Workers escape quarantined villages in Egypt to work
Tawfik Ahmed easily managed to climb one of the sides of the ring road (the highway surrounding Cairo) to take a taxi to exit his village al-Moatamadeyah,...
Hard choices in Cairo: Contain coronavirus or face the economic impact
While the
world is facing an economic challenge due to the effects of coronavirus, the
Egyptian regime is still confused between containing coronavirus using harsh
measures, or facing the economic...
Violence mounts in Cairo: A gun battle in the Egyptian capital between police and...
Egyptian
satellite channel CBC Extra broadcast live scenes of armed clashes between
security forces and unknown armed men in a Cairo neighbourhood, with automatic
weapons.
In the
terrifying...
In Egypt: Aggression against media and freedom of opinion continues
At a time, the Egyptian regime is alleging
transparency under the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19), oppressing
the media and blocking websites are continuing. The owner of one...
Fuel Prices: Economic reform al-Sisi’s way
Lately, fuel prices have dropped dramatically, as the two benchmark crudes (Brent Crude and US Crude) have lost two thirds of their value since the beginning of this year...
Why have Egypt-Somalia relations suddenly become tense?
Without notice, Somalia has canceled the educational cooperation protocol between Somalia and Egypt, which sparked widespread debate about why they took this surprising step. The decision was...
Coronavirus disrupts privatisation of Cairo Bank
Egypt has postponed its plans to sell a stake in the state-owned Cairo Bank in an initial public offering that was scheduled for mid-April, due to the...
Coronavirus: Egypt authorities leave medical teams without protection
Coronavirus infections in the Egyptian medical sector have raised many questions about the sector's ability and efficiency in dealing with the epidemic. During the past few days,...
Brotherhood deputy leader: There will be no reconciliation with al-Sisi
Ibrahim Mounir, the Muslim Brotherhood’s deputy guide, shot down suggestions of a rapprochement between the group and the Egyptian regime in the face of coronavirus. Mounir said...
Egypt authorities ignore UN calls to release detainees
In conjunction with the outbreak of coronavirus in Egypt (2,065 infected and 159 deaths till now), calls are rising to release detainees from prisons – especially those who...