Month: September 2020

Berenice military base: Al-Sisi suffocates Gaza

Since the Egyptian army announced the opening of the Berenice military base last January, in the presence of General al-Sisi and Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of the United Arab Emirates, doubts have been raised about this base regarding its…

Despite the commodities exchange, why is the government failing to control prices?

Amidst the Egyptian citizen’s affliction and suffering with the rise of commodity prices and the inability of most citizens to meet their basic needs, the government’s announcement of establishing a commodity exchange raised more concerns regarding the consumers’ negative impact….

After the Vodafone-STC deal failed Egypt-Saudi conflicts return

Cairo is still interested in completing the exit deal from Vodafone Egypt, despite announcing the end of the term of the memorandum of understanding with the Saudi Telecom company, without reaching an agreement, according to Egyptian official statements. Economists are…

El-Alamein: The latest scandal of al-Sisi’s presidential palaces

The issue of Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s palaces has returned to the scene, about a year after it was raised by the artist and contractor Mohamed Ali, who reappeared again, calling for mass demonstrations on September 20. For the first time,…

Illiteracy in Egypt: A shameful reality worsened by governmental inaction

For many years, successive Egyptian governments have been raving about the fight against ignorance, illiteracy, and adult education. Still, government announcements, laws, and established bodies have remained mere propaganda with little effect in reality. The celebration of International Literacy Day…

A station for the poor of Upper Egypt away from central Cairo

The Ministry of Transport’s decision to allocate Bashtil Railway Station in Giza for trains coming from Upper Egypt has raised anger. According to the new decision, Upper Egypt trains will not reach the Ramses area of ​​the capital Cairo, which…

Half a million beggars in Egypt: An unchecked mafia

A video clip of a child beggar in Mansoura city, in the Governorate of Dakahlia, sitting to count a large sum of money (the proceeds of begging), aroused the resentment and ridicule of a large number of social media users…

Details of security-intelligence cooperation to select candidates for the Egyptian parliament

Security-intelligence cooperation is at the forefront of the political and security arena in Egypt. The National Security Agency spends efforts to coordinate between the Ministry of Interior and the General Intelligence Service to choose the personalities representing the core nucleus…

The Egyptian government uses its people as laboratory animals

In conjunction with the spread of the coronavirus, many Egyptians infected with COVID-19 have turned into laboratory mice to try vaccines and drugs that have not been approved or tested on humans. The trial of coronavirus vaccines on Egyptians came…

Workers defy Egypt authorities’ suppression

Despite the severe repression and the fierce security grip, the workers’ demonstrations and protests in Egypt and the expression of their anger through strikes and sit-ins did not stop. During the past two years, workers’ demonstrations and news of arrests…