How The FBI Will Blindfold Americans Until Congress Approves More Warrantless Spying

How often does the FBI improperly eavesdrop on the texts, calls and emails of Americans?

The question is at the heart of the Capitol Hill debate over Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Section 702, a tool that simplifies collecting intelligence on foreign nationals but also permits “backdoor” spying on Americans.

FISA Section 702 targets foreign nationals, but it also hoovers up the communications of Americans when they’re on the other end of the text thread or email chain. The FBI can peer into its classified mass surveillance database for dirt on Americans without ever asking a judge for a warrant.

Privacy advocates in Congress want to require a warrant except in now-or-never situations.

Some members of Congress and the corporate media frequently cite the intelligence community’s claim that Section 702 informs 50-70% of items in the President’s Daily Brief, while never specifying how much of this intelligence requires warrantless spying on Americans.

“What the ‘intel bros’ constantly do is conflate the use of Section 702 to surveil foreigners with the use of Section 702 to surveil Americans,” Gene Schaerr, an attorney for Carter Page, the Trump campaign aide whose targeting under a separate FISA provision set the stage for the Russiagate hoax, told the Daily Caller News Foundation. “They’re constantly playing this game of flimflam. Nobody disagrees that 702 is really important. The question is why do you need to surveil Americans? They never even try to make the case.”

Americans have limited visibility into the scale of FISA’s intrusions. There are reporting requirements meant to curb abuses, but the intelligence community grades its own paper and keeps the details about noncompliance secret.

The FBI did not respond to requests for comment.

https://dailycaller.com/2026/06/25/fbi-fisa-section-702-warrantless-spying/

https://www.antiwar.com/

Imagine destroying 13,000 eggs just so starving Palestinians can't eat them.

They filmed this for clicks and likes.

"The most moral army in the world"

Human excrement. #Israel

https://x.com/MrsRoyKeaneo/status/2069877187411374326

Another 9/11 Incoming – Compliments of the Most Hated Nation on Earth Israel

According to former CIA analyst Larry Johnson and journalist Pepe Escobar, the new security architecture in West Asia (i.e., Middle East) amounts to a world tectonic shift in geopolitical power. China is using its emergent global prowess on all fronts in its anticipated surge to strategically replace the declining paper tiger imperialist bully the US as the waning remnant of the Anglo-American-Zio Empire now in its death throes. The United States is no longer the wealthiest nor most powerful nation on earth as it has been for the last full century. Clearly China now is. More symbolically, China has just surpassed all US/West dominance in producing the world’s fastest super quantum computer.

But more importantly, China has also greatly assisted Iran in allegedly neutralizing Israel’s [and US] biggest now ex-potent deadly weapon – the deadly decapitation strikes. Once Iran’s Security Chief Ali Larijani was gunned down on March 17th by Israeli US-made bombs, just three weeks into the war against Iran, per Escobar and Johnson, Israel’s assassination strike capability has been completely neutralized upon receiving direct technological assistance and support from both China and Pakistan. Iran’s allies have clearly helped pave the way for Tehran’s marked progress to dramatically create a profound geopolitical power shift moving from the diminishing US/Israel/West to the East’s China, Pakistan (as the war’s primary arbiter of diplomacy), and Iran as the war’s strategically decisive victor.

Again, all of Israel’s previous AI driven Palantir/Google precision decapacitation strikes against Iran ceased after March 17th because China’s technologically advanced electronic jamming and debugging capabilities were extended to Iran. What this “bigger picture” multipolar world holds is China’s new Silk Road in action, extending from Pacific Asia to West Asia and far beyond while simultaneously in real time the US Empire is imploding on itself. Chabad war criminals Trump and Netanyahu’s totally immoral February 28th attack on Iran is the history in the making of their own totally deserved “what goes around, comes around” self-undoing demise. With Iran waiving a Strait of Hormuz fee for the next 60-days after reclosing the Strait again to all Western cargo shipping traffic, much to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s feeble chagrin, Iran is now working with Oman to initiate their joint toll system for all ships’ passage, leaving the technical crews of Iran and US in Switzerland to continue hashing out contested negotiations starting again next Tuesday June 30th. Iran chief negotiator Mohammed Ghalibaf said that the US-Israel’s unprovoked war has changed everything, forcing Iran to take charge over the Strait.

