Elneny tests positive for coronavirus despite EFA denial
The talented midfielder for Egypt’s national team and England’s Arsenal Football Club, Mohamed Elneny, tested positive for coronavirus on Monday, the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) has announced. Elneny’s results came after he landed in Togo on Sunday with the rest…
The Sovereign Sukuk Law is a road to sell the state’s assets en masse
The cabinet has declared its approval of the Sovereign Sukuk (financial certificates) issuance law drafted by the Ministry of Finance, which will be the first time in history that Egypt introduces this kind of financing instrument. This will open the…
Lowering the interest rate in Egypt: What is the impact on the economy?
In a surprise move to many economists and experts, the Central Bank of Egypt announced, on Thursday, that it would cut interest rates for the second time in a row by about 50 basis points. The decision to cut was…
Animals in Egypt are tortured, slaughtered and sexually assaulted
Not only humans suffer in Egypt, but the recent incidents of murder and torture of stray and pet animals by individuals and governmental agencies have also been repeated. The new, shocking news this time is the disclosure of incidents of…
Biden’s victory: Will it strengthen the thorn of the opposition in Egypt?
The news of Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s meeting with the leader of the opposition in Greece did not escape Egyptian academic Mustafa Kamel al-Sayed, who asked in a tweet: “Can there be an opposition leader in Egypt, could he meet presidents…
Director of human rights organisation arrested after meeting with European ambassadors
The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) has said that security forces arrested its executive director, Mohamed Bashir, from his home on Sunday and charged him with joining a terror group and spreading false news. In a statement, the initiative…
Egypt official warns of upcoming COVID-19 peak
The head of the scientific committee to combat COVID-19 in Egypt, Dr. Hossam Hosni, warned of a significant increase in the spread of the virus in the country during December and January. During a television interview, Hosni said that this…
The new Levant: A US-sponsored alliance to corral Iran
At the end of October 2020, the Egyptian Prime Minister, Mostafa Madbouly, arrived in Iraq on an official visit that included a large number of ministers and officials. During his visit, Madbouly met with the Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi,…
Al-Sarraj in Cairo: Egypt turns to western Libya
In a visit, the first of its kind since the attack by the militia of General Khalifa Haftar on the Libyan capital, Tripoli, the head of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez al-Sarraj, met with high-ranking Egyptian officials…
Biden victory forces al-Sisi’s regime to hire $65k monthly US lobbying firm
Amid fears of US pressures on Cairo to improve human rights conditions after Joe Biden won the presidential elections, General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s regime has hired a lobbying firm.The $65,000 monthly contract was signed between Egypt’s Ambassador to the US,…
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