Egyptians fear second wave of corona
Egyptian fears of a second wave of coronavirus (COVID-19) have risen, especially with the announcement of an entire soccer team that is infected with coronavirus. These fears come amid escalating government warnings of laxity in precautionary measures. For weeks, experts…
Nation’s Future Party sweeps senate elections without competition
The sweep of the Nation’s Future Party (individual and list candidates) for the senate elections after they gained the majority in the House of Representatives has raised questions about the role of this newly established party, strongly supported by the…
175% increase in Egypt’s debt during al-Sisi’s reign
Recent forecasts by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) indicate that Egypt’s external debt during the era of Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will rise by 175 per cent by next June. This clarification came after Egypt’s foreign debts reached $120 billion by…
Government’s negligence turns the Nile from a lifeline into a grave
Death by drowning between the eastern and western banks of the Nile River is the danger facing hundreds of citizens, including students, workers, and employees, who board ferryboats in the various governorates. There are no other means of transportation. Along…
21 missing since the dispersal of Rab’a sit-in
“We have not heard anything about their fate for seven years.” Thus, 21 families spoke about the fate of their relatives who disappeared on August 14, 2013, during the dispersal of the supporters of the late Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi,…
A new victim of al-Sisi’s prisons: Senior Egyptian politician Essam el-Erian dies in the Scorpion
Essam el-Erian is not the first leader of the Muslim Brotherhood who died in his prison cell at the high-security and notorious Scorpion Prison (south of Cairo) due to medical negligence, but he was the most prominent. While local media…
Was Essam el-Erian assassinated through medical negligence?
The prominent leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, Dr. Essam el-Erian, died at the age of 66 in the notorious Scorpion Prison. Local Egyptian media reported that Essam el-Erian died after suffering a heart attack inside his prison cell in Tora…
Naturalisation of Syrians in Egypt raises controversy
Controversy has escalated again regarding granting Egyptian nationality to non-Egyptians, this time with the hashtag “the people refuse naturalisation,” which topped the list of the most popular hashtags in Egypt via Twitter. Many participants did not want Egyptian nationality to…
To silence Sinai, Egypt arrest activist Ashraf Ayoub and his son
In a new measure to silence all voices from North Sinai and isolate the whole region completely from the world, the Egyptian security forces have arrested the Sinai activist and press and political journalist Ashraf Ayoub and his son Sherif….
International Youth Day did not come to Egypt
The world celebrates International Youth Day on August 12 every year to draw the international community’s attention to youth issues and celebrate the youth’s potential as partners in the global community, as UNESCO said. International Youth Day is a means…
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