Meanwhile, the Israeli Offense Force apparently opted within the last 24-hours on Thursday June 25th to slow down its death toll in Lebanon during its latest ceasefire breach to murdering just two Lebanese civilians as its occupation force steadfastly, defiantly remains in southern Lebanon in a desperate attempt to undermine and prevent peace within the Middle East region. Though I doubt this next claim, according to the Wednesday June 24th Palestine Chronicle, a regional security and political source told the Lebanese news network Al Mayadeen:

Whether he likes it or not, Netanyahu is forced to accept a ceasefire based on the memorandum of understanding.

Adding fuel to the ongoing current volatility, in self-defense Hezbollah is effectively stalemating Israel’s efforts to expand its occupational territory inside southern Lebanon as previously displaced Lebanese citizens are reportedly now feeling safe enough to return to their homes. Despite this supposed lull in killing, according to a Wednesday June 24th Hal Turner report:

Israel is currently bombing southern Lebanon, with Israeli attack drones over Beirut in the last few hours.

https://thegovernmentrag.com/articles/another-9-11-incoming-compliments-of-the-most-hated-nation-on-earth-israel/

NOW: Mike Lindell Announces that DOMINION agreed to DISMISS its $1.3B Defamation lawsuit against Mike Lindell and MyPillow with prejudice

He also announces evidence regarding the rigged election will be released today as well on LindellTV

https://rumble.com/v7brkwi-dominion-has-dropped-1.2b-lawsuit-against-mike-lindell.html

https://twitter.com/i/status/2069823453612359876

Watch: Zionist Brags about Israel’s Power to Get the World to Do What Israel Wants

Zionist lawfare activist Hillel Neuer blasts UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese for saying "America is controlled by the Jewish Lobby"—then brags about successfully lobbying the US government to sanction her and close her bank accounts for her criticism of Israel.

https://twitter.com/i/status/2069088723476607361

Larry Fink wants your 401k and pension money to fund $10 trillion in AI data centers and power grids

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink say in May 2026 event in Texas that trillions of dollars for AI data centers and power grid need to come from private savings accounts and pension funds.

He talk about need for over $10 trillion investment in US infrastructure for AI in next 10 years.

Fink mean long-term investment accounts like 401k and pensions, not normal bank savings. BlackRock spokesperson confirm this.

This is how retirement money already invest in stocks and companies. But post make it sound like forced taking from people.

Data centers for AI use huge money for building and electricity. US want to lead in AI so need big investment.

Snopes fact check on Fink statement about savings and pensions for data centers: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/blackrock-ceo-savings-data-centers/

Yahoo Finance article explaining BlackRock CEO quote on AI infrastructure funding: https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/fact-check-blackrock-ceo-said-130000549.html

BlackRock official 2026 Chairman’s Letter discussing AI and long-term investing: https://www.blackrock.com/corporate/investor-relations/larry-fink-annual-chairmans-letter

https://citizenwatchreport.com/larry-fink-wants-your-401k-and-pension-money-to-fund-10-trillion-in-ai-data-centers-and-power-grids/

The final frontier: Israel aims to become world leader in space attack capabilities, Katz says

During the 2026 war, Israel struck multiple Iranian spacewar related facilities, including facilities working on developing capabilities to attack satellites in space.

Defense Minister Israel Katz on Thursday committed Israel to becoming the leading global player in space-attack capabilities.

“One of the central goals which the prime minister [Benjamin Netanyahu] and I set is that we are recruiting the best minds,” since “as of today, no country has the ability to mount attacks in space. We must be the leading country in the world with this capability,” said Katz.

The defense minister continued, “If we achieve this, it will ensure the advantage of deterrence, of the ability to attack, destroy, and all of the other matters versus our enemies with large resources.”

Overall, it seemed clear that Katz was referring to Iran.

This is especially true since, during the 2026 war with Iran, Israel struck multiple Iranian spacewar-related facilities, including those working on developing capabilities to attack satellites in space.

It was unclear if he indirectly also wanted to deter Russia and China from assisting Iran in developing these capabilities and in other spheres.

Other countries already have the capability for space attacks

However, Katz’s statement was not entirely accurate. Both Russia and China have performed test attacks on their own satellites in prior years and managed to destroy their test targets.

