Who is paying the bill of economic reform?
Basel AbdullahEgyWatch – June 8, 2019 Before the 2014 presidential elections, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said in an interview that removing subsidies will never be an option, especially those of electricity and fuel; only once the people have become enriched…
Panic as new rises in fuel prices hits Egyptians
EgyWatch – June 10, 2019 Widespread panic hits as Egyptians learn from social media that the government will increase fuel prices on June 14. A statement from the Ministry of Finance immediately denied the validity of these concerns, asserting…
‘Al-Akhbar’: Egyptian General Intelligence directs media and foreign affairs
EgyWatch – June 10, 2019 Al-Akhbar Lebanese newspaper said that it has documents the Egyptian General Intelligence Service sent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Media specifying the directives and warnings concerning the foreign files of seven Arab…
Capital Economics: EGP to fall again
EgyWatch – June 10, 2019 Capital Economics has predicted that the Egyptian Pound (EGP) will fall again against the dollar.The economic research company said that the EGP appreciation is likely to discontinue even though it isperforming at its best since…
In Egypt, arrests out of season
Mohammad Al-BatawyEgyWatch – June 9, 2019Since the passing of the constitutional amendments in Egypt in April2019, the country has essentially entered a state of political stagnationwith no possibility of significant change until the forthcomingpresidential elections in 2024. The Egyptian opposition…
This is why Egypt won’t fight Iran with GCC
EgyWatch – June 9, 2019 As an aftermath of the latest GCC-American escalation against Iran, Mohammedbin Zayed, the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and the de facto ruler of the UAE, madea surprise visit to Egypt on May 15,…
HRW accuses Egypt of threatening its employees
EgyWatch – June 2, 2019 Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused Egyptian authorities of conducting a smear campaign against its employees and staff following the publication of its May 28th report on violations by Egyptian security forces in Northern…
Sisi criticises behaviour of some Muslims as a cause of Islamophobia
EgyWatch – June 2, 2019 President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Sunday said that the behaviour of some Muslims is among the causes of Islamophobia. He made this claim referring to the Fatwa that forbade the congratulating of Christians for…
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