Building materials prices skyrocket in Egypt
The prices of building materials increased during March by up to 92%, according to a report issued by the Central Administration of Building Materials of the Ministry of Housing, Utilities and Urban Communities. The price of a ton of steel…
Egypt approaches the limit of water scarcity
The Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Mohamed Abdel-Aty, has said that although 40% of the workforce in Egypt depends on agriculture as a primary source of income, the per capita share of water is about 560 cubic meters annually,…
Heritage Initiative denounces the Egyptian authorities’ intention to remove a historic fountain
The Heliopolis Heritage Initiative has condemned the Egyptian government’s plan to demolish Roxy Park’s iconic fountain and replace it with a plaza housing small vendors. On its official Facebook page, the initiative said that this decision amounts to “a crime…
Human rights organizations warn of deporting an Egyptian youth from Sudan to Egypt
Human rights organizations condemned the Sudanese authorities’ threat to an Egyptian youth residing in Sudan, Wadah Nour El-Din (33 years), to hand him over to the Egyptian authorities. Nour El-Din was arrested on March 16. Al-Shehab Center for Human Rights…
Steel prices keep rising in Egypt
Friday, steel prices jumped again in Egypt, increasing more than 4,700 pounds per ton.Beshai Steel Company notified its customers that the price of a ton had reached about 20,970 pounds. The Suez and Al-Masryyen companies also raised their prices by…
BDS calls for a boycott of the Maroon 5 concert in Cairo
The Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions Movement in Egypt (BDS Egypt) issued a statement calling for a boycott of Nacelle, an American diversified media company and the organizer of a Maroon 5 concert which will be held soon in Cairo. Immediately…
Egypt needs to change its economic policy to end its crisis
These days, billions of dollars are pouring into Egypt in the form of loans, deposits and direct investments from allied countries and international institutions, in an attempt to extricate it from the economic crisis it is facing, which is feared…
General Intelligence Directorate increases salaries of its media staff
On Thursday, the salaries of all employees, including journalists and administrators in newspapers and satellite channels affiliated with the United Media Services Company, the investment umbrella directly affiliated with the General Intelligence Directorate, increased by 15%. The company owns DMC,…
The government intends to raise gas prices for industries
The Egyptian government intends to raise the price of natural gas for fertilizer factories by 57%, to reach nine dollars per million thermal units instead of 5.75 dollars. It also intends to raise the price of gas for cement factories…
Breaching the International Law: Egypt continue deporting Eritrean refugees back
In mid-March, the Egyptian authorities deported 31 Eritrean asylum-seekers from Egypt to Asmara, in flagrant violation of international law that criminalizes the forcible return of refugees to their countries of origin, especially if these countries are known to violate human…
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