However, each time they did so, they created perpetually rotating debris around Earth’s orbit that has endangered their still-functioning satellites along with other countries’ satellites and space platforms.

Some have already speculated that Israel could destroy enemy space satellites using the Arrow 3 missile system, given that it already strikes ballistic missiles in space.

Yet, due to the debris issue that Russia and China have already encountered, many countries are working on other techniques, such as paralyzing, damaging, jamming, dragging, or using lasers against satellites in space.

While some Israeli officials have hinted at such efforts, Katz’s public statement is the clearest one to date by a senior Israeli official. In contrast, if Iran or other enemies advanced past Israel in space, they could attack Israeli satellites and reduce their surveillance capabilities.

https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-900557

Israel now openly threatens the use of nuclear weapons against the rest of the world.

Why and how is this allowed?

They have nothing to fear but their own actions.

https://twitter.com/i/status/2069904013764833671

Ben Shapiro: "The DSA is overeducated, useless white people."

https://x.com/infolibnews/status/2070205236535349497

Former Executive Extradited from Israel to Face Bank, Wire Fraud Charges in St. Louis

ST. LOUIS – A man who was indicted nearly six years ago and accused of a $28 million fraud scheme involving apartment complexes in Missouri and Oklahoma was extradited from Israel Thursday.

Michael Fein, now 47, was indicted Aug. 20, 2020, on one count of bank fraud and one count of wire fraud. The indictment accuses Fein of routinely providing false information on loan applications to obtain financing and refinance loans on projects for the company he co-owned, T.E.H. Management and its affiliates.

U.S. authorities were able to locate Fein in Israel and submitted a request for his extradition. On May 14, Minister of Heritage Amichar Eliyahu – acting by designation in place of the Minister of Justice – approved the extradition of Fein to the United States to stand trial. He arrived at John F. Kennedy International Airport Thursday morning and was then flown to St. Louis Lambert International Airport. He is expected to make his first appearance in U.S. District Court in St. Louis Friday.

“I’m very pleased that Michael Fein will be returned to St. Louis to face trial on the accusations that he fraudulently obtained millions of dollars,” U.S. Attorney Thomas C. Albus said.

“This case reflects the Federal Housing Finance Agency Office of Inspector General’s (FHFA-OIG) steadfast commitment to investigating and bringing to justice those who defraud Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, or the financial institutions engaged in the housing mortgage market. We are thankful to HUD OIG and the FBI for their partnership in this investigation, and to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the Justice Department’s Office of International Affairs, and the U.S. Marshal’s Service for their extraordinary efforts in securing the extradition of the defendant,” said Special Agent in Charge Korey Brinkman, Central Region, FHFA-OIG.

“No one is above the law,” said Special Agent-in-Charge Machelle Jindra with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Inspector General. “Our office will continue to work with the U.S. Attorney’s Office and our law enforcement partners to investigate those who threaten the integrity of FHA mortgage programs and hold them accountable for their actions.”

“Michael Fein may have believed that leaving the United States would place him beyond the reach of law enforcement after allegedly swindling millions of dollars from multiple banks," said Special Agent in Charge Chris Crocker of the FBI St. Louis Division. "Bringing Fein back to face justice required years of coordinated effort. This case sends a clear message: no matter where a fugitive runs, the FBI and its partners will relentlessly pursue those who commit serious crimes and attempt to evade accountability."

https://www.justice.gov/usao-edmo/pr/former-executive-extradited-israel-face-bank-wire-fraud-charges-st-louis

Thirteen Indicted in Albany-Based Bank Fraud Conspiracy

Lead Defendant, Jahquel Robertson of Albany, Alleged to Have Bribed USPS Employee and Received Over $1 Million in Stolen Checks from Mail

ALBANY, NEW YORK – Jahquel Robertson, 31, of Albany, and twelve others were charged in April with participation in a large-scale bank fraud scheme involving over $1 million dollars in stolen checks, according to a fourteen-count indictment fully unsealed June 16th in the Northern District of New York.

The announcement was made by First Assistant United States Attorney John A. Sarcone III, Anthony Patrone, Special Agent in Charge (Acting) of the Buffalo Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Matthew M. Modafferi, the Special Agent in Charge of the Northeast Area Field Office of the United States Postal Service, Office of Inspector General (“USPS-OIG”), and New York State Police Superintendent Steven G. James.

