International condemnation of the crackdown against the EIPR
The last hours witnessed broad international and local solidarity with the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights after three of its directors were arrested last week. The United Nations, America, Canada, Germany, France, Italy, and Ireland expressed their grave concern over…
Al-Sisi takes revenge on Bassem Odah with solitary confinement
Seven years of revenge and abuse is the period of time that former Minister of Supply Bassem Odah has been in solitary confinement since the military coup in Egypt in 2013. The case of Bassem Odah reappeared after the former…
Why is the coronavirus death rate so high in Egypt?
The death rate in Egypt due to the COVID-19 virus has continued to be higher than the global average death rate, which raises doubt about the official data issued by the Egyptian Ministry of Health. The mortality index in Egypt…
Tax evasion in Egypt deepens the economic crisis
The law in Egypt applies only to the poor, as well as taxes that are only paid by those who have no power and influence. As for the big businessmen, the proceeds of their taxes are estimated at billions of…
School buses: Students’ cemeteries in Egypt
There is continuous bleeding from students in Egypt due to school bus accidents. With each incident, there are calls to tighten control over drivers and establish special regulations for school buses. Recently, 17 students were injured following a school bus…
Egypt-Sudan dispute over Halayeb returns to the fore after Israeli interference
As an ice crack, the Sudanese Foreign Minister Omar Qamaruddin’s statement over the disputed Halayeb and Shalateen border triangle ended a period of silence, indicating the beginning of a new Sudanese campaign around the region. This campaign of Khartoum’s pressure…
New labour regulations pave the way for privatisation and abolish labour rights
“Corporate workers do not disagree with the government about development. Rather, their disagreement stems in the method to be followed.” With these words, jurists and workers expressed their concerns about the new regulations of workers in the business sector, which…
Egypt’s external debt increased by 15% in 2020
On Monday, the Central Bank of Egypt offered government treasury bills denominated in USD, on behalf of the Ministry of Finance, at about $1.585 billion for 364 days. The country’s external debt has risen by 14.79 per cent from the…
Budget deficit in Egypt amounts to 2.6% in the current fiscal year
Egypt announced that the total deficit in its budget amounted to 2.6 per cent of GDP in the first four months of the current fiscal year. Egyptian Finance Minister Mohamed Maait said that the primary budget surplus decreased to EGP…
Egypt renews its adherence to a fair agreement on the GERD
The Egyptian Minister of Irrigation, Mohamed Abdel Aty, renewed his country’s adherence to a fair and binding agreement for all regarding the Renaissance Dam, which is disputed with Ethiopia. The official spokesman for the Egyptian Ministry of Irrigation reported on…
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