‘Ultimately, poor Egyptian households faced substantial difficulties in 2022 that will set many back from graduating from poverty,’ a report by IFPRI states. A recent research paper by the International Food Policy Research Institute has [ More … ]
Sisi says the country spent $400 billion to address poverty and improve people’s living Three days ago, Egypt’s Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said Egypt spent 400 billion dollars over the past seven years to tackle poverty, [ More … ]
A Cannes-honored feature film, titled “Feathers” has sparked great uproar and controversy in Egypt, with claims of contempt of the country and highlighting poverty in the Egyptian society. Ironically, about 33% of Egyptians are living [ More … ]
Egyptian social media activists have circulated leaked videos from inside one of the palaces of Abdel Fattah al-Sisi under construction in the El Alamein region, north of the country. Journalist and TV presenter Moataz Matar [ More … ]
The owner of Amlak Contracting, Mohammed Ali, has been accused of ‘high treason’ for a video he posted on Facebook detailing corruption in Sisi’s regime An Egyptian lawyer on Wednesday demanded a military contractor should [ More … ]
Based on new official figures released in Egypt, 32 percent of Egyptians live in poverty. This phenomenon of rising poverty amid high growth is reminiscent of the situation just before the uprising in 2011, when [ More … ]
Egyptians have been cracking jokes on social media after Abdel Fattah al-Sisi went on a 20-minute televised rant complaining about the country’s obesity crisis. In televised comments earlier this month, the general-turned-president railed about the [ More … ]
As the Egyptian president prepares for the country’s first arms expo, analysts say Egyptian citizens do not benefit from lavish state spending In early December, the world’s arms companies are set to descend on Egypt. [ More … ]
By: Zekeriya Kurşun War is not something normal. In history, neither a soldier nor a victorious commander has found war to be normal. Whatever the reason, war is, after all, playing with fire. Whether it be [ More … ]
Since Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has pursued office in mid-2014 after he led a military coup in 2013 against Mohamed Morsi, the first democratically elected president, the two main goals of al-Sisi were to maintain social [ More … ]
Hundreds of migrants, who lost their lives in the capsized boat tragedy, were the target of scrutiny and attacks, as they were blamed for their own death. A boat carrying almost 600 people capsized off Egypt’s coast, [ More … ]
Muslims have celebrated one of the two most important holidays of the Islamic calendar, Eid Al-Adha (Corban Feast). In commemoration of Abraham’s willingness to sacrifice his son on God’s command, Muslims slaughter animals such as [ More … ]
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