The worst rates in Egypt: Coronavirus daily infection rate jumps 35%

The Egyptian Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday that it recorded 14 deaths and 720 new infection cases of coronavirus, which is the worst daily number of...

Al-Sisi orders the armed forces to prepare for a fight: Against who?

Egyptian General Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi asked the armed forces to "show the utmost readiness and combat readiness to protect Egypt's national security," which raised a number of questions regarding the timing...

Loan addiction in Egypt: The regime resorts to the IMF again

A report by the US economic agency Bloomberg revealed that the Egyptian regime is seeking $9 billion in funding to help it bridge the public budget deficit,...

Muted tension with Kuwait: Will the Egyptian regime lose an important regional ally?

The muted tension between Egypt and Kuwait has escalated recently, in a way that threatens the loss of an important regional ally and a financial supporter who has pumped billions...

Laila Soueif: 64-year-old university professor sleeps in front of al-Sisi’s prison

University professor Laila Soueif, 64, waits throughout the day in front of Tora Prison in Cairo, at the closest possible point to her imprisoned son, Alaa Abdel...

Al-Sisi uses the pandemic to gain new repressive powers

General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi never misses a chance to promote the oppressive regime he built since assuming power six years ago. In the middle of the coronavirus...

Egypt journalist Haitham Mahgoub detained for reporting on COVID-19 crisis

The Egyptian Supreme State Security Prosecution decided, on Wednesday, to detain a journalist working for Al-Masry Al-Youm, Haitham Hassan Mahgoub, for a period of 15 days, accusing...

Egypt’s doctors complain of governmental maltreatment

The General Syndicate of Doctors of Egypt announced on Thursday that it recorded more than 230 cases of coronavirus among doctors, in addition to 10 deaths. The...

Converting pharmacists to doctors: Al-Sisi’s controversial proposal to tackle coronavirus

The coronavirus outbreak has forced the Egyptian government to search for urgent solutions to compensate for the acute shortage of medical personnel and to save the medical...

US forces withdraw from Sinai: Why now?

American media have revealed that Defence Minister Mark Esber is seeking to withdraw 400 soldiers from the Multinational Force & Observers (MFO) known as International Peacekeeping Forces, which were formed...