Resumption of flights to China: The economy trumps Egyptians’ health
EgyptAir announced in a statement last Thursday that it will resume some flights to and from China starting this week. The company suspended all flights to China in early February due to the outbreak of the coronavirus. “EgyptAir decided to…
Yemen: One of the rare disagreements between Egypt and Saudi Arabia
Since July 3, 2013, it has been clear how much the new Egyptian regime relies on Saudi Arabia and the UAE as a political and financial supporter, and because of that great support, an alliance between Saudi, the UAE, Bahrain…
Aluminium phosphide: Cheap suicide in Egypt
In 2019, 116 Egyptians died in Menoufia Governorate, north of Cairo, using one suicide method – tablets containing aluminium phosphide, which are used to kill small animals including rats. These tablets are sold cheaply, for EGP 1 per tablet ($0.06)….
US senator speaks out on Reem Desouky’s renewed detention
A US Senator from Connecticut, Chris Murphy, has commented on the news that Reem Desouky’s detention has been renewed. Desouky, a dual US-Egypt citizen, has been imprisoned again, despite a court order being issued to release her. Murphy said that…
A new separation wall: Are Egypt and Israel planning to tighten the siege on Gaza?
About two kilometres away from the Karam Abu Salem crossing area, Egyptian authorities have started building a new wall along the border of the Gaza Strip, six metres above ground and five metres below. The new wall is similar to…
A new military base ‘to secure the Suez Canal’
The Egyptian regime intends to build a new military base on the country’s eastern border to secure the Suez Canal. This military base will be the third of its kind in General AbdelFattah al-Sisi’s era, despite the economic decline and…
Exclusive: Changes to Egypt regime`s media organs
On December 22, 2019, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ordered a cabinet reshuffle and recreated the Ministry of Information five years after it was dissolved. Osama Haikal, a government journalist who has previously held various high-profile positions, is the new minister. Some…
A crisis within the journalists’ syndicate
The crisis sparked by the resignation of the treasurer of the Journalists Syndicate Council, Hesham Younis, has returned to grab headlines after the release this week of a number of statements by members of the council. The crisis began in…
Egypt’s population hits 100mn: Ticking time bomb or fuel for development?
Egypt’s official announcement that the population hit 100 million people, the first Arab country to reach this figure, has raised many questions about the future of development in Egypt. While some have warned that overpopulation is a time bomb, others…
Tourism deteriorates in Egypt
The German newspaper Nordbayern has reported that German tourists resent walking in the Khan el-Khalili area in Cairo because Egyptians crowd around them to take selfies on their mobile phones. The newspaper pointed out that a gathering of blonde women…
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