Talk Like an Egyptian

Earlier this week, President Trump said of Iran’s rulers: “I will never allow the world's number one sponsor of terror — which they are, by far — to have a nuclear weapon." He also noted that the regime massacred “at least 32,000” unarmed civilian protestors in January and has pr ...  Show more

📺 | Watch this episode on YouTube here. On February 24, 2022, Russian tanks and troops invaded Ukraine. Russian ruler Vladimir Putin expected a swift victory. Many Western observers did, too. After all, he had sliced two territories from Georgia in 2008 and seized Crimea and par ...  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 ...