Egypt extends state of emergency for another 3 months
The House of Representatives has approved President Abdel Fattah al- Sisi’s Resolution No. 20 of 2020 regarding the extension of the state of emergency throughout the country for a new period of three months, starting at 1am on Monday January…
Egypt: Fighter jet crashes killing pilot
Egypt’s military spokesman has said that a fighter jet crashed yesterday during a training activity in an undeclared place, confirming the death of the pilot. The spokesman declared that last December a fighter jet crashed during training in one of…
Al-Sisi’s goal was offside: How Israel and Greece spun around Egypt's interests
Over the past several years, the world discovered a region rich in energy supplies. Three large gas fields have been discovered, and there is a possibility more will be discovered. These discoveries gained the region great international attention and at…
Moustafa Kassem: The first US citizen to die in al-Sisi’s prisons
“I want my children to know that I fought tooth and nail for my freedom.” More than a year ago, an American citizen of Egyptian origin, Moustafa Kassem, wrote those words in a letter that was leaked from prison in…
Cairo is swimming against the current in Libya
The Speaker of the Libyan Parliament in Tobruk loyal to General Khalifa Haftar, Aquila Saleh, has commented on the cooperation agreements signed between the internationally recognised Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Saleh, in his…
Tree massacre angers Heliopolis residents
“It is not an urban development, but a distortion of the area and an obliteration of memories of the entire age,” the residents of Heliopolis have said of the gardening operations which are taking place in their neighbourhood so that…
Nationwide military drills: Are they a message?
Egyptian armed forces have announced carrying out a nationwide military exercise codenamed “Kader 2020.” A statement issued by the armed forces said that the ongoing drills will end next Friday, which makes them one of the longest and largest drills,…
Price of cooking oil rises for fourth time in less than a month
The price of cooking oil has increased four times in the last three weeks, with values ranging from EGP 2,600 to EGP 3,200 per ton, driven by higher demand and lower supply at production plants, with global changes in the…
Huge population increase expected in Egypt
The Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics (CAPMAS) in Egypt has declared its expectations regarding the population census in the coming 30 years. The indications show that Egypt’s population may reach 191.3 million in 2052. CAPMAS published several analytical…
Egypt`s economy suffers: High annual inflation rate in December
The Central Statistical Organisation has said that the annual inflation rate rose in December at the level of 6.8 per cent compared to 2.7 per cent in November, and to 7.1 per cent against 3.6 per cent in cities and…
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