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 spread of coronavirus. That decision came despite the fact that Cairo Bank Chairman…
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, the Egyptian authorities closed a number of hospitals, institutes, and medical centres in…
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 the concept of “national reconciliation” is not in the group’s dictionary, when there…
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 don’t pose a danger to society – because of the bad conditions they are…
Death of Egyptian doctor ignites police and political battle
On Saturday Egyptian police fired tear gas at dozens of people in a village in the Nile Delta for refusing to bury a female doctor who died of coronavirus in the village cemetery for fear that the virus would spread…
Coronavirus outbreak in the New Administrative Capital
General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has postponed the activities and inaugurations of major national projects that were scheduled during the current year until next year, including moving the government and ministries to the New Administrative Capital. This decision came during al-Sisi’s…
Egypt’s billionaires put business over people
The outbreak of coronavirus has led many countries to take comprehensive decisions, such as implementing curfews and quarantine policies and suspending different kinds of businesses, except those necessary to serve people. In Egypt, the government issued decisions to limit the…
In Egypt it’s the army who make the decisions, not the ministers
General Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi has sparked widespread controversy in the country after he talked about the existence of reserves of medical supplies in Egypt that are not available to the Ministry of Health or the Armed Forces. Al-Sisi’s statements were broadcast…
The COVID-19 battle in Egypt: Lives or business?
“You must bring people back to work immediately… if some people die, it is better than the bankruptcy of the country… if hospitals cannot absorb the numbers of people, they should abandon treatment, and I will not donate. I am…
In the pandemic: Egyptians stranded abroad with the government disabled
In conjunction with the breakout of Coronavirus (COVID -19) across the world, besides the consequent freezing of air traffic, most countries send flights to evacuate its citizens stranded outside the borders. Then once they arrived it provides a quarantine to…
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