of security concerns, an official answering its emergency telephone line said, the second diplomatic mission to shut its doors this week. A message on the embassy’s website read: “The ability […]
Egypt armed group pledges allegiance to ISIL – Middle East – Al Jazeera English
Egypt armed group pledges allegiance to ISIL – Middle East – Al Jazeera English. Egypt’s Ansar Beit al-Maqdis, the country’s most active armed group, pledged its allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group, in a recording posted on its Twitter account. If genuine, the declaration of allegiance would be a […]
Anti-government protesters killed in Egypt – Middle East – Al Jazeera English
Anti-government protesters killed in Egypt – Middle East – Al Jazeera English. At least two people have been killed in the latest anti-governement protests in Egypt. Violence erupted in the province of Fayoum, south of the capital Cairo, after supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi staged rallies following Friday prayers. A teenage boy was killed, […]
Three International Water Conflicts to Watch – Geopoliticalmonitor.com
Three International Water Conflicts to Watch – Geopoliticalmonitor.com. China-India: The Brahmaputra River The Brahmaputra River is a 2,900 km river that originates in Tibet and flows through India’s Arunachal Pradesh state before merging with the Ganges and draining into the Bay of Bengal in Bangladesh. It is considered an important resource in all three countries […]
Egypt jails 23 activists over protests – Middle East – Al Jazeera English
Egypt jails 23 activists over protests – Middle East – Al Jazeera English. The three-year jail sentence handed down is the maximum allowed under the law [AP] An Egyptian court has sentenced 23 pro-democracy activists to three years in jail for holding an illegal protest, despite international calls to free them. The defendants were sentenced on Sunday […]
Blast outside Cairo University wounds 11 – Middle East – Al Jazeera English
Blast outside Cairo University wounds 11 – Middle East – Al Jazeera English. Cairo University has been the stage for almost daily student protests, often dispersed by police [AFP] A bomb has exploded outside the gates of Cairo University, wounding eleven people including policemen stationed outside the campus to quell student protests that have become […]