According to the indictment, Robertson, a/k/a “Jolly;” Nathaniel Williams, 35, of New York City; Anisa Marie Figueroa, 35, of Albany; Tyler Whittingham, 30, of New York City; Mishak Sam-Hinton, 29, of Newark, New Jersey; Britani Williams, 26, of North Adams, Massachusetts; Kedar Morton, 35, of Albany; Ray Hernandez, 28, of Albany; Slyvia Harris Thomas, 22, of Troy; Ladezma Scurry, 32, of Schenectady; Raheen Williams, 30, of Albany; Kaitlyn Thompson, 38, of Albany; and Emahnee Shelton, 28, of Schenectady, allegedly conspired to defraud various businesses, individuals, and financial institutions throughout the United States using stolen, forged and counterfeited financial instruments to fraudulently obtain money under the control of financial institutions.

As alleged, Robertson received more than $1,000,000 of checks stolen out of the mail by bribing a corrupt United States Postal Service employee. The USPS employee provided Robertson with checks that were originally mailed to or sent by individuals and businesses in the Northern District of New York. The indictment alleges that Robertson and his coconspirators then used personal identifying information and banking information of willing participants in the scheme to attempt to make fraudulent deposits of checks designed to appear identical to those stolen by the USPS employee. The defendants have been arraigned in Albany, New York over the last several weeks, and have been released on conditions pending trial before United States District Court Judge Anne M. Nardacci.

First Assistant U.S. Attorney John A. Sarcone said: “Jolly and his merry band of alleged co-conspirators attempted to defraud national financial institutions by depositing fraudulent checks into theirs and others bank accounts then quickly move to withdraw the funds. As alleged in the indictment, he bribed a public official to do so and committed a host of other federal crimes in the process. We will work quickly to seek justice against these defendants and are thankful for our legion of partners in this matter, including HSI, the USPS-OIG, and the NYSP.”

https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndny/pr/thirteen-indicted-albany-based-bank-fraud-conspiracy

The District of New Hampshire and the New England Strike Force Charges Money Laundering Operation Tied to Nearly $3 Billion Dollar Health Care Fraud Scheme

The District of New Hampshire and the New England Strike Force Charges Money Laundering Operation Tied to Nearly $3 Billion Dollar Health Care Fraud Scheme

Multi-Agency Operation Targeted International Network Accused of Laundering Proceeds from Health Care Fraud Scheme Built on Stolen Identities of Citizens from New Hampshire, Across New England, and the United States

CONCORD- U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan announced today that two alleged associates of a Transnational Criminal Organization have been charged for their roles to launder proceeds of a nearly $3 billion dollar health care fraud scheme as part of the Justice Department’s 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown. The charges are the result of the partnership between the District of New Hampshire and the New England Strike Force and represent the single largest health care fraud-related money laundering prosecution in New Hampshire history.

“These charges expose the staggering scale of fraud and money laundering that Transnational Criminal Organizations are willing to inflict on our health care system and the people of New Hampshire. This was not a local scheme. It was a transnational operation that stole the identities of New England patients and doctors to defraud our health care system of nearly $3 billion in intended losses and then launder those proceeds internationally to escape detection. Working alongside the New England Strike Force, we tracked that money. The people of New England deserve a health care system free from this kind of exploitation, and my Office will continue to pursue these criminal networks when they target New Hampshire,” said Erin Creegan, U.S. Attorney for the District of New Hampshire.

According to court documents, Kakha Bendeliani, 48, and Goga Danelia, 37, both of the country of Georgia, were charged with conspiring to commit money laundering in connection with a nationwide health care fraud scheme in which nearly $3 billion in fraudulent claims were submitted to Medicare for durable medical equipment (“DME”). As a result of the claims, Medicare and Medicare Supplemental Insurers paid at least approximately $12.5 million to Centennial Med Supply LLC (“Centennial”), a fraudulent DME company linked to Bendeliani and Danelia.

Both Bendeliani and Danelia allegedly laundered proceeds for the Transnational Criminal Organization that perpetuated the largest health care fraud intended loss case ever prosecuted by the Department of Justice, as uncovered by Operation Gold Rush. The Organization, based in Russia and elsewhere, orchestrated a multi-billion-dollar health care fraud and money laundering scheme to target, exploit, and steal from Medicare, other government-sponsored health insurance programs, and private health insurance companies.

