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…
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…
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