Talk Like an Egyptian

A new UN Watch investigation exposes ideological bias, foreign funding, and ethical misconduct among UN Special Rapporteurs — raising urgent questions about UN accountability and the urgent need for reform. The shocking new report, "From Watchdogs to Ideologues," reveals a long l ...  Show more

America’s spy chief visits Havana, the U.S. Justice Department announces the indictment for murder of former Cuban dictator, Raul Castro, Cuba’s current rulers are reported to have received more than 300 military attack drones from Moscow and Tehran while ordinary Cubans suffer p ...  Show more

In this episode of Hold Your Fire!, Richard is joined by Crisis Group’s North Africa director Riccardo Fabiani, U.S. director Michael Hanna and Dareen Khalifa, Crisis Group’s senior dialogue adviser, to talk about the Gaza war’s impact on Egypt. They assess the latest ...

In June of 1967 Israel launched an attack against its immediate neighbours, the combined Arab armies of Egypt, Syria and Jordan. In a flash it managed to dismantle Egypt's entire air force, and defeated the Arab forces in just six days. This led to the occupation of Egypt's Sinai ...  Show more

‏يصررئيس الوزراء الإسرائيلي على اجتياح مدينة رفح جنوب غزة. وهو ما ترفضه القاهرة بشدة . فما الذي تنص عليه معاهدة السلام بين مصر و إسرائيل بخصوص رفح؟ رفح مدينة تقع على الحدود المصرية مع قطاع غزة ، كانت سابقاً منطقة واحدة ثم قسمت إلى منطقتين إحداها تتبع لمصروأخرى ضمن قطاع غزة. قال و ...  Show more

Also known as the October War and the Ramadan War, this conflict was initiated by Egypt and Syria on October 6, 1973, as a surprise attack on Israel during the Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur and the Muslim month of Ramadan. It was motivated by a desire among Arab states to rega ...