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20 August 2022086 James M. Dorsey

Saudi-Egyptian World Cup bid could make Qatar’s experience look like a cakewalk

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21 March 20210719 Neville Teller

Turkey’s Suspicious Charm Offensive

Back in the Autumn of 2020 Turkey’s relations with much of the world were at a low ebb while, at the same time, political developments were in train t

17 January 20210775 MPC Journal Team

11 Wilayat Sinai Militants Surrender to Egyptian Armed Forces

Wilayat Sinai (WS) (AKA Islamic State in Sinai) extremist activity increased in the past two weeks, carrying out attacks against the Egyptian Armed

15 January 20210671 MPC Journal Team

Egypt Ways in on the Sudanese Ethiopian Border Tensions

On 14 January 2021, the spokesperson for the Egyptian presidency said that the Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi had met with a member of the Su

11 January 20210684 MPC Journal Team

Egyptian Army Kills Militant Leader and Arrests Three Others in Sinai

On 11 January 2021, Sinai local sources reported that the Egyptian Armed Forces had arrested three Wilayat Sinai (WS) (AKA Islamic State

11 January 20210707 MPC Journal Team

Cairo Meeting on Middle East Peace Process Concludes with 11 Points

On 11 January 2021, the ministers of foreign affairs of Egypt, France, Germany and Jordan, met in Cairo to discuss means to continue the Middle East P

11 January 202101084 MPC Journal Team

Egyptian Navy Commissions Locally Built Corvette “Port Said”

On 11 January 2021, the Egyptian military spokesman reported that the Egyptian Navy had received the "Port Said" Gowind-class corvette from the Al

4 January 202101106 James M. Dorsey

Erdogan positions powerful Turkish military as backbone of regional strategy

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ushered in the new year, pledging to employ his country’s military to secure Turkey’s place in a rebalanced new world o

6 August 202001215 Nadine Gerber

Egypt Imprisons Tiktok Influencers on Charges of Insulting Public Morality

Within the space of a week, an Egyptian court has sentenced six social media influencers to several years in prison, and imposed heavy fines on each

1 July 202001103 MPC Journal Team

Tourism Returns to Egypt in 3 Coastal Governorates

On 1 July 2020, Egypt announced the resumption of international tourism in three coastal governorates – Marsa Matrouh, South Sinai and Red Sea. This