Egypt’s worries about the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi said his country was pursuing “diplomacy and patience” on the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) issue, although he added firmly that “no one will compromise on Egypt’s water quota.” This rather firm statement by the Egyptian President came after Ethiopia announced plans to unilaterally implement...
Ankara is Working Hard to Reestablish Relations with Cairo
Turkey has recently begun working to re-establish relations with Egypt and the Gulf Arab states in an attempt to overcome divisions that have made Ankara increasingly isolated in the Arab world. After Erdoğan’s successful trip to Riyadh at the end of April, Ankara has been working hard to restore relations with Cairo...
Egypt and the GERD Issue
African leaders are expected to head to Addis Ababa to attend the two-day African Union (AU) summit, scheduled to convene on February 5 and 6. The meeting will address a long list of conflicts — including militant and terrorist activities, management of natural resources, and internal disputes — that are stirring instability across the continent. Much attention is likely to be paid to developments...
Russia's Alternative to the Suez Canal is Getting More Reliable and Cost-effective
At the end of December, the Turkish authorities were forced to suspend maritime traffic through the Bosporus Strait for a day after the BARLAS, a 70-meter-long (230-foot-long) dry cargo vessel under the Panama flag ran aground after engine failure. The maritime traffic in this vital sea route was restored on December 29. This is the second incident...
Russia and Egypt Strive to Ensure Food Security in Africa
Despite modern agro-industrial technologies, the trend towards food shortages continues. This, in particular, is evidenced by the information published by the UN that up to 820 million people are starving in the world, which is about 10% of the world population. There are more malnourished and hungry people around the world today than ever before, despite...
Political Coordination between Egypt and Russia Intensifies
Against the background of consistent strengthening by Egypt of its role in the Arab world and and in the international arena, further coordination of policy between Egypt and Russia continues with the development of bilateral cooperation in various fields. Nikolai Patrushev, Secretary of the Security Council of Russia, held a meeting with colleagues from Egypt...
Egypt’s Growing International Renown is Undeniable
Egypt, which has been steadily strengthening its role in the Arab world since the second half of the twentieth century, has uninterruptedly enhanced its authority on the international stage, and is now firmly in a noteworthy position on it. Recently, very important talks were held in Cairo between Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Egyptian...
The Great Nile and the Controversy Surrounding its Waters
After more than a month of consultations, the UNSC adopted a chairman’s statement calling for the resumption of the African Union (AU mediation to reach “a binding agreement on the filling and operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD.” The adoption of the resolution coincided with the arrival...
Egypt: a Glorious Date in the History of the Suez Canal
July 26, 1956 is an important date in Egyptian history - it was the day President Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal. In his annual address to the nation from Manshia Square in Alexandria, he said that the famous canal would now become Egypt’s exclusive property and its people. Until then, the country had no control over it because a foreign firm ran...
Russia is Actively Working on an Alternative to the Suez Canal
For economic success, as we know, it is not enough to produce goods. It also needs to be delivered to the buyer. That's why transportation routes are becoming more and more critical every day. And why, along with the use of already well-known transport routes, China, for example, is creating its own New Silk Road, building an alternative to the Panama Canal in Nicaragua...
Are Egypt and Turkey on the Path to Reconciliation?
In recent years, relations between Egypt and Turkey have been complicated on several fronts. There has been no relationship between Cairo and Ankara since 2013 (i.e., when the Egyptian coup d’état took place. Much of the foreign policy conflict between the countries is due to the fact that Turkey is actively seeking to take control of the Arab world, in which Egypt sees...
Bilateral Ties between Egypt and Russia Grow Steadily
Despite many factors that have attempted to alter the balance of power in the Arab world, and the Middle East, in recent decades, including “color revolutions” imposed on the region from outside, Egypt remains an influential state, both in the Arab world and on the African continent. Russian leadership aspires to reinforce the country’s diplomatic, economic...