The family of the late economic researcher Ayman Hadhoud has filed a legal request for the release of surveillance footage from the final weeks in his life.
Read More »Russia-Ukraine war: ‘Millions’ could die globally from wheat shortage, Egypt warns
Increases in food prices triggered by Russia’s war in Ukraine could kill “millions” of people globally, Egypt’s finance minister has cautioned, echoing warnings made by the UN and G7 countries over the worldwide wheat shortage.
Read More »National political dialogue: Sisi speaks on critics, opposition group awaits promised prisoner releases
Speaking on the national dialogue, a recently announced public consultation process that is billed to involve all political actors in the country, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi appeared on Saturday to warn off prospective participants who intend to criticize the state’s performance.
Read More »Egypt Reaches Water Poverty Stage: Local Development Minister
Egypt’s Minister of Local Development, General Mahmoud Shaarawy, declared on 20 May that Egypt had reached water poverty based on the universal standards set by the United Nations (UN).
Read More »US senator slams Egypt’s treatment of Alaa Abdel-Fattah
The US Senate’s longest serving member has rebuked Egyptian authorities for continuing to detain activist and blogger Alaa Abdel-Fattah, calling his treatment “reminiscent of the Middle Ages”.
Read More »US approves nearly $700 million in arms to Egypt
The US has approved an arms sale, worth hundreds of millions of dollars, to Egypt despite outcry over Cairo’s continued human rights abuses and financial woes.
Read More »The Impact of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine in the Middle East and North Africa
More specifically, Washington should not let this new frame of “great power rivalry,” which Middle East autocracies have heartily welcomed and exploited, distract it from scrutinizing the behavior of these regimes at home and from helping the region’s citizens and societies address the socio-economic and political problems they face now …
Read More »Ukraine thanks Egypt for turning away Russian ship containing ‘stolen’ Ukrainian grain
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba thanked Egypt on Thursday for turning away a Russian ship loaded with grain which he said had been stolen from Ukraine.
Read More »Egypt launches National Strategy for Climate Change 2050
Egypt launched the National Strategy for Climate Change 2050 to improve the citizens’ quality of life and sustainable economic growth and preserve its natural resources.
Read More »State lays out plan to exit specific economic sectors over coming 3 years, boost private sector role
The government has laid out a plan to withdraw its arm from select sectors of the economy, including large swaths of agricultural and livestock production, construction industries and hospitality.
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