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Monday, 13 November 2017

Egypt is “systematically failing” at containing its terrorist insurgency

It was an extremely slow news night for Egypt in the foreign press this morning with no particular topic leading the conversation.

The continued imposition of a state of emergency may hamper Egypt’s economic recovery, particularly as the measure’s effectiveness in thwarting terrorist attacks “is in question,” Frontera’s Friederike Andres says.

Egypt has “systematically failed to counter the deadly insurgency” of terrorist organizations throughout the country, and its “lack of preparedness” was particularly evident in last month’s Wahat attack, Maged Mandour writes for OpenDemocracy.

Jihadists would be “playing with fire” if they retaliate over the destruction of tunnel between Gaza and Sinai, Israel warned, according to The Telegraph. Destroying the tunnel reportedly killed 14 jihadists.

Art D’Egypte organized an exhibition of work from 16 of Egypt’s foremost contemporary artists within the atrium of the Egyptian Museum on the night of 28 October, Harper’s Bazaar Arabia reports. The initiative, named Eternal Light: Something Old, Something New, “was aimed at underlining the deep cultural and historical roots at the heart of Egyptian culture as well as charting the influence of the country’s visual language from pre-historic times until the present day.”

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