Egyptian authorities arrest ex-ambassador for criticizing the official approach to GERD’s crisis
The former Egyptian ambassador to Venezuela Yehia Negm’s family revealed that he had been arrested on May 29 after raiding his house and tampering with its contents without giving reasons for his arrest. The family of the former diplomat confirmed…
Foreign investments in Egyptian debt instruments amount to $29 billion
Finance Minister Mohamed Maait said that the value of foreign investments in local debt instruments ranged between 28 and 29 billion USD at the end of last May. Maait added, during a press conference, that Egypt asked the United Nations…
The special forces of Egypt’s army: Modest performance despite development attempts
Over the tenures of ex-presidents Mohamed Anwar Al-Sadat (1970-1981) and Mohamed Hosni Mubarak (1981-2011), the special forces department of the Egyptian army was neglected after repeated operational failures. This persisted until 2012, when Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi assumed the ministry of…
Academic Freedom in Egypt goes on deterioration
Walid Salem put his passport and plane ticket to Seattle in his bag, but he had a deep feeling that the authorities would prevent him from traveling from Cairo because of his academic research. His hunch turned out to be…
555 Egyptian doctors are victims of COVID19 but no compensations
“Our martyrs have gardens, and their martyrs have salary increases, exceptional pensions, bonuses, apartments, pilgrimages, and jobs for their families.” A doctor depicted By these words the Egyptian regime’s discrimination between compensation for doctors’ victims as a result of Corona…
Reframing Egyptian-American relations: Checks are the password
During the 2019 US election campaign, presidential candidate Joe Biden was blunt when he said there were no more “coddling for dictators at the expense of American national security and their interests.” Then it became even franker when Abdel Fattah…
Al-Sisi’s “Second Republic”: A military state
Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi insists that his project represents “the declaration of a new republic.” Skeptics consider it an “egoistic” project a country with more pressing priorities cannot afford. With this contradiction, the new administrative capital project can be described, which…
Water resources deficit in Egypt amounts to 56 billion cubic metres annually
The Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Mohamed Abdel-Aty, revealed that his country’s water resources deficit is estimated at 56 billion cubic metres annually. In a meeting with several conservative representatives and members of parliament, he said that the total…
Egypt’s ex-FM: A clash with Ethiopia is inevitable
The former Egyptian Foreign Minister, Nabil Fahmy, described the clash between his country and Ethiopia, against the background of the crisis of the Renaissance Dam, which the latter is building on the Blue Nile, as inevitable. In statements on TV,…
Egyptian whistleblower Mohamed Ali calls for Nile Revolution on 10 July
Egyptian whistleblower Mohamed Ali has called for Egyptians to go down onto the streets and protest on 10 July against Egypt’s failure to stand up to Ethiopia amid the ongoing GERD negotiations. Egypt has been locked into talks for several…
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