A new proposal: A phased Egypt-Ethiopia agreement
African experts have proposed the idea of a phased agreement on the Renaissance Dam covering the first two years of filling the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD)’s reservoir as a solution that could delay the escalating crisis between Egypt and…
4 deaths in al-Sisi’s prisons in 24 hours
Egyptian human rights sources have announced the death of a political detainee as a result of torture inside the headquarters of the National Security Forces in the city of Shebeen el-Kom in Menoufia Governorate in northern Egypt. This brought the…
COVID-19 sharpens disputes between Egypt’s authorities
As governments and countries unite against the novel coronavirus, successive infections in Egypt have increased disputes. The most public dispute is what happened between the Al-Azhar Foundation, the largest religious institution in the country, and the Ministry of Endowments (Awqaf),…
Amnesty International calls for the release of political detainees in Egypt
In an official statement Amnesty International called on the Egyptian authorities to immediately release political detainees and others who are vulnerable to coronavirus in Egyptian prisons. Amnesty pointed to the overcrowding of prisons and the lack of adequate access to…
11% increase in the price of beans
The Division of Cereals and Agricultural Crops at the Cairo Chamber of Commerce revealed that the prices of local beans increased by 11 per cent to a record EGP 30,000 ($1,904), compared to EGP 27,000 ($1,714) at the beginning of…
Outrage among doctors due to lack of medical supplies
The Ministry of Health announced that it has sent one million surgical masks and preventive tools as a grant to Italy to help deal with the outbreak of coronavirus. This news sparked outrage among Egypt’s doctors due to the severe…
Coronavirus epidemic exposes Egypt’s poor health system
“Pandemics don’t destroy societies, but they do expose their weaknesses… coronavirus has exposed the effects of successive budgetary cuts on the National Health Service, leaving the health service under-resourced and ill-equipped to cope with a pandemic.” This is what British…
Hala Zayed: A controversial minister in hard times
On July 18 2018, Hala Moustafa Zayed took office as the second female minister of health in Egypt’s modern history. Since her assignment to the position of health minister, Zayed has generated a lot of controversy about both of her…
“Save Us” The last shout of Egypt’s detainees
On Tuesday Arabi21 published a leaked message from inside Tora high-security prison, the Scorpion, about the conditions of political prisoners under the pandemic of coronavirus. The prisoners said: “We’re facing death chained, without fresh air, sun, medication, doctors, relatives, food…
Egypt MP calls for supporting the poor as coronavirus spreads
Member of Parliament Haitham al-Hariri has made an urgent statement to the Prime Minister regarding directing monetary support to the working classes and temporary and seasonal workers, within the framework of measures taken by the government to reduce the spread…
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