Passengers returning from abroad pay to isolate in 5 star Egypt hotel
Egyptians returning from abroad were surprised by the decision of the Egyptian government to apply mandatory quarantine to all returnees inside hotels at the expense of each traveller, which caused a state of chaos inside Cairo Airport. Social media users…
Daughter of parliamentarian detained for criticising the government
The State Security Prosecution has imprisoned political activist Noha Kamal al-Din, the daughter of the MP Kamal al-Din Ahmed, for 15 days pending investigations on charges of spreading false news about the spread of coronavirus in Egypt. Security forces in…
Egypt TV presenter grills minister of transport on crowded metros
A verbal dispute arose between the journalist Wael al-Ibrashi and General Kamel Al-Wazeer, the Minister of Transport, during the nine o’clock news on Egyptian TV, after Al-Ibrashi presented photos and videos clips of the crowded metro in Cairo. Al-Ibrashi criticised…
Doctors protest insufficient salary raise
General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has announced an increase in the medical profession allowance by 75 per cent for all health care workers in Egypt, and an exceptional reward from the Long Live Egypt Fund for workers in isolation, fever, chest…
Terror attack on army checkpoint in Sinai
The Islamic State group in Sinai has launched a terrorist attack on an Egyptian army security checkpoint in the city of Bir al-Abd in Sinai, killing five soldiers, including an officer. Local sources said that the militants detonated an explosive…
Coronavirus: Government isolates homes in Port Said and Mahalla
The Ministry of Health has isolated the village of Al-Hayatam in the city of Mahalla after the number of cases of the novel coronavirus in the village increased to 10, and 22 others are suspected of being infected. Security forces…
Reconciliation initiatives in Egypt: Why have they reappeared?
Talk of a reconciliation initiative in Egypt has returned after more than a year. Hassan Nafaa, a professor of political science at Cairo University, called for a comprehensive community reconciliation in Egypt that begins with the release of all political…
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