The Egyptian Great Purge: Sisi to dismiss political opponents from public service
Egypt’s parliament approved, before days, a bill allows the president to dismiss public servants with suspected links with the Muslim Brotherhood or other “terrorists”. The new legislation, known in media as “the law of Ikhwani employee dismissal” is not just…
Sisi’s visit to Baghdad: What does Egypt want from the “new Levant” alliance?
The visit of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to Iraq, two days ago, reflected Cairo’s interest in the “New Levant Project”, which it is launching in cooperation with Baghdad and Amman that aims to create an economic/political alliance to confront…
GERD crisis: Egypt calls for an urgent UN Security Council session and receives a disappointing response
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry called on the UN Security Council, on Thursday, to discuss immediately the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam crisis, days before the second filling of the dam. “The situation forms a pressing threat for international peace and security…
Egyptian soldier and collaborator killed in attack on ISIS site in Sinai
A soldier and a civil collaborator were killed in an attack by the Egyptian military forces, supported by collaborating tribal groups, on a site of ISIS-affiliated Wilayet Sinai, south of Bir Al-Abd. ISIS insurgents resisted the attack injuring a couple…
CBE: Egyptian trade balance deficit rises and direct foreign investment declines
The Central Bank of Egypt said that the deficit of the current account balance reached $13.3 billion over the period from July 2020 to March 2021, compared to $7.3 billion in July 2020. The deficit increased after a fall of…
A cell for every citizen: 8 new prisons built in Egypt
The Egyptian Minister of Interior, Major General Mahmoud Tawfiq, has issued a decision to build eight new central prisons, bringing the number of prisons established since 2013 to about 40, which reflects the significant increase in the number of prisoners…
The impossible rapprochement between Cairo and Ankara
Recently, Turkey made a new step towards Egypt when it totally suspended the activities of opponent Egyptian media figures in Turkey. The new decision is not confined to TV work but extended to social media campaigning against Sisi’s regime. Cairo…
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