The health of Egypt’s former presidential candidate and head of the Strong Egypt Party, Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh, has severely deteriorated while he has been in prison, following a slipped disc he suffered last week that prevented him from moving, his lawyer said.
Egypt recruiting children ‘to fight IS militants’ in Sinai
Egyptian children are being recruited to fight for pro-government militias in the North Sinai where …
Egypt prisons using ‘systemic sexual violence’ on detainees
Sexual violence against detainees in Egypt is “systemic”, according to a report by The E…
Explained: EU arms sales to Sisi’s Egypt
European Union countries have increased their arms sales to Egypt significantly since general-turned…
The ‘Egypt Papers’: Here is what we know so far
Over the past week, the investigative French platform Disclose has published a series of stories on …
Egypt using French military aid to ‘kill civilians’: report
Egypt has used intelligence supplied by the French military to target and “kill civilians̶…
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Egypt amends punishment for illegal immigration to lifetime imprisonment and LE 5 million fine
The House of Representatives agreed in principle to amend the law on combating illegal immigration issued in 2016, in all its articles.
IPCC, experts say climate research funding for Egypt, Africa insufficient to adapt to threats of climate change
While conducting research on how heat shocks affect wheat growing in Egypt, climate adaptation expert Saber Osman had to use his own money to fund his work.
Egypt working to lure new tourists after Russians, Ukrainians cut off
Egypt is exploring new ways to lure tourists after conflict cut off Russia and Ukraine, two of its most lucrative markets, including possibly bringing Russians through third countries if sanctions allowed, its deputy tourism minister said.
Ukraine asks Egypt for weapons, humanitarian and medical aid
The Ukrainian Charge d’Affaires in Egypt, Ruslan Nechai, has asked Cairo for weapons, financial support and humanitarian aid as some 1,335 civilians have been killed almost two weeks after Russia invaded Ukraine.
Egyptian-American joint talks discuss transporting natural gas in the Mediterranean
The Egyptian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Tarek al-Molla met with the president of Chevron Africa and Latin America Exploration and Production Company, Clay Neff, to discuss joint cooperation between the two sides in transporting gas from the eastern Mediterranean fields to re-export it using the infrastructure owned by …