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…
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,…
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