Egypt and the IMF: Success or failure?
In July, the International Monetary Fund approved the final tranche of Egypt’s $12bn rescue loan, marking the end of a programme aimed at pulling the country out of a protracted economic crisis brought on by years of political upheaval. But…
Egypt calls deadly Cairo car blast ‘terrorist incident’
Egypt‘s government has said a car packed with explosives was the cause of an explosion near a medical centre in the capital that killed at least 20 people and wounded 47 others. In a statement on Monday, the interior ministry…
Egypt charges fees for departures on foreign and domestic flights
Egyptian Aviation Minister Younis al-Masry issued a decision to impose fees for departures from Egyptian airports, whether they be domestic or foreign flights. The official Egyptian gazette said Wednesday that these fees will be collected from passengers in exchange for…
How Sissi’s Egypt Hands Out Justice
KAFR AL-SHEIKH, EGYPT – Security forces detained Lotfy Ibrahim, a young construction worker, as he left a mosque near his home on the Nile Delta in the spring of 2015. When his family finally saw him again nearly three months…
Egypt poverty rate hits 32.5%
July 30, 2019 Egypt’s auditing agency has announced that the poverty rate in the country reached 32.5 per cent in the year 2017-2018. The last statistic to be released by the Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics…
Has Egypt failed to secure Sinai?
CAIRO — Unknown gunmen killed three citizens in the Sinai Peninsula on July 18, an Egyptian security source was quoted as saying by the German Press Agency (DPA). The anonymous source said that armed groups set up an ambush on the international…
University staff in Egypt receive military training
CAIRO — The Egyptian government is organizing training sessions for second- and third-rank university professors, administrators and employees to train them in leadership and organizational skills at Nasser Higher Military Academy, under the supervision of sociology professors and military generals. A staff…
Egyptian Families Accuse Security Forces of Killing Detainees
CAIRO—Egyptian security forces arrested Mohamed Abdelsatar at the school where he worked as a teacher in April 2017. Another man, Sabry Salah, was arrested the next month. Mr. Salah’s wife and Mr. Abdelsatar’s school asked the government for information about…
Egypt minister downplays threat to ‘cut’ critics abroad
Egypt’s minister for expatriates’ affairs has downplayed the significance of comments she made about its critics abroad, whom she said would be “cut”. A video of Nabila Makram speaking at a meeting with Egyptians living in Toronto, Canada, appears to…
British Airways cancelled its flights to Egypt because of undisclosed security concerns — but every other airline kept running as usual
British Airways surprised passengers on Saturday by cancelling its flights to and from Cairo for seven days, citing security concerns. German airline Lufthansa also cancelled its flights on Saturday, but resumed them on Sunday. Several other airlines continued their…
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