Year: 2020

A buffer zone in Libya: Will Egypt repeat Turkey’s strategy in Syria?

Political and military experts ruled out that the Egyptian regime would engage in a wide-scale military confrontation in Libya that might spark an open regional war, especially after Washington refused any escalation in Libya. They indicated instead that Egypt might…

Al-Sisi says Egypt has entered arduous negotiations over the Renaissance Dam

Egyptian General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said that his country has entered a long and arduous battle of negotiations over the Renaissance Dam that Ethiopia is building on the Blue Nile, one of the most important tributaries of the Nile River….

A continual decline in coronavirus infections in Egypt

The Egyptian Ministry of Health has recorded 157 new infection cases of the new coronavirus (COVID-19) within one day, in a significant decline in the number of officially registered infection rates in the country. The number of officially registered infections…

Moves in the US Congress against the Egyptian regime over Sukhoi Su-35

17 members of the US Senate, from both parties, have demanded that Defence Secretary Mark Esper and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo act against the Egyptian regime. These moves in Congress are because of the Egyptian regime’s desire to acquire…

Desalinating seawater is Egypt’s last hope

There is no escape for the Egyptians other than drinking from the sea. The matter became clear after six years of the failure of the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam negotiations and reaching the unavoidable truth, which is that Ethiopia has started…

Despite the media animosity Egypt maintains its relationship with Turkey

The Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics’ foreign trade bulletins have showed that Egypt and Turkey have maintained their commercial relationship and volume despite the media animosity and the statements exchanged to a point that suggested a military confrontation…

Egypt metro station named after a former corrupt official’s wife

In a bizarre event, the Minister of Transportation, General Kamel al-Wazir, announced that the Zamalek subway station is to be named after Mrs. Safaa Hegazy, which will make this station the first station in Egypt to be named after a…

Pensions in Egypt: The suffering of the over 60s

Long queues extending in the streets, heavy crowds, and lack of commitment to any precautionary measures or social distancing in light of the spread of the coronavirus – this was the case for people trying to get to cash points to…

The war of sovereign bodies: State Security wins and General Intelligence in the Senate

On Sunday, the National Elections Authority announced the final list of candidates for the second chamber of the Egyptian House of Representative’s elections. The elections returned once again this year after they were canceled after the 25 January 2011 revolution…

Has the army decided to control the textile industry?

The opening of General Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, the textile industry complex of the Armed Forces in the city of El-Rubiky, has surprised many people about the feasibility of establishing new factories in this field. Al-Sisi’s decision came at a time when…