As alleged in charging documents, the fraudulent claims relied, in part, on the stolen identities of citizens from New Hampshire, across New England, and throughout the United States to justify the fraudulent billings. Hundreds of thousands of Americans, including the elderly and disabled Americans, reported their concerns to Medicare and its contractors after receiving explanation of benefit forms that reflected them purportedly receiving DME that they did not in fact receive, that was purportedly prescribed by doctors whom they had never visited, and purportedly delivered from DME companies with which they were unfamiliar.

https://www.justice.gov/usao-nh/pr/district-new-hampshire-and-new-england-strike-force-charges-money-laundering-operation

Federal Charges Announced in Multi-Million Dollar Medicaid Fraud Scheme and Prescription Drug Diversion Conspiracy; Announcement Made as Part of Justice Department’s National Health Care Fraud Takedown

Milwaukee, Wisconsin – Brad D. Schimel, First Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced charges issued in the Eastern District of Wisconsin as part of a strategically coordinated, nationwide law enforcement action.

The first charge announced was against Jasmine Cooper, 37, of Brown Deer, Wisconsin, who is charged by information with health care fraud and aggravated identity theft in connection with a scheme to defraud Wisconsin Medicaid. As charged in the Information, Cooper, who was authorized to run a prenatal care coordination agency (PNCC) to assist at risk pregnant women and women with children, submitted thousands of false claims in which she claimed her company provided much-needed services that beneficiaries never received. Throughout the scheme, Cooper misstated the duration, frequency, date, and nature of services provided. Cooper submitted these false claims to Wisconsin Medicaid between 2019 and 2022. The Information also charges that as part of her scheme to defraud, Cooper committed aggravated identity theft by using the means of identification of another person without lawful authority.

As a result of the scheme, Cooper submitted over $5.8 million in fraudulent claims to Wisconsin Medicaid, of which over $5.4 million was paid. On the same day that charges were filed, the United States also filed a signed plea agreement indicating Cooper’s intention to plead guilty to the charges. A change of plea hearing is scheduled for July 9, 2026, at 10:00 before the Honorable Chief District Judge Pamela Pepper.

Cooper’s charges come on the heels of four similar schemes charged by the Eastern District of Wisconsin. Combined with the charges against Cooper, these fraudulent schemes have cost Wisconsin Medicaid over $15.5 million between 2019 and 2022. Cooper’s case, as well as the similar PNCC-related schemes were investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation with substantial assistance from the Wisconsin Department of Justice Medicaid Fraud and Elder Abuse Control Unit. The cases are being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Kate M. Biebel and Julie F. Stewart.

The second charge was against Jerry Jones III, 70, of Mequon, Wisconsin. Jones was charged by information with conspiracy to distribute controlled substances. As alleged in the information, Dr. Jones was a medical provider authorized by the Drug Enforcement Administration to distribute controlled substances as part of a legitimate medical purpose.

Instead, between January 2021 and September 2025, Dr. Jones conspired to distribute controlled substances such as amphetamine-dextroamphetamine, methylphenidate, buprenorphine, diazepam, lorazepam, alprazolam, and pregabalin outside the usual course of professional practice and not for a legitimate medical purpose. As part of the conspiracy, Dr. Jones distributed 12,885 pills of Adderall, 8,121 pills of Ritalin, 143,282 units of Schedule III controlled substances, 35,944 units of Schedule IV controlled substances, and 12,374 units of Schedule V controlled substances.

On the same day that charges were filed, the United States also filed a signed plea agreement indicating that Dr. Jones intends to be plead guilty to the charges. A change of plea hearing is scheduled for June 29, 2026, at 11:15 a.m. before the Honorable Lynn Adelman. As part of the plea agreement Dr. Jones agreed to forfeit $294,850.72 in proceeds of the unlawful conspiracy. The case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration Diversion Investigations Unit. It is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Julie F. Stewart.

https://www.justice.gov/usao-edwi/pr/federal-charges-announced-multi-million-dollar-medicaid-fraud-scheme-and-prescription

Like Barrack Obama, Zohran Mamdani is a Trojan Horse for George Soros.

