Egypt asks Christie’s to cancel sale of Tutankhamun statue
Christie’s in London is being pressured to cancel the auction of a statue of Tutankhamun’s head after Egyptian authorities claimed that the bust might have been stolen from the Karnak temple in Luxor. The 28.5cm-high statue is more than 3,000…
What Algeria and Sudan Can Learn From Egypt
Eight years after the Arab Spring transfixed the world, the Middle East has once again lit up with protest. In April, popular movements in Algeria and Sudan forced the ouster of two long-serving autocrats: Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who resigned…
Parliament denies granting Egyptian nationality for $10K
Head of the Parliament’s Defense and National Security Committee Kamal Amer denied granting the Egyptian nationality to foreign investors for $10,000. Amer added during his phone call to Mubasher channel that $10,000 or the equivalent in Egyptian currency is the…
Egypt ‘offers to help Sudan military regime counter civil disobedience’
Egypt has offered to provide the Sudanese government with workers to counter a campaign of nationwide civil disobedience aimed at pressuring the ruling military council into handing over power. Sources in the Egyptian foreign ministry told The New Arab‘s Arabic-language…
Egypt nearly ‘bankrupt’ due to mishandling of public funds
An article in Foreign Policy authored by the Muslim Brotherhood’s former minister of investment Yehia Hamed has said that the chronic mismanagement of public finances by the current administration in Egypt has meant that in the last five years external…
US says Jordan, Egypt and Morocco to attend economic workshop in Bahrain
TIMES OF ISRAEL: Jordan, Egypt and Morocco have informed US President Donald Trump’s administration that they will participate in the upcoming American-sponsored economic workshop in Bahrain, a senior White House official said Tuesday. The announcement ends weeks of uncertainty over…
Egyptians in solidarity with Syrian refugees against campaign of incitement
EgyWatch – June 11, 2019 Thousands of Egyptians took to social networking sites to express their love and solidarity with Syrian refugees living in Egypt. This came in response to an incitement campaign that was waged against them. The…
Amid popular discontent, parliament raises its budget to EGP 1.5 billion
EgyWatch – June 11, 2019 The House of Representatives Planning and Budget Committee approved the draft budget for the new fiscal year 2019/2020 for EGP 1.551 billion compared to EGP 1.4 billion in the current fiscal year, an increase…
Activist Alaa Abdel Fattah complains of suspended freedoms
EgyWatch – June 11, 2019 Egyptian political activist Alaa Abdel Fattah has complained about the security surveillance he has been mandated to since his release in March. Under this surveillance, he presents himself daily at 6pm to the nearest…
Blood-immersed Hero 14: Is the security strategy in Sinai futile?
Kareem RaafatJune 9, 2019 On the dawn of Wednesday, the first day of Eid Al Fitr, 8 policemen were killed after an ambush on the Hero 14 checkpoint, west of Arish in North Sinai. Five of the attackers were…
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