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Power vacuum in Algeria a déjà-vu confirming role of army as Kingmaker

Algeria’s President Abdelmejid Teboune has been out of the country for more than a month receiving medical care in Germany and authorities are maintaining a blackout while reassuring the people that he has left hospital. The Algerian official media have not yet shown any footage of the President since he flew to Germany so far […]

Egypt: Bombardier to lead Cairo’s 2 monorail lines construction

The Egyptian government has assigned a Bombardier-led consortium to build its monorail system in a contract valued at $4.5b. Bombardier and its partners, Orascom Construction and Arab Contractors, will build and maintain the system aiming to decongest the Egyptian capital and ease commute for its 20 million inhabitants. The system will be made of two […]

Russia to deliver to Egypt 20 Su-35 fighter jets next year

Russia will deliver 20 Su-35 fighter jets to Egypt as early as 2020-21 following a $2-billion deal signed between the two countries end of last year. Egypt will start receiving the military aircraft as early as next year, reported Russian media kommersant, citing two senior defense industry officers. The Su-35 fighter is a fourth-generation multi-function […]