Greek Foreign Minister in Cairo amid predictions about Egypt-Turkey rapprochement
The Greek Foreign Minister Nicos Dendias met, on Monday, with his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry in Cairo. The two ministers reaffirmed the two countries’ views on the issues of Libya and the Eastern Mediterranean maritime borders demarcation. “The ministers affirmed…
Egypt authorities release 3 journalists to support their candidate in syndicate elections
Three detained journalists were released early on Monday on parole. On Sunday, the head of the journalists’ syndicate Diaa Rashwan declared on Facebook that there was “good news regarding the detained colleagues.” The release of the detained journalists is allegedly…
Why is al-Sisi at war with social media?
Restrained laws and deterrent penalties make one think over and over before writing on social media in Egypt, which raises the question of why General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is fighting these sites, activists and human rights defenders say. Social media…
Kattan’s statement uncovers a muffled crisis between Saudi Arabia and Egypt
“Shafiq is the legitimate president of Egypt, and the Egyptian army conspired against Morsi.” This was the summary of the shocking speech of the Saudi Minister of State for African Countries, Ahmed Kattan, which indicates the existence of a crisis…
What comes after the Egypt-Sudan GERD rapprochement?
There are signs of a growing rapprochement between Egypt and Sudan over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, which Ethiopia is adopting on the Blue Nile, which raises questions about the two countries’ options to besiege Addis Ababa. This rapprochement came…
A month into Biden’s presidency: Has he kept his promise about Egypt?
General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s regime, the most repressive in Egypt’s modern history, continues to punish and silence its critics in clear defiance of the new US President Joe Biden. The Biden administration deals with the Egyptian government just as former…
What does the new executive authority in Libya mean for Egypt?
On February 18, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi received the new head of the Libyan government, Abdul Hamid al-Dabaib, at the Federal Palace in Cairo. The meeting came within the framework of Egypt’s efforts to show good intentions and welcome the new…
From airport to prison: Gamal Al-Gamal and the illusion of ‘opposition from inside’
“I write without considering the low ceilings in a country where everything became low; a country where we plant roses in mud and reap thorns. We sing for hope and by hope, but we drown in poverty and despair; a…
Declining meat consumption: Egyptians struggle with inflation and COVID-19
Two days ago, data issued by the Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics showed a significant change in how Egyptians consume food products, especially meat, during 2019. This is attributed to the need to adapt in the face of…
Fears of a popular uprising pushes Sisi to suspend controversial real estate law
Over the past few weeks, amendments to Law No. 186 of 2020 regulating the real estate registry, which al-Sisi issued in September 2020 and which was due to take effect at the beginning of this month, sparked widespread anger in…
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