Human Rights Watch says in a report that the United Arab Emirates’ sweeping legal changes introduced in late 2021 are “deepening repression” in the country, where “Abusive provisions remain and the new measures increase rights [ More … ]
Egypt’s Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi urged citizens on Saturday to further endure economic reforms and austerity measures, including a recent wave of steep price hikes on fuel, electricity and drinking water His televised address comes on the [ More … ]
By: Nagehan Alci* Turkey has entered a new period of five years with the presidential and parliamentary elections held on June 24. During this period, a new system will come into effect, in which the [ More … ]
The kingdom may not be ready for the recent social reforms adopted by the royal family. Saudi Arabia has long held on to ultraconservative views, particularly when it comes to women’s rights. But now, it [ More … ]
Tunisia is likely to sell stakes in three state-owned banks this year and cut up to 10,000 public sector jobs as part of reforms demanded by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which has postponed the [ More … ]
The Central Bank of Egypt will likely raise its key borrowing costs to the highest level in more than a decade, as it tries to curb surging consumer prices amid growing speculation of another currency [ More … ]
Imad, an Egyptian civil servant, whose salary barely lasts a month, expressed his dissent from the rising in prices saying, “Electricity is up, food is up. The only thing that doesn’t rise in Egypt is [ More … ]
Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is stuck between a rock and a hard place. Carnegie said in a paper titled: “Egypt’s Regime Faces an Authoritarian Catch 22”. The paper stated that Egypt’s economic crisis which is the harshest in [ More … ]
Egypt’s economic reform has been highlighted in a number of international economic financial events and government policies, but there are great measures and standards that need to be accomplished according to the International Monetary Fund. [ More … ]
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