• Monday, 15 April 2019

    Diplomacy and foreign trade on 15 April 2019

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi met yesterday with Libyan military commander Gen. Khalifa Haftar to discuss the current situation in Libya and Egypt’s support for a united Libya, according to an Ittihadiya statement. Haftar commands the Libyan National Army (LNA),...
  • Wednesday, 27 February 2019

    UK PM Theresa May says flight ban still “under review”

    May to Egypt: Don’t hold your breath on direct flights to Sharm. UK Prime Minister Theresa May told President Abdel Fattah El Sisi at the EU-Arab League summit in Sharm that although ties between the two countries remain strong, a...
  • Tuesday, 29 January 2019

    Egypt’s release of Tramadol smuggler tops coverage in the UK press

    News of UK tourist Laura Plummer’s imminent release from Qanater prison after serving 14 months of a three-year sentence features heavily in the UK press today, with the Guardian and the BBC giving something close to measured coverage. Other outlets...
  • Wednesday, 16 January 2019

    New presidential decree aims to ensure gov’t availability, not restrict movement

    A presidential decree that requires senior officials to obtain Ittihadiya approval for overseas travels and business trips has sparked public debate, Al Hayah Al Youm’s Lobna Assal said (watch, runtime: 05:15). Assal defended the decree, which applies to the PM...
  • Wednesday, 19 December 2018

    What we’re tracking on 18 December 2018

    Has the year-end news slowdown begun? It’s exactly one day early, but it feels as if news flow fell off a cliff yesterday. Not that we’re complaining. If the pattern holds, you can expect a bounce a week from now...
  • Tuesday, 11 December 2018

    What we’re tracking on 11 December 2018

    The EFG Hermes Egypt Day Summit gets underway today and runs through Thursday at the Four Seasons Nile Plaza. Chief executives at public and private companies as well as multinationals will gather tonight for the firm’s annual EFG Hermes Egypt...
  • Monday, 10 December 2018

    Egyptian and UK officials are talking about what post-Brexit trade looks like

    EXCLUSIVE- Egyptian and UK officials are talking about what post-Brexit trade looks like: The UK is committed to preserving its trade and investment relationship with Egypt throughout and beyond the Brexit period, UK Trade Commissioner for Africa Emma Wade-Smith OBE...
  • Sunday, 9 December 2018

    Egypt holds joint exercises with British, Italian navies

    Egypt, Britain and Italy’s naval forces held joint exercises in the Mediterranean Sea on Friday, according to an Armed Forces statement. The drills covered warship formations, underwater communication, and the process of conducting naval searches, among others.
  • Thursday, 6 December 2018

    Egypt’s Nassar, UK’s Donaldson, Adams discuss post-Brexit cooperation

    Post-Brexit trade between Egypt and the UK kicks into gear: Trade and Industry Minister Amr Nassar discussed post-Brexit economic cooperationwith UK trade envoy Sir Jeffrey Donaldson and UK ambassador to Egypt Sir Geoffrey Adams, according to a ministry statement (pdf)....

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