The short-term ceasefire brokered by Saudi Arabia and the US between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) was extended on Monday.
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Many in Egypt have closely followed the sessions of the National Dialogue which started on 4 May, covering nearly all issues of concern to Egyptians, whether political, economic or social.
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For weeks now Egypt has been engaged in intense diplomatic efforts in the hope of restoring peace in neighbouring Sudan.
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Over a week into the intense fighting between the Sudanese army and the rival Rapid Support Forces (RSF) there is no sign of respite.
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What was supposed to be a peaceful time of the year in which followers of Islam, Christianity and Judaism all celebrate their holiest feasts has turned into a nightmare due to the reckless decisions of the current Israeli government.
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In a widely anticipated move to ease spiralling inflation and support the depreciating currency, the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) hiked interest rates by two per cent last week. Now the bank’s overnight deposit rate stands at 18.25 per cent and the lending rate at 19.25 per cent.
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Ethiopia announced last Friday that its controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is 90 per cent complete.
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The high level visit by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to Cairo this week, the first in 10 years, is definitely a good sign.
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The Beijing-brokered agreement, widely welcomed, for Saudi Arabia and Iran to resume diplomatic ties, which had been severed for more than seven years, is surprising in many ways.
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The announcement on Monday by International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General Rafael Grossi that Iran would allow the agency more access and monitoring of its supposedly peaceful nuclear programme should be welcome news.
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On Sunday, 26 February, President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi marked the launch of a new, ambitious programme of development maga-projects in Sinai now that security has been restored there.
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When Russia launched its “special military operation” in Ukraine, few military experts expected it would take longer than annexing Crimea in 2014: it had taken one month and six days.
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The Arab League high-level conference held this week under the title “Jerusalem: Resilience and Development” is not the first of its kind.
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The deadliest earthquake this century, which hit Turkey and Syria on Monday, had already claimed more than 5000 lives by the time Al-Ahram Weekly went to print. The figures are expected to continue rising, with every minute passing, meaning less hope of survivors among the thousands buried under the rubble.
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to Egypt, Palestine and Israel this week was mainly aimed at “de-escalating tensions” and to “restore calm” following one of the deadliest weeks in recent years, in which more a dozen Palestinians and seven Israelis were killed.
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President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi took part in intensive discussions with several key Arab leaders over the past week.
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On Tuesday, 13 December President Abdel- Fattah Al-Sisi joined 49 African leaders in Washington for the three-day US-Africa Leaders Summit, the first meeting of African heads of state and a US president in Washington since 2014.
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