Mohamed Samir

Mohamed Samir Khedr is an economic and political journalist, analyst, and editor specializing in geopolitical conflicts in the Middle East, Africa, and the Eastern Mediterranean. For the past decade, he has covered Egypt's and the MENA region's financial, business, and geopolitical updates. Currently, he is the Executive Editor of the Daily News Egypt, where he leads a team of journalists in producing high-quality, in-depth reporting and analysis on the region's most pressing issues. His work has been featured in leading international publications. Samir is a highly respected expert on the Middle East and Africa, and his insights are regularly sought by policymakers, academics, and business leaders. He is a passionate advocate for independent journalism and a strong believer in the power of storytelling to inform and inspire. Twitter: https://twitter.com/Moh_S_Khedr LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohamed-samir-khedr/
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Men from the community led the collective effort, pulling carts piled with the bodies of relatives, friends, neighbours and strangers killed by Eritrean troops, which they brought to churches across Axum city in Ethiopia's Tigray for burial, many in mass graves
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Eritrean troops massacred hundreds of civilians in Ethiopia’s Tigray: Amnesty

Eritrean troops went on a rampage and systematically killed hundreds of civilians,…

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Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry received, on Tuesday, a phone call from his US counterpart Antony Blinken. The US Secretary affirmed that he looks forward to strengthening Egypt-US partnership, adding that bilateral security interests must align with mutual respect to democracy, human rights, and civil society.
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Blinken phones Shoukry over boosting strategic partnership, promoting democracy

Blinken highlighted the importance of the strong US-Egypt strategic partnership, particularly in…

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In late January, a Russian security delegation inspected airports in Egyptian Red Sea resort cities of Sharm El-Sheikh and Hurghada in preparation for the resumption of Russian flights to Egypt.
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Exclusive: Russian flights to return to Sharm El-Sheikh and Hurghada end-February

In late January, a Russian security delegation inspected airports in Egyptian Red…

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25 January Revolution: A decade of upheaval, setbacks, challenges, and successes in Egypt
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25 January Revolution: A decade of upheaval, setbacks, challenges, and successes

On the 10th anniversary of the 25 January Revolution, Daily News Egypt…

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This comes in preparation for the launch of Egypt’s first national strategy for human rights, SSCHR Secretary-General Ambassador Ahmed Ihab Gamal El-Din told reporters in a Tuesday press conference.
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Hearings of civil society organisations completed to launch Egypt’s human rights strategy

Executive Regulations of new NGOs law to be published in Official Gazette…

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The head of Egypt’s General Intelligence Service (GIS), Abbas Kamel, met with Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, the head of Sudan’s Sovereign Council, Abdel Fattah Al-Burthan, and the deputy head Mohamed Hamdan Daglo (Hamidati) in Khartoum on Monday.
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Egypt’s intelligence chief Abbas Kamel met with Hamdok, Al-Burhan, Hamidati in Khartoum

GIS head Abbas Kamel congratulated Sudanese people on the occasion of their…

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Sudan said Wednesday that a cross-border attack by Ethiopian forces and militias killed several Sudanese troops during a patrol of the border region
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Sudan says troops killed by Ethiopian forces in cross-border attack

AP reported that military officials from Sudan said the attack left at…

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Business

Egypt’s Sovereign Fund to prepare Safi, Wataniya companies for private placement

Egyptian state had to intervene to establish companies in strategic sectors, it…

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President of South Sudan Silva Kiir With President of Egypt Abdel Fatah Al Sisi
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Egypt’s Al-Sisi to visit South Sudan on Saturday

Al-Sisi, Kiir will discuss bilateral issues and exchange views on regional stability…

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Blue Nile dam known as Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Blue Nile River Egypt Ethiopia Sudan Daily News Egypt
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Egypt’s Higher Committee for Nile Water reviews GERD developments

This comes two days ahead of a scheduled meeting between the foreign…

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