Minister of transport refuses to resign over train crash
Last Monday, the Public Prosecution ordered the detention of eight people in connection with the train accident in Sohag Governorate in Upper Egypt. This came days after the accident, which killed 18 people and injured 200 others, last Friday, according…
Recurrent disastrous incidents in Egypt raise questions over governance
“Money is the most important need in the world.” This is how Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi spoke in December 2018, explaining his vision for public utilities and services, with a direct financial cost and return calculation and a comprehensive pricing system…
Alexandria: Where half of Egypt’s real estate has collapsed
The people of Alexandria in northern Egypt used to wake up every day to the collapse of a property or two until it became the bride of the Mediterranean, the second capital of Egypt, containing nearly half of Egypt’s collapsed…
Does Egypt plan to produce a coronavirus vaccine?
“An Egyptian vaccine against coronavirus will appear soon.” With these words, the Egyptian Ministry of Health announced an upcoming vaccine amid an expected third wave of the virus striking the country. The Egyptian vaccine, “Covi Vax,” is being sought by…
Egypt intensifies penalties for female circumcision
Heavy penalties of up to 20 years in prison for those who perform female genital mutilation was the latest step of the regime in Egypt to confront the phenomenon. The Egyptian parliament agreed a few days ago to adopt legislative…
What is the fate of Egypt’s opposition channels in Turkey?
“Moving to a safer environment, even if it is more expensive, as well as establishing cheap media platforms on the Internet.” With these words, a prominent Brotherhood leader revealed the status of Egyptian opposition channels broadcasting from Turkey if pressure…
Who will pay the price of the Suez Canal blockage?
While the world’s attention is directed towards the floatation of the container ship in the Suez Canal, talks are circulating about indemnification and whether it will be for the delayed ships or the Suez Canal. The disruption of navigation in…
Egypt’s incidents: Human mistakes or political disasters?
During the past few days, Egypt has suffered three major accidents and many other incidents. Two passenger trains collided in the city of Tahta in the Sohag Governorate (south of the country) in the most catastrophic accident. Thirty-two people were…
The Suez Canal crisis: Strategic effects on a global scale
The crisis of the Ever Given ship stranded in the Suez Canal has come to the attention of the global media, as it reveals its strategic importance in running the global trade flow especially since it is located on the…
Egypt’s railways turn out to be a gate to death
The Egyptian Ministry of Health announced the death of 32 citizens and the injury of 66 others in a train collision Friday in Sohag Governorate, southern Egypt. The record of the Egyptian Railways Authority is full of dozens of accidents…
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