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EgyptWatch organises a screening of the documentary “Memories of a Massacre”

“Memories of a Massacre” is a powerful documentary that follows the story of the massacre that saw the end of Egyptian democracy. EgyptWatch is proud to bring you the premiere of “Memories of a Massacre,” a documentary following the Rabaa…

Analysis: As deficit soars, Egypt expands money supply, fuelling inflation

CAIRO, July 14 (Reuters) – Egypt risks fuelling its record inflation and putting more pressure on the Egyptian pound if it does not slow an expansion of the money supply which bankers and analysts say has been used to plug…

Egypt has hit a financial deadlock. Sisi’s only hope now is a miracle

At a finance summit in Paris last month, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi called on lenders to show more “understanding” of his country’s deteriorating debt crisis. The previous week, Sisi appeared to have ruled out a future devaluation of the pound, which has lost half of…

Egypt has contracts to sell $1.9 bln worth of state assets – PM

CAIRO, July 11 (Reuters) – Egypt has signed contracts to sell stakes in state assets worth a total of $1.9 billion as part of a programme to boost the private sector and raise scarce hard currency, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly…

Egypt to host summit of Sudan’s neighbours as fighting continues

CAIRO, July 9 (Reuters) – Egypt said on Sunday it would host a summit of Sudan’s neighbours on July 13 to discuss ways to end a 12-week conflict between rival Sudanese military factions that has triggered a major humanitarian crisis…

Iran-Egypt normalization can open new chapter of regional integration: Expert

The process of normalization between Iran and Egypt can open a new chapter of regional integration, spur economic cooperation, and deter foreign powers from interfering in the region’s affairs, says a political and security analyst. Atheer Alshara made these remarks in an…

Egypt officially withdraws from UN global grain agreement

Cairo officially withdrew on Tuesday from a decades-old UN grain treaty, over a year after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine threw the supply of staple wheat imports to Egypt into precarity. The war between two of the world’s two largest wheat…

Egypt Using Remote Hearings to Isolate Prisoners

Egypt has begun holding detention renewal sessions for pre-trial detainees remotely via videoconference, with detainees attending the sessions from prisons under police custody. The move further increases the isolation of Egyptian “political” prisoners, making it less likely that abuses of…

Alaa Abd el-Fattah: MPs and peers call for Egypt travel advice to be changed following ‘lack of progress’ over jailed activist

Alaa Abd el-Fattah, a dual UK-Egpyt citizen, has been under lock and key in North Africa for nine of the past 11 years. The legislators want the UK to warn its citizens they are not protected if they travel to…

Egypt: 10 years on, Sisi’s coup continues squeezing country

Ten years ago, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi launched a coup against Egypt’s first democratically elected president in history, removing Mohammed Morsi from power, suspending the constitution, and establishing himself as leader of the country. Sisi said he was responding to the…