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First Egyptian soldier to raise Egyptian flag in Sinai during October War dies at 72
Egypt

First Egyptian soldier to raise Egyptian flag in Sinai during October War dies at 72

On Monday morning, Mohamed Abdel Salam al-Abbasy, the first soldier to raise Egypt’s flag within the Sinai Peninsula during the…
House speaker backs Egypt public finance bill
Egypt

House speaker backs Egypt public finance bill

  Spokesperson for the House of Representatives Salah Hasaballah expressed his support for Finance Minister Mohamed Maeit’s call for a…
2011 revolution ‘was the wrong cure to the wrong diagnosis’: Sisi
Egypt

2011 revolution ‘was the wrong cure to the wrong diagnosis’: Sisi

  Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi reflected on several aspects of the country’s past on Thursday, in his speech at…
Behind the Egypt-Israel October war: Q&A with Craig Daigle – Part 2
Egypt

Behind the Egypt-Israel October war: Q&A with Craig Daigle – Part 2

Egypt Independent interviews historian Craig Daigle, specialist on US-Middle East relations during the Cold War, whose book "The Limits of…
Behind the Egypt-Israel October war: Q&A with Craig Daigle – Part 1
Egypt

Behind the Egypt-Israel October war: Q&A with Craig Daigle – Part 1

Craig Daigle is a specialist on US-Middle East relations during the Cold War, focusing on American foreign policy in the…
Israeli media picks over the ‘trauma’ of October 1973 war
Egypt

Israeli media picks over the ‘trauma’ of October 1973 war

On Sunday, Israeli officials failed to show up at several memorial services across Israel to honor its soldiers who fell…
The war of memory: State media’s twist on a Mubarak-less 6 October
Egypt

The war of memory: State media’s twist on a Mubarak-less 6 October

The celebrations for the 6 October anniversary have, over the past three decades, always been overblown, with the emphasis on…
Remembering 1973: Who fought this ‘War in the Land of Egypt’?
Books

Remembering 1973: Who fought this ‘War in the Land of Egypt’?

Yusuf al-Qa'id's acclaimed novel, “War in the Land of Egypt,” was set during the brief October 1973 war and published…
Algeria and Egypt: A tale of two peoples
Archaeology

Algeria and Egypt: A tale of two peoples

After 1967, Algeria and Egypt's commitments to Third World independence varied. President Nasser had since his takeover espoused a dedication…
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