In a recent Foreign Policy article former Minister of Investment Yehia Hamed forecast that Egypt will soon be bankrupt if it continues in the same vein. External debt has increased fivefold in the last half [ More … ]
The economic situation is undoubtedly a major factor in the stability of any society. However, the regime of General Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi mainly relies on tightening its security grip which is significantly supported by the [ More … ]
In an article published on Israeli INN website, TZahi Levi, an Israeli writer and political researcher, wondered why Israel ignores Egypt’s quest to strengthen itself militarily, especially regarding its naval force. Citing Der Spiegel German [ More … ]
In late April, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he would seek to have the State Department designate the Muslim Brotherhood a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO). How Designating It Would Undermine the United States. By: [ More … ]
Egypt’s youth should find a way to put aside their differences in favour of becoming a unified front in the face of oppression, writes Karsen Breanne. In the Egyptian revolution of January 2011, the shabab [ More … ]
Letter from parents of Italian student murdered in 2016 urges Egyptian president to extradite suspects The parents of Giulio Regeni, the Italian student murdered in Cairo three years ago, have written to the Egyptian president [ More … ]
U.S. leader reversed policy to support Gen. Haftar against the U.N.-backed government after urging by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Egypt’s Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi The administration of US President Donald Trump, under the [ More … ]
The constitutional change paving the way for coup-plotter Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, who took hostage his own country and people with armed forces, to physically preside over the Egyptian people until 2030 has been completed with no [ More … ]
The strong Egyptian-Israeli relations and the recent rapprochement between Israel and the Gulf, with the help of the U.S., have led the Trump administration to consider labeling the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist group In fact, [ More … ]
Egypt’s latest referendum results reveal as much as they conceal. Egypt has just passed constitutional amendments in a hastily-arranged referendum that ended on April 22. They are important mostly because they will advance President Abdel-Fattah [ More … ]
Batel (Void) online campaign that was launched by some Egyptian opposition figures from across the political spectrum to counter-act Abdul Fattah Al-Sisi’s push to change Egypt’s Constitution, late Monday posted a statement on its Facebook [ More … ]
Banners line streets of Cairo telling citizens to vote to extend presidency of Abdel Fatah al-Sisi Polling stations across Cairo filled with people as Egyptians voted in a snap referendum expected to allow President Abdel [ More … ]
Despite blocking, the campaign had attracted more than 500,000 votes online opposing constitutional changes For the seventh time round, the Egyptian authorities on Wednesday morning blocked the new site of the anti-constitutional amendments “Batel” electronic [ More … ]
Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi blocked access to opposition websites, introduced draconian penalties and vowed to punish journalists ahead of vote As the world watches the peaceful revolution that is changing Sudan in awe and amazement, it [ More … ]
A new scandal by the Egyptian regime Internet providers in Egypt are blocking access to an estimated 34,000 internet domains in an apparent bid to stamp out an opposition campaign launched last week under the [ More … ]
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