Cairo pays $20 billion of urgent debts using new long-term debt
Egypt has announced that it has repaid over the past four months its short-term debt of $20 billion and replaced it with long-term debt. An official banking source said the long-term loan portfolio, some of which extends for 40 years,…
NATO: A new potential enemy to al-Sisi in Libya
The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation’s interest in the Libyan issue has increased, and NATO has begun to give indications of its willingness to play a more active political role in the Libyan arena. The Egyptian regime monitors with suspicion indicators…
Egypt authorities blockade medical syndicate to prevent press conference
Egyptian police forces blockaded, on Saturday, the roads leading to the Dar al-Hekma (House of Wisdom) building, the headquarters of the Egyptian Medical Syndicate located in downtown Cairo and prevented doctors, including the head of the syndicate and the members…
The Renaissance Dam crisis: Desalination alone can’t help
With Addis Ababa announcing the start of filling the reservoir of the Grand Renaissance Dam next month whether an agreement is reached with Egypt and Sudan or not, Cairo’s options became very limited, as the country is on the verge…
Al-Sisi and COVID-19 put Egyptians under financial strain
The Central Apparatus for Public Mobilisation and Statistics issued a study about the economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, titled “Coronavirus’ influence on Egyptian families,” which monitored coronavirus’ influence on the consumption habits and income of Egyptians. The study revealed…
High school students attend exams despite coronavirus
Horror over the spread of coronavirus dominated the atmosphere of high school tests in Egypt this year, while the phenomenon of leaking exams continued for the third year in a row. Hundreds of students piled into their exams, some of…
Al-Sisi is pursuing a vendetta against the Seif family
The security forces abducted the activist Sanaa Seif in front of the Egyptian public prosecutor’s office. She was then transferred to the Supreme State Security Prosecution, where she was sentenced to 15 days imprisonment pending investigation. These events took place…
Egypt’s PM blames doctors for failure to handle corona pandemic
The Egyptian Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly has accused medics of failing to handle the coronavirus pandemic in Egypt. This came during his statements at a press conference following the meeting of the Supreme Committee to combat coronavirus. Madbouly said that…
The Renaissance Dam: What does Egypt expect from the UN Security Council?
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry officially requested the UN Security Council intervene in the crisis of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) “urgently,” due to what it said was continued Ethiopian obstinacy, which could “constitute a threat to international peace and…
Secret police hire female thugs to beat Laila Soueif and her daughters
Mona Seif, sister of the detained Egyptian activist Alaa Abdelfattah, said that she and her sister Sanaa Seif and their mother, university professor Laila Soueif, 64, have been beaten up, dragged by the hair, and their clothes torn in front…
Recent Comments