• Monday, 9 March 2020

    Covid-19, GERD talks top stories on talk shows

    Covid-19 and GERD continue to dominate the airwaves: Al Hayah Al Youm’s Lobna Assal reported on the first death from the covid-19 virus in Egypt. She noted that he was a 60-year-old German citizen who had flu-like symptoms when he...
  • Sunday, 8 March 2020

    Talk shows break down Nile boat covid-19 cases, Kuwaiti travel restrictions

    Covid-19 and GERD continued to fill the nation’s airwaves last night: Al Hayah Al Youm’s Lobna Assal reported on the 12 cases that were first tested positive for the covid-19 virus after having been on board a Luxor Nile cruise...
  • Wednesday, 4 March 2020

    Egypt in the News on 4 March 2020

    The latest developments in the GERD negotiations are leading the conversation in the foreign press this morning: AFP | Reuters | BBC |The National | RTE.
  • Wednesday, 4 March 2020

    Ethiopia rebukes US, Egypt on GERD talks

    Ethiopia rebukes US, Egypt on GERD talks: Ethiopia’s foreign minister has criticized the US for taking a “totally unacceptable” position on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) but pledged to continue with the ongoing negotiations, the BBC reports. Speaking during...
  • Wednesday, 4 March 2020

    GERD dispute, Covid-19 top stories on talk shows

    Headlining the talk shows last night — you guessed it — GERD and covid-19. Al Hayah Al Youm's Lobna Assal spoke by phone with presidential spokesman Bassem Rady about the current Egypt-Ethiopia dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. Asked...
  • Tuesday, 3 March 2020

    House deputy speaker lashes out against “Ethiopia’s conspiracies”

    Deputy speaker accuses Ethiopia of GERD “conspiracies: Deputy House Speaker Soliman Wahdan condemned what he described as “Ethiopia’s conspiracies” after the country’s representatives did not attend the latest round of US-sponsored mediation talks in Washington, DC on 27-28 February, Ahram...
  • Monday, 2 March 2020

    GERD talks hanging by a thread as Egypt, Ethiopia ratchet up the rhetoric

    GERD talks hanging by a thread as Egypt, Ethiopia ratchet up the rhetoric: The Egyptian foreign and irrigation ministries yesterday expressed “deep dissatisfaction and rejection” of Ethiopia’s position over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), days after talks in Washington...
  • Monday, 2 March 2020

    GERD talks, covid-19, Kuwait and Qatari visas dominate talk shows

    The fraught state of the GERD negotiations and the latest on covid-19 held the attention of the nation’s talking heads for the second night running. Foreign Minister holds fast against Ethiopia: Al Kahera Alaan’s Lamees El Hadidi spoke by phone...
  • Sunday, 1 March 2020

    Washington GERD talks wrap without agreement as Ethiopia no-shows

    Washington GERD talks wrap without agreement as Ethiopia no-shows: Egypt is waiting on Ethiopia and Sudan to agree to sign the final pact on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) “as soon as possible” after the latest round of talks...

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