Will Egypt’s asset sale get it out of its economic hole?

Egypt is privatising – but is it enough to please the IMF and get more funding from the international financial body?

Yasser Mahallawy: Political detainee passes away in Tora

Political detainee Yasser Farouk al-Mahallawy passed away in Farm prison within Tora Complex on Thursday, said the Egyptian Network for Human Rights on Saturday. The human rights...

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...

Zambia seizes plane with $5.7M cash, weapons

Drug Enforcement Commission says 10 people detained, money placed in Bank of Zambia Authorities in Zambia on Tuesday announced the seizure of a private...

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...