• Monday, 13 July 2020

    No breakthrough on 10th day of GERD talks

    Groundhog day at the GERD talks: Fraught talks over the future of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam remained at a standstill yesterday after the Egyptian, Ethipian and Sudanese negotiating teams failed to find a breakthrough, the cabinet said in a...
  • Sunday, 12 July 2020

    Egypt in the News on 11 July 2020

    The stalled talks over the future of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam are dominating the conversation on Egypt in the foreign press. We have the full story in this morning’s Speed Round, above. Meanwhile: The New York Times looks at...
  • Sunday, 12 July 2020

    Egypt rejects Ethiopian request to stall decision on sticking points on 8th day of GERD talks

    Egypt bats away Ethiopia’s proposal to kick the can: Egypt has refused a proposal put forward by Ethiopia on Friday to delay decisions on crucial points of contention in the framework for filling and operating the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam...
  • Sunday, 12 July 2020

    Talking heads continue to fret over GERD on talks shows

    The nation’s talking heads continued to fret over the negotiations surrounding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), which once again yielded no results over the weekend. GERD or Libya: Which is the bigger crisis? Masaa DMC’s Eman El Hosary spoke...
  • Thursday, 9 July 2020

    Egypt in the news on 9 July 2020

    The [redacted] assault charge brought against former student Ahmed Bassam Zaki is leading the conversation on Egypt in the foreign press this morning: Reuters, the New York Times and the National are out with pieces on the story that could...
  • Wednesday, 8 July 2020

    Legal, technical sticking points persist on 5th day of GERD talks; Israel gets warning on West Bank annexation

    Day 5 of GERD talks finish with no breakthrough: Positions remained entrenched during the fifth day of high-stakes talks over the future of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), with Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan still unable to agree a framework...
  • Monday, 6 July 2020

    The death of Egyptian actress Ragaa El Gedawy tops talk show coverage

    The death of Egyptian actress Ragaa El Gedawy dominated the airwaves last night. El Gedawy died in hospital yesterday, 40 days after testing positive for the coronavirus. Ala Mas’ouleety’s Ahmed Moussa (watch, runtime: 3:18), Masaa DMC’s Eman El Hosary (...
  • Sunday, 5 July 2020

    No progress on GERD talks as “fundamental” differences persist, Egypt says

    No progress on GERD talks as “fundamental” differences persist, Egypt says: Renewed talks over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) at the weekend failed to find a breakthrough, with the Egyptian Foreign Ministry announcing that there are still “fundamental” differences...
  • Sunday, 5 July 2020

    GERD talks, alleged sexual offender top stories on talk shows

    It was a busy night on the airwaves last night, with the talking heads focused on the latest updates (or lack thereof) on the GERD negotiations and the harassment scandal taking over social media. GERD update: Al Kahera Alaan’s Lamees...

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