Foreign investors sue Egypt for $15 billion
Egypt is one of several African countries that have been sued by foreign investors due to low profits as a result of domestic policies, according to a report by Transnational. The Transnational Foundation for Peace and Future Research is a…
Two Jordan citizens reveal details of their arrest in Egypt
On Tuesday, two Jordanian citizens Thaer Matar and Abdul Rahman al-Rajabeh testified about their 10-day detention in Egypt through a media interview in the Kingdom of Jordan. The Egyptian authorities released Matar and Rajabeh last Wednesday after holding them in…
Italian Foreign Minister: We will not accept procrastination over Regeni case
On Tuesday, Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio said he would not accept procrastination over the crisis of the murder of Italian student Giulio Regeni anymore. “The Egyptian authorities have to show the truth from Cairo,” he added. The remarks…
Amid discontent and repression, is Egypt’s eruption inevitable?
While Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was in New York addressing the United Nations General Assembly, back home his government, in response to demonstrations, began the largest wave of mass arrests since the former general came to power. According to…
Ethiopia says Egypt trying to maintain “colonial era” grip over Nile
CAIRO (Reuters) – Ethiopia has accused Egypt of trying to maintain its grip over the waters of the Nile with a proposal it says would imperil a giant hydropower dam under construction on Ethiopia’s Blue Nile, in a growing diplomatic…
The Ministry of Immigration appeals to Saudi Arabia to stop the execution of an Egyptian citizen
Egyptian engineer Ali Abu al-Qasim, sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia, is still under trial in the Supreme Court in Riyadh, the Immigration Ministry said in a statement. The Ministry of Immigration has appealed to the Saudi authorities to pardon…
Sudan rejects Egypt’s proposal to involve mediators to resolve Renaissance Dam crisis
The Sudanese Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Yasser Abbas, has said that his country rejects Egypt’s proposal to involve experts from any other international party to resolve the crisis of the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. Abbas, in press statements, expressed…
Ethiopia accuses Egypt of using subversive tactics
On Sunday, the Ethiopian Foreign Ministry said that Egypt is using “sabotage tactics” during the recent talks on the Renaissance Dam in the Sudanese capital Khartoum. The Ethiopian Foreign Ministry was responding to statements issued by Cairo affirming its right…
The general retreats: 5 achievements of protesting
Protests stormed the streets of Egyptian provinces in the weeks of September. People, for the first time during General al-Sisi’s mandate, announced their refusal of his politics and demanded his ouster. The events reshaped the political scene in Egypt and…
Egypt protests expose the fragility of the economy
After a few days of sporadic and rare protests in Egypt, the Central Bank of Egypt announced that net foreign direct investment in Egypt fell by roughly $1.8 billion, or 23 per cent, during the fiscal year 2018/2019. Foreign investment…
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