Panorama of 2022: The year of Gulf acquisitions in Egypt
The year 2022 witnessed a significant increase in Saudi and Emirati influence in the Egyptian economy, as the severe economic crisis suffocating the country allowed Gulf wealth funds to acquire government-owned stakes in some of the most potent companies listed…
Sinai: The economic crisis obscures the news of the war
Last Monday, the centre of the city of Arish, in the centre of North Sinai governorate, witnessed shootings, as five civilians, including a woman, were injured when security forces attached to a mobile police ambush fired at a car suspected…
48 deaths in 2022: Medical negligence still devours political detainees in Egypt
Egyptian human rights organizations have documented the death of two political detainees during the past two days due to medical negligence and lack of health care, bringing the number of deaths inside the prisons of Abdel Fattah El-Sisi during 2022…
Egypt-Libya maritime demarcation: Cairo insists Eastern Mediterranean moves against Turkey
On December 11, the Egyptian presidency announced the delineation of the western maritime borders of Egypt with its neighbour Libya. The National Unity Government in Libya, a close ally of Turkey, rejected the Egyptian declaration. Tripoli described the Egyptian decision…
Documentary and news TVs: State-sponsored media in Egypt doomed to failure
Two days ago, the United Media Services Company, owned by the Egyptian General Intelligence, announced the establishment of the first Egyptian documentary channel. The trial broadcast begins next January, and will start working next May. This channel broadcasts documentaries produced…
Even if high-class figures demonstrated for local interests: Egyptians were denied the right to protest
Yesterday, Saturday, several public figures, including former ministers, participated in a demonstration in Saray Al-Jazeera Street in the Zamalek neighbourhood in Cairo to protest the project to build a multi-stage garage that is considered a picturesque and quiet area. Participants…
Egyptian Public Prosecution: Justice institution turns out to be a repressive organ of the police system
A few days ago, an Egyptian court for terrorism crimes sentenced nine persons to life imprisonment, 13 others to 15 years, and a 17-year-old child to 5 years, in the case known in the media as the Salam Police Station…
Qatar to acquire KIMA: Gulf acquisitions control Egyptian fertilizers industry
Yesterday, well-informed sources revealed to Almal News a current discussion between the Egyptian government and Qatar Investment Authority (Qatar Sovereign Wealth Fund) about acquiring a share in the Egyptian Chemical Industries (KIMA). The deal is part of a more significant…
With minimal commitments: Egypt’s COP27 makes no advance to COP26
Reuters reported a dispute over the final deal of COP27. A fund for loss and damage burdening developing nations with highly-cost climate change impact was a primary point of conflict as EU countries contended large polluters, including China, must pay,…
Life suspended: The suffering of political prisoners in Egypt doesn’t end after their release
Two days ago, Dr Mohamed Mohieldin, a former parliamentarian and assistant professor at the Faculty of Engineering, Beni Suef University, wrote a post on his Facebook account, requesting a job opportunity in any university outside Egypt after his university dismissed…
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