Egypt’s public prosecution accuses railway employees of causing Sohag train collision
The Egyptian public prosecution’s investigations into the Sohag train collision last month revealed several surprises. It held junior employees responsible and did not address the Railways Authority’s accountability. The investigations did not mention the former Minister of Transport’s admission that…
Ethiopia offers Egypt and Sudan to nominate GERD’s operators
The Ethiopian Minister of Water, Irrigation and Energy, Seleshi Bekele, offered Egypt and Sudan to select and nominate dam operators for data exchange before the second filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in the next rainy season. The…
Egyptian authorities list who will not receive the AstraZeneca vaccine
The Egyptian health authorities announced that patients who take cortisone will be given the Sinopharm vaccine, and will not be allowed the AstraZeneca vaccine. This came in press statements issued by the coronavirus vaccine study coordinator at the Kattameya Health…
Solidarity campaign with Moataz Matar after his show is suspended on Al Sharq TV
Moataz Matar, Egyptian TV host, has announced that his programme on Al-Sharq channel, which broadcasts from Turkey, will be suspended, which sparked a campaign of solidarity and sympathy on social media. Opponent activists launched a hashtag entitled solidarity with Nasser…
Egypt intends to release EVERGEEN after agreeing on compensation
Insurance sector sources said that insurance companies would bear most of the delinquent ship crisis costs that disrupted traffic in the Suez Canal. Head of the Suez Canal Authority, Osama Rabie, said in an interview with Egyptian TV that negotiations…
Facebook deletes Egyptian trolls targeting Ethiopia, Sudan, and Turkey
The social networking sites Facebook and Instagram deleted Egyptian accounts and pages, claiming that they were coordinating attacks on Ethiopia, Sudan, and Turkey. Facebook said in an official statement, “We removed 17 accounts, six pages, and three accounts on the…
‘They were Muslims’! Egyptian preacher stirs controversy over the pharaohs
A member of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs in Egypt, Khaled El-Gendy, sparked controversy and ridicule on social media after he said on TV that the Pharaohs were Muslims, and he was proud of his fathers the pharaohs. “They…
Inflation squeezes the Egyptians as Ramadan approaches
Again, inflation rates have increased in Egypt recently, despite the central bank’s fixation of interest rates, during its last meeting last month. The reform measures undertaken by the Egyptian government since November 2016 caused inflation rates to jump to record…
Monster Academy: A new method for Egyptian women to confront harassment
Five years ago, after being subjected to sexual harassment, the Egyptian girl Samah Ahmed began learning Thai boxing. She has become a martial arts trainer for about 40 people, most of them women and girls. The academy, which Samah called…
Al-Arish on a hot plate: Presidential developmental plan threatens the lives of residents
“Take compensation, and you can work outside the governorate.” With these words, officials in Sinai faced the people of Al-Arish, the largest city in the governorate, while they were talking about a presidential development plan that would demolish hundreds of…
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