Egypt health minister faces fresh wave of criticism over handling of coronavirus
Egyptian Health Minister Hala Zayed has ignited a fresh wave of criticism after she announced that al-Nujaila Central Hospital, west of Marsa Matruh, will receive Egyptian evacuees returning from China. Residents of the city are horrified as the hospital is…
Aboul Fotouh: The latest victim of Egypt’s revolving door practice
Egyptian authorities have added the former presidential candidate and head of the Strong Egypt Party, Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh, to a new case, just days before the legal period of his remand was set to expire and nearly two years…
Importing gas from Israel profits Egypt’s intelligence
Israel began exporting natural gas to Egypt in mid-January, in an event described as “historic” and “an important development that serves the economic interests of both countries.” The deal sparked a lot of resentment and anger among the Egyptian public,…
Why is Vodafone withdrawing from Egypt?
After more than 20 years working in the Egyptian market, Vodafone International announced the sale of its shares in Vodafone Egypt to the Saudi Telecom Company (STC), amid questions about the reasons for the sale and its implications for the…
Egypt’s foreign debt at historic levels
Egyptian foreign debts have tripled over the last 10 years, which places a burden on the Egyptian economy suffering from a shortage in US dollar resources as the foreign debts reached about $109 billion in June 2019. In addition to…
Deal of the century: Official government support and popular anger
The Egyptian response to the plan announced by US President Donald Trump to resolve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, known as the “deal of the century,” has triggered the anger of many Egyptians. Egypt’s response implied support for the plan, in contradiction…
Egypt court refers papers of 37 defendants to Grand Mufti to approve execution
The Cairo Criminal Court on Saturday referred the papers of Hisham Ashmawi and 36 other defendants to the Grand Mufti in the case known to the media as Ansar Beit al-Maqdis. This measure means that the court is moving towards…
4 years since his death Egypt has failed to close the Regeni murder file
Despite the strong presence of the murder of Italian student Giulio Regeni during discussions at each Egyptian-Italian diplomatic and political meeting, the perpetrators are still at large for the fourth year running. His family refuses to let his death remain…
Why does al-Sisi support the deal of the century? $9 billion is the answer
The approval of General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s regime of the deal of the century has raised many questions, especially given the speed at which the approval was released – on the same day. The Egyptian approval came in contradiction to…
Egypt government fails to end female genital mutilation in Egypt
Fourteen-year-old Nada did not know that she was taking her last steps when her parents took her to a clinic to undergo female genital mutilation (FGM) in a village in the governorate of Assiut in southern Egypt. Nada is not…
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