A Silk Road along the Milky Way? Why China Is Giving Satellites to Egypt.
March 6th, 2024
Via Geopolitical Monitor, a look at how China – to expand its geopolitical influence around the globe – has embarked on multiple projects to shape the landscape of satellites and space infrastructure to its own benefit and become a more influential player in space exploration. These projects include launching its own satellites, building an alternative […]
Read more »Why Are The Gulf States ‘Buying Up’ Egypt’s Coastline?
March 4th, 2024
Via Deutsche Welle, a look at the UAE’s $35 billion deal with Egypt: a case of Gulf bailout diplomacy or not? While much about this deal seems very familiar, the underlying arrangement signals an important shift in the Gulf states’ decades old practice of bailout diplomacy as a large portion of the deal resembles a […]
Read more »Egypt Announces $35B Sale of Premium Mediterranean Area To UAE
February 27th, 2024
Via Middle East Eye, a report on Egypt $35B deal with UAE to sell premium Mediterranean area, Ras el-Hekma, with the funds earmarked to alleviate Egypt’s economic crisis Egypt has agreed to a $35bn deal with the United Arab Emirates to develop the area of Ras el-Hekma on its northwestern coast, Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly announced on […]
Read more »Ras Ghamila: Is Egypt About To Sell a Prime Red Sea Area To Saudi Arabia?
February 26th, 2024
Via Middle East Eye, a look at how – after a $35bn deal with the UAE to develop Ras el-Hekma – Cairo seems close to agreeing a $15bn project with Riyadh to develop Ras Ghamila: Saudi Arabia is close to securing a $15bn deal with the Egyptian government to develop Ras Ghamila, a prime Red Sea tourist destination, […]
Read more »Has Egypt Sold its ‘Most Beautiful’ Beach Town to the UAE?
February 3rd, 2024
Via Middle East Eye, a report that Egypt’s Sisi government is working to finalize a $22bn sale of Ras el-Hikma to the UAE: Reports that investors from the United Arab Emirates will buy the Mediterranean town of Ras el-Hikma in northwestern Egypt have triggered a popular backlash in the country. Pro-government media in Egypt has been buzzing this week […]
Read more »Coral Bridge: New Submarine Cable To Connect Egypt and Jordan
January 28th, 2024
Via Arab News, a report on a new Egypt-Jordan submarine cable to power AI and data centers demands Artificial intelligence applications and data center demands are poised for a boost, thanks to a new submarine cable connecting Egypt and Jordan. In the first collaboration of this kind in 25 years, the Coral Bridge submarine cable […]
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