Sisi crushes spirit of Arab Spring in Egypt: Activists ‘opened the gates of hell’ Just two years ago, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi celebrated the Egyptian masses who launched the 2011 uprising that toppled longtime ruler Hosni Mubarak, saying [ More … ]
Prominent lawyer Hoda Abdelmonem and tens of others have gone missing for two weeks, prompting fears for their safety It has been two weeks since Hoda Abdelmonem, a prominent human rights lawyer, went missing in [ More … ]
Ground, air and naval units from five Arab nations are arriving in Egypt to join their Egyptian counterparts for war games, according to the Egyptian military, in the first sign that a military alliance proposed by [ More … ]
Amnesty International says Egyptian authorities have arrested 19 rights lawyers and activists, including eight women, as part of the country’s ongoing crackdown on civil society. The London-based advocacy group says in a Thursday statement that [ More … ]
The Egyptian economy has all the economic fundamentals necessary to embark on the path of development; and the efficient management of these resources is the real key to economic advancement, as well as the political [ More … ]
BY: Yasin Aktay The trial of pastor Brunson in Turkish courts is over, and he has been sentenced to three years, one month and 15 days in prison for “promoting terrorism,” and aiding and abetting terrorist [ More … ]
The Horn of Africa region, home to the countries of Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somalia, has been of particular importance to the Egyptian leadership throughout the ages since the time of the Pharaohs, through Mohamed [ More … ]
Dr. Ahmed Zikrallah* Investors in the Egyptian stock exchange experienced panic after the main index fell on Wednesday (19 September) by 3.79% to reach 14098 points, the lowest level since January, and the market capital [ More … ]
Egyptian police detained the youngest son of jailed former president Mohammed Morsi on Wednesday without giving a reason, the family said, adding that they fear he’ll be held indefinitely, according to Associated Press. Ahmed Morsi [ More … ]
Despite going back to school after a 7-month suspension in the areas of Arish, Sheikh Zuweid, Bir al-Abed, Hasna and Nakhil, however the humanitarian crisis is still continuing in North Sinai with no horizon for [ More … ]
General Khalifa Haftar’s forces in Eastern Libya on Monday captured a former Egyptian special forces officer wanted by Cairo for suspected Islamist militant activities, a Libyan military spokesman said, accrding to Reuters. Hisham al-Ashmawy, one [ More … ]
International indices and reports are periodically produced by international institutions, whether governmental or independent, for those who are interested in understanding what is going on in the world and its expected trends in the future. [ More … ]
US First lady Melania Trump announced embarking on an African tour starting October 1, where she will visit four “beautiful and very different” countries, according to the Associated Press. The US first lady will visit [ More … ]
The mass trial of survivors of a massacre of pro-democracy protesters shames Egypt. Western powers should understand how autocracy is eating away at the Arab nation In its editorial, The Guardian expressed the newspaper’s view [ More … ]
BY: Abdel-Hafez Al-Sawi* Introduction The Egyptian parliament has recently ratified legislation to establish a sovereign fund called the “Egypt Fund”. The fund comes after government promises since 2016. Dr. Ashraf Al-Arabi, Minister of Planning, was [ More … ]
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