Egyptian security arrests two journalists while covering the Senate elections
The representative of the Freedoms Committee of the Egyptian Journalists Syndicate, Amr Badr, said that the security authorities arrested two journalists while they were covering the Senate elections, whose first round ends on Wednesday. Badr said, via Facebook, on Tuesday,…
Senate elections: hot meals, electoral bribes, and low voting
The two-day Senate elections in Egypt witnessed a weak turnout of voters casting their votes in the various governorates. Candidates began enticing voters by providing the use of loudspeakers and transportation to transport them to the committees. Candidates used many…
The IMF expects a problematic year for Egypt
A report issued by the International Monetary Fund, Tuesday, revealed shocking expectations, indicating that Egypt’s inflation rate has increased from 5.8% (on an annual basis) in the 2019/20 fiscal year to about 8% on average in the 2020/2021 financial year….
Egyptian General Intelligence director visits southern Sudan
The head of Egyptian General Intelligence service (GIS), Abbas Kamel, visited South Sudan to meet President Salva Kiir Mayardit, his first deputy, Riek Machar, and some officials in Juba. The head of Egyptian intelligence carried a letter from General Abdel…
Private institutes are jeopardising the engineering profession
Every year, in conjunction with the announcement of high school’s grades in Egypt and admission to universities, the crisis of private institutes that accept students who have obtained high school diplomas and technical diplomas with low grades raises controversy. The…
While already in prison the Vice President of the Strong Egypt Party is accused in a new case
Egyptian have authorities included the prominent activist and vice president of the Strong Egypt Party, Muhammad Al-Qassas, in a new (third) case. The Supreme State Security Prosecution (SSSP) ordered al-Qassas’ detention on the same accusations he faced in two previous…
Ethiopia warns Egypt against building a military base on its borders
Ethiopia expressed its fear of the news about Egypt’s efforts to establish a base in Somaliland, explaining that any initiative that would harm Addis Adaba is a “red line.” The spokesman for the Ethiopian Foreign Ministry Dina Mufti said, on…
The senate elections: A competition with neither teams nor an audience
The elections for the Egyptian Senate Council were launched on Sunday morning. It started with the first stage where Egyptians residing abroad voted on Sunday and Monday, whereas those inside are to vote on Tuesday and Wednesday. The process has…
21 quarantine hospitals to reopen amid fears of a possible second COVID-19 wave
Twenty-one coronavirus quarantine hospitals are set to reopen this week in anticipation of a possible second wave of coronavirus (COVID-19). Experts warned that the second wave of coronavirus could hit the country harder than the first wave, said al-Nagila’s hospital…
Beirut’s fate threatens Egypt’s airports
The Egyptian government has formed a supreme committee to examine and remove dangerous material stored in the country’s airports, fearing it will meet a fate similar to Beirut. This decision came days after the Beirut Port explosion which rocked the…
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