His candidates won recent elections in NYC prompting observers to crown him "Kingmaker."

Americans will reject AIPAC candidates only to get Soros-backed candidates which amounts to the same thing.

Sen Ron Johnson —On April 29, 2026, as Chairman of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, I held a hearing and released a report titled "Unmasked: How Biden Health Officials Purposely Turned a Blind Eye Toward COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Signals." There has not been a bigger government scandal during my lifetime, and yet even now that we have documented proof of corruption, most of the legacy media refuses to report on it.

"Currently, VAERS shows 1,676,100 cumulative worldwide adverse events and 39,099 deaths associated with the COVID-19 injection, with 9,332 (24%) of the deaths occurring within 2 days of injection. Most of these tragic adverse events occurred well after federal health officials should have informed the public about the risks they knew existed. Instead, they hid or downplayed those risks. As a result, millions were harmed after being denied their right to fully informed consent.

That's why I consider this to be the biggest government scandal in my lifetime, and one that is crying out for full media attention and coverage.

https://x.com/senronjohnson/status/2067427189759332619

Saudi Arabia just bought eyes in the sky over Sinai — pointed straight at Israel

Analysis: While the world cheers 'Arab space cooperation,' Egypt’s crippling debt means Riyadh gets leverage over Cairo’s military surveillance. Built in a Chinese facility. Ignoring Camp David limits. This isn’t science — it’s strategic patronage with real regional stakes

The story being sold to the world is about science. Saudi Arabia's cabinet just approved an initiative to design and build the kingdom's first satellite developed jointly with Egypt. The project is dedicated to remote sensing and commercial Earth observation.

Riyadh and Cairo are framing this as another chapter in Gulf economic diversification, and as one more entry in Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's Vision 2030 portfolio.

It is the latest asset in a patron-client relationship that has already absorbed Egypt's ports, its banks and a slice of its Mediterranean coastline. This time the asset sits in orbit, and it points a sensor at the Sinai.

Cairo's external debt has crossed 40% of GDP, with annual debt servicing approaching $40 billion.

Since the 2011 uprising, Gulf governments have funneled more than $100 billion into Egypt's central bank and state coffers. That figure swelled after the 2024 deal granting the UAE development rights to Ras al Hikma for $35 billion, and after Saudi Arabia's own multibillion-dollar pledges tied to Egyptian healthcare, education, agriculture and finance.

Egypt no longer negotiates with Gulf capital as a sovereign equal. It negotiates as a serial debtor, handing over another slice of the state's commanding heights with each rescue.

The satellite fits that pattern.

But this acquisition is not a stake in a bank or a coastal resort. It is a foothold inside Egypt's national security architecture.

The Saudi Space Agency has cooperated with its Egyptian counterpart since a memorandum of understanding signed in December 2023. According to the limited details released so far, the new project will focus on satellite manufacturing, imaging and commercialization.

Neither government has disclosed the financing split or a launch timeline. That silence is informative.

When Gulf states want a project understood as uncomplicated commerce, they say so loudly. When the architecture is murkier, vague language about strategic cooperation fills the gap.

Egypt's history with remote sensing satellites sharpens this reading.

EgyptSat 1, built with Ukrainian help, and EgyptSat 2, built with Russian help, were marketed as civilian environmental and mapping tools. One Israeli academic who studied the program concluded that the cover story masked a military intelligence function from the start, with the Egyptian armed forces financing and using the imagery behind a scientific facade.A new, more capable satellite, financed in part by Riyadh, would hand Cairo's military a meaningfully upgraded surveillance picture of its own borders, the Red Sea and the Sinai Peninsula.

There is also a branding dimension to this deal.

Egypt hosts the headquarters of the African Space Agency at its New Cairo Space City and presents the facility as proof of indigenous capability. That claim already strained credulity before Riyadh got involved.

Beijing financed the MisrSat 2 satellite, launched on a Chinese rocket in December 2023, and built the assembly and testing center inside Space City that Egypt now showcases as domestic mastery.

That came on top of the earlier Chinese-funded Horus 1 and Horus 2 satellites. Chinese state media has called the project a flagship of Belt and Road cooperation in Africa, and independent trackers rank Egypt among Beijing's most extensive space partners on the continent.

https://www.ynetnews.com/article/skupot9gfx