Exclusive: Egypt is hiding coronavirus patients in military hospitals
Media sources have said that the Egyptian regime is intentionally concealing information about new coronavirus cases in the country. Most of the people are being kept in military hospitals and not being reported. Sources have told Egypt Watch that there…
Paris embarrasses Cairo by announcing 2 coronavirus cases contracted in Egypt
The spokesperson for the Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population, Khaled Mujahid, has maintained that Egypt is currently completely free of any new cases of coronavirus. This statement came amid skepticism about the Ministry of Health’s declarations after the announcement…
Mubarak`s 30-year legacy: An authoritarian, corrupt state
On 6 October 1981, Egyptians celebrated at the annual victory parade of their army’s battle against Israel eight years earlier, which eventually led to the end of the Israeli occupation of the Sinai, although not all Egyptians were pleased with…
After Mubarak`s death Egyptians demand answers about assets abroad
After the death of ousted President Hosni Mubarak, Egyptians have started to talk again about the funds that were smuggled out of the country and into bank accounts across Europe and the US. Journalists, activists, and academics have reprinted press…
Mubarak dies but his authoritarian model thrives in Egypt
Whilst Egyptian officials have buried former President Hosni Mubarak, his regime has not been buried with him. On the contrary, it is clear that the current Egyptian regime is reproducing the Mubarak regime’s model. When Mubarak closed his eyes for…
After Ethiopia withdraws from Renaissance Dam negotiations, pessimists predict war
Ethiopia will not attend this week’s round of US-brokered talks on a disputed Nile dam project with Egypt and Sudan, the country’s water ministry has announced, which gives Cairo limited options to face an expected major shortage of Nile water….
In Egypt, the list of mass executions grows
The families of eight people who were executed at dawn on Monday have received the bodies of their relatives after they were convicted in the case known as the 2017 bombing of churches in Alexandria. The eight men were among…
In al-Sisi’s Egypt, your thoughts can land you in prison
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s violations against freedom of thought and expression continue, as it has not sufficed that he controls political life and has curbed the gains of the January 25 revolution that strengthened freedom of expression, public debate and…
Weapon deals: The password for al-Sisi`s relations with Europe
Weapon deals are one of the strongest reasons for the close relationship between Egyptian General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s regime and European governments, especially France, Germany, Britain, and Italy. Since al-Sisi came to power in mid-2014, Egypt has spent billions of…
Government demands to protect Egypt’s antiquities abroad hypocritical
Cairo does not have a good reputation in the field of antiquities smuggling, but despite this, it demanded Spain look after a pharaonic temple that the late President Gamal Abdel Nasser gave to Madrid, or to return it. The request…
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