Women’s rights in Muslim-majority countries have been improving greatly, over the past few years, thanks to the unprecedented interest of the political leaders, either individually or collectively, in empowering women. However, there is still a gap between the brave steps taken by decision-makers and the actual reality of women living…
Seven years ago, the Egyptian Navy was struggling to barely survive on old and rusty equipment and devout, but modestly educated, personnel. Today, the Egyptian Naval Forces are among the top ten strongest navy fleets in the world and the Egyptian navy personnel are constantly involved in joint military exercises…
On Saturday, July 3rd, the Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi launched the long-anticipated naval base in Gargoub Port. The giant base, which is located at Egypt’s northwestern coast in the Mediterranean, is named “The 3rd of July” in honor of the anniversary of removing the Muslim Brotherhood regime from power…
This week, Egypt is celebrating the 8th anniversary of removing the Muslim Brotherhood regime from power, in 2013. In celebration, the Egyptian president launched a new naval base with the name “The 3rd of July” at Gargoub Port on Egypt’s northwestern coast in the Mediterranean. The opening ceremony was attended…
The Ethiopian government is purposefully involving religious rhetoric into justifying its technical dispute over the Nile River with Egypt and Sudan. …
An observer of the reconciliation process that has been taking place for a few months between Egypt and Turkey, will be surprised by two things. The first, positive, is about the sharp shift in the attitudes of the Turkish political leadership towards the Muslim Brotherhood, which reflects a sincere intention…
The election of the Libyan interim Government of National Unity (GNU), in January, under the supervision of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), and the approval of all disputing political factions in the country, brought hope that the political solution for Libya might really work. This was the…
This week, Egyptians are celebrating the 8th anniversary of the June 30th Revolution. On June 30th, 2013, millions of Egyptians led a successful nonviolent rebellion against the Muslim Brotherhood regime. …
Earlier this month, the Egyptian Ministry of Defense announced hiring a new Military Spokesperson, War Staff Colonel Gharib Abdel Hafez. The position of the military spokesperson is relatively new to the Egyptian society. Each of the three former army spokespersons played an important role in strengthening the civil-military bond, on…
On the morning of June 20th, the Libyan National Army (LNA) announced that its troops moved to the southwestern area to close the border area between Libya and Algeria. LNA declared the border area as a military zone in which movement is prohibited.
In immediate reaction to LNA’s unilateral move…
