GERD negotiations postponed again
Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia have announced that the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) negotiations have been postponed again for one week, according to separate statements issued by the three countries on Monday. The negotiations, to be held again on 17…
Egypt could go thirsty and there is no solution
The voting process in the senate (the second chamber of parliament) for Egyptians in many countries of the world began on Sunday morning. A strategy of four axes was recently adopted by Egypt to confront the repercussions of the Renaissance…
Border demarcation with Greece: A new crisis with Turkey
The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that a maritime border demarcation deal was signed with Greece on Thursday evening. The deal aimed at allocating the exclusive maritime economic zone for both countries. This announcement infuriated Turkey and caused…
Flight suspension: The latest chapter in the Egypt-Kuwait tension
A new crisis has erupted between Egypt and Kuwait, this time due to the suspension of flights between the two countries. The dispute started with mutual statements and turned into crossfire on social media sites, then the Egyptian Foreign Ministry…
Egypt transport imports worth millions of USD in one month
The Egyptian Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics announced that Egypt imported “buses, microbuses and minibuses” in 2020 worth $31.1 million, double the equivalent amount last year. In May 2019 transport imports were worth $15.5 million. Statement Data, issued…
Egypt’s parliament discusses toughening penalties for bullying and harassment
The Egyptian House of Representatives is discussing new amendments to toughening penalties and criminal procedures to confront the phenomena of bullying and sexual harassment. The Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee in the Egyptian parliament approved amendments submitted by the government,…
A mandatory irrigation system: EGP 100 mn fines within 3 months
The Egyptian government has started applying a compulsory modern irrigation system on hundreds of thousands of cultivated feddans in Egypt to minimise the amounts of water used for agriculture in an effort to overcome the water scarcity the country is…
Five years after the New Suez Canal still no benefits
Only $1.3 billion is the additional output of the new Suez Canal, five years after the opening of a bypass, which sparked widespread controversy and cost Egypt about $8 billion. These figures were revealed by Osama Rabei, head of the…
Four potential candidates for presidency of Egypt’s senate
Informed sources close to the Egyptian Council of Ministers have said that several names were raised during discussions of who would take over the presidency of the senate, for which elections will run this month. The sources revealed that Chancellor…
The maritime border demarcation with Greece is a crime, say Egypt’s opponents
Egyptian politicians and opponents have attacked the Egyptian-Greek agreement to demarcate the maritime border between the two countries. Under the title “An official statement to the Egyptian people about the crime of demarcating the maritime borders with Greece,” the parties…
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