Egypt-Sudan dispute over Halayeb returns to the fore after Israeli interference
As an ice crack, the Sudanese Foreign Minister Omar Qamaruddin’s statement over the disputed Halayeb and Shalateen border triangle ended a period of silence, indicating the beginning of a new Sudanese campaign around the region. This campaign of Khartoum’s pressure…
New labour regulations pave the way for privatisation and abolish labour rights
“Corporate workers do not disagree with the government about development. Rather, their disagreement stems in the method to be followed.” With these words, jurists and workers expressed their concerns about the new regulations of workers in the business sector, which…
The Sovereign Sukuk Law is a road to sell the state’s assets en masse
The cabinet has declared its approval of the Sovereign Sukuk (financial certificates) issuance law drafted by the Ministry of Finance, which will be the first time in history that Egypt introduces this kind of financing instrument. This will open the…
Lowering the interest rate in Egypt: What is the impact on the economy?
In a surprise move to many economists and experts, the Central Bank of Egypt announced, on Thursday, that it would cut interest rates for the second time in a row by about 50 basis points. The decision to cut was…
Animals in Egypt are tortured, slaughtered and sexually assaulted
Not only humans suffer in Egypt, but the recent incidents of murder and torture of stray and pet animals by individuals and governmental agencies have also been repeated. The new, shocking news this time is the disclosure of incidents of…
Biden’s victory: Will it strengthen the thorn of the opposition in Egypt?
The news of Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s meeting with the leader of the opposition in Greece did not escape Egyptian academic Mustafa Kamel al-Sayed, who asked in a tweet: “Can there be an opposition leader in Egypt, could he meet presidents…
The new Levant: A US-sponsored alliance to corral Iran
At the end of October 2020, the Egyptian Prime Minister, Mostafa Madbouly, arrived in Iraq on an official visit that included a large number of ministers and officials. During his visit, Madbouly met with the Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi,…
Al-Sarraj in Cairo: Egypt turns to western Libya
In a visit, the first of its kind since the attack by the militia of General Khalifa Haftar on the Libyan capital, Tripoli, the head of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez al-Sarraj, met with high-ranking Egyptian officials…
Biden victory forces al-Sisi’s regime to hire $65k monthly US lobbying firm
Amid fears of US pressures on Cairo to improve human rights conditions after Joe Biden won the presidential elections, General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s regime has hired a lobbying firm.The $65,000 monthly contract was signed between Egypt’s Ambassador to the US,…
Egypt’s parliamentary elections are full of violations and semi-free of the opposition
The elections to the House of Representatives in Egypt revealed that the regime’s supporters had maintained their hearty meal, which has been cooked on the stove of power every five years. But this time, it is devoid of the salt…
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