Contributions
News
Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohammed Amr on Tuesday met with his Sudanese counterpart, Salah El-Din Wansi, in Khartoum and briefed him on his talks with Ethiopia, especially regarding the agreement reached to immediately implement the recommendations...
The spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry has reiterated that Egypt enjoys a close relationship with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), one that is based on mutual respect and common interests.
This statement comes in response to remarks made by...
Political instability in Egypt is unlikely to impact negotiations with the IMF to acquire a loan of US$4.8 billion, the government said on Tuesday.
Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Amr Darrag said Egypt is still waiting for the IMF...
A shell exploded at an army camp at Assiut’s Daranka on Tuesday, killing a soldier, a worker and injuring over 16 others, state-run Al-Ahram news website reported.
Injured victims have been taken to the Assiut University Hospital. The armed...
Ain Sokhna electricity plant has closed as workers step up demands for new employment contracts for the second consecutive day.
Workers continued to urge the Ministry of Electricity and Energy on Sunday to hurry up procedures for granting continued...
An expert on a tri-partite committee assessing the consequences of Ethiopia's planned Grand Renaissance Dam has claimed the project would adversely affect Egypt's share of River Nile water supplies.
Alaa al-Zawahri, a member on the committee...
Egypt’s total wheat serves currently amount to 3.915 million tonnes, according to a statement by the Cabinet on Wednesday.
The amount, based on total domestic and imported reserves, is expected to last until 16 November.
Supply Minister Bassem...
Human rights group Amnesty International has reiterated concerns over an increase in blasphemy convictions in Egypt, urging the country to drop a number of charges in a statement on Tuesday.
The statement comes just one day after Luxor Misdemeanor...
A coalition of NGOs has launched a nationwide campaign against female genital mutilation (FGM), after a botched operation resulted in the death of an Egyptian teenager on Sunday.
The new Kamla campaign, which means “complete” in Arabic,...
Egypt’s liberal Dostour Party has announced it will host an anti-Muslim Brotherhood event in the birthplace of President Mohamed Morsy on Thursday.
The event, led by the Ikhwan Kazeboon (“Lying Brotherhood”) campaign, will be held...
- 1 of 265
- ››
Opinion articles
Downtown Cairo is once again a battlefield, and this time, the military is not just a silent facilitator, but an active participant — beating, dragging, shooting, and assaulting civilians. The latest round of brutality has led us to not only...
On 24 November, we issued the first edition of our new project, Egypt Independent, a weekly, 24-page newspaper that attempts to unpack Egypt’s complex and dynamic political and cultural landscape. It was not long before we were interrupted....
