Month: March 2020

Egypt’s military pensions raised, again

The Egyptian parliament has approved a draft law submitted by the government on amending some provisions of the retirement, insurance and pensions law for the armed forces, which aims to expand financial benefits for military personnel and their families. It…

Exclusive: Egypt is hiding coronavirus patients in military hospitals

Media sources have said that the Egyptian regime is intentionally concealing information about new coronavirus cases in the country. Most of the people are being kept in military hospitals and not being reported. Sources have told Egypt Watch that there…

Paris embarrasses Cairo by announcing 2 coronavirus cases contracted in Egypt

The spokesperson for the Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population, Khaled Mujahid, has maintained that Egypt is currently completely free of any new cases of coronavirus. This statement came amid skepticism about the Ministry of Health’s declarations after the announcement…

Mubarak`s 30-year legacy: An authoritarian, corrupt state

On 6 October 1981, Egyptians celebrated at the annual victory parade of their army’s battle against Israel eight years earlier, which eventually led to the end of the Israeli occupation of the Sinai, although not all Egyptians were pleased with…

After Mubarak`s death Egyptians demand answers about assets abroad

After the death of ousted President Hosni Mubarak, Egyptians have started to talk again about the funds that were smuggled out of the country and into bank accounts across Europe and the US. Journalists, activists, and academics have reprinted press…