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Saif al-Islam, son of Libya’s former strongman Muammar Gaddafi, is mulling participation in next year elections as requested by his supporters, his spokesman has said. “Saif al-Islam will run for the upcoming presidential elections, which may take place in mid-2018,” Read more
Egypt’s former Premier and presidential hopeful Ahmed Shafiq will face a case in court over announcement of his likely candidacy for 2018 presidential elections on Doha-based al Jazeera. A lawyer is suing the former army senior officer and premier for Read more
Egypt plans to join a Gulf power link with the signing of agreements next April with Saudi Arabia to finance the $1.6 bln project. Quoted by Bloomberg, Egypt’s Electricity Minister Mohamed Shaker said his country will finance $600 million adding Read more
The Egyptian Army is supervising the construction of Egypt’s new administrative capital in a move to bolster Sisi’s rule. The yet-unnamed new administrative capital, expected to be completed in mid-2019, was launched in eastern Cairo in order to house the Read more
Russian President signed Monday in Cairo with his host al-Sisi an agreement launching the construction of the multi-billion Dabaa nuclear station, sponsored by Moscow. President Vladimir Putin arrived In Cairo from Syria where he ordered partial pullout of Russian forces Read more
The World Bank (WB) has granted Egypt a $1.15-billion loan, the third of the three annual loans signed up for by the North African country in its drive to conduct economic reforms. Egypt has signed up with the World Bank Read more
Visiting French President Emmanuel Macron and his Qatari host Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani have overseen this Thursday the signing of €11-billion package of contracts including acquisition by the Emirate of 50 A321 neo and 12 Rafales. The French Read more
Legal authorities have detained a senior army official Saturday after he announced on social media his intention to run for next year presidential elections, likely against army commander and President al-Sisi. Colonel Ahmed Konsowa according to his lawyer Asaad Heikal Read more
Russia has proposed to Egypt a draft agreement to allow its warplanes to use Egyptian airbases in view of bolstering its military presence in North Africa and the Middle East. Russian Premier Dimitry Medvedev has approved a draft agreement with Read more
Gaza ruler Hamas and its rival Fatah in the West Bank decided Wednesday to postpone the December 1 deadline concerning the handover of the Strip to President Mahmoud Abba-led Palestinian Authority (PA) as both groups trade accusations over the implementation Read more