Category: Blogs

Top News: Brotherhood Guidance Bureau Drafts Action Plan for New Governors

By Egypt Source

The Muslim Brotherhood’s Guidance Bureau drafted initial action plans on Wednesday for the newly appointed governors of Kafr al-Sheikh, Cairo, Assiut and Minya, who are all affiliated with the Brotherhood. 

New German general takes command of NATO in Kosovo

By DPA

From DPA:  German General Volker Halbauer on Friday assumed command over the NATO-led peacekeeping mission in Kosovo (KFOR), a job he takes on as tensions between Serbia and its former province continue to simmer.

The IMF loan – Before Making a Decision

By Nader Bakkar

At a critical stage, during which Egypt is rearranging and resetting its priorities and strategies, it is of great importance to remember that the foundations of proper economic and political management require an integrated vision. This vision must precede both micro-level steps and an outline for the main strategic goals of a country, before starting […]

Putin calls missile deal more likely if Obama wins

By David M. Herszenhorn, New York Times

Turkmen navy holds war games in gas-rich Caspian

By Marat Gurt, Reuters

From Marat Gurt, Reuters:  Neutral Turkmenistan flexed its military muscle on Wednesday, holding its first naval exercises in the Caspian Sea to show it can rebuff any attack on the oil and gas riches it hopes to sell to Europe.

NATO SecGen: ‘achieving security in the 21st century must be a truly cooperative endeavour’

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO

From Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO:  All Allies share the same fundamental values of liberty, democracy, the rule of law, and respect for human rights. 

Egyptians, the IMF and the “Fear-of-Float”

By Hoda Youssef

With negotiations over Egypt’s potential IMF loan resuming, the argument over Egypt’s economic situation and its need for foreign assistance has returned to the forefront of public debate. Egyptians refer to the IMF’s financial support as “the loan”, while IMF’s senior officials describe the assistance as financial and technical support, using the Fund’s experience to […]

Why Anglo-Polish Relations Need a Reset

By Julian Lindley-French

They call it the ‘Davos of the East’, the Krynica Economic Forum. It must be a mark of Europe’s desperate economic straits that I have been invited to speak at this huge economics conference. Thankfully, the question posed by my old friend Andrew Michta, Director of the German Marshall Fund Warsaw was closer to home; […]

Top News: Top Police Generals Acquitted of January 25 Revolution Killings

By Egypt Source

The Shubra El-Kheima Criminal Court on Thursday found former Qalyoubia Governorate Director of Security Farouk Lasheen and three police generals, Gamal Hosny, Ahmed Momtaz and Samir Zaki, innocent of charges of killing protesters during the 2011 uprising that led to the ouster of Hosni Mubarak.