Coronavirus infects Egypt’s army
After a complete disappearance for 19 days General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has finally appeared, warning that the number of people infected with the novel coronavirus could jump to thousands if Egyptians do not take it seriously. Al-Sisi appealed to Egyptians…
A new proposal: A phased Egypt-Ethiopia agreement
African experts have proposed the idea of a phased agreement on the Renaissance Dam covering the first two years of filling the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD)’s reservoir as a solution that could delay the escalating crisis between Egypt and…
4 deaths in al-Sisi’s prisons in 24 hours
Egyptian human rights sources have announced the death of a political detainee as a result of torture inside the headquarters of the National Security Forces in the city of Shebeen el-Kom in Menoufia Governorate in northern Egypt. This brought the…
COVID-19 sharpens disputes between Egypt’s authorities
As governments and countries unite against the novel coronavirus, successive infections in Egypt have increased disputes. The most public dispute is what happened between the Al-Azhar Foundation, the largest religious institution in the country, and the Ministry of Endowments (Awqaf),…
Coronavirus epidemic exposes Egypt’s poor health system
“Pandemics don’t destroy societies, but they do expose their weaknesses… coronavirus has exposed the effects of successive budgetary cuts on the National Health Service, leaving the health service under-resourced and ill-equipped to cope with a pandemic.” This is what British…
Hala Zayed: A controversial minister in hard times
On July 18 2018, Hala Moustafa Zayed took office as the second female minister of health in Egypt’s modern history. Since her assignment to the position of health minister, Zayed has generated a lot of controversy about both of her…
“Save Us” The last shout of Egypt’s detainees
On Tuesday Arabi21 published a leaked message from inside Tora high-security prison, the Scorpion, about the conditions of political prisoners under the pandemic of coronavirus. The prisoners said: “We’re facing death chained, without fresh air, sun, medication, doctors, relatives, food…
Recommendations to impose curfew in Egypt to curb coronavirus
Experts have recommended that the Egyptian regime impose a curfew and enact new laws that include penalties for violators of precautionary measures and instructions to confront the new coronavirus, sources have said. These recommendations came in light of people’s lack…
Foreign media falls in Cairo’s autumn of freedom
Like tree leaves in the autumn, correspondents and foreign media offices in Egypt are falling one after another. Journalists and media outlets describe the conditions of the press and the media in Egypt as “the autumn of freedom” that the…
Towards Bir al-Abd: Why did Sinai Province head west?
The last months have witnessed increasing attacks launched by Sinai Province in the area of Bir al-Abd, to the extent that observers now consider it the strategic stronghold of the organisation instead of Arish, Sheikh Zuweid, or Rafah. Tribal sources…
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