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15 May 20200854 MPC Journal Team

All Staff of Egyptian Hospital Test Positive for Coronavirus

All medical personnel at Al-Azhar University Hospital have tested positive for the coronavirus, Al-Jazeera reported. Consequently on 13 May 2020, Th

11 May 20200792 MPC Journal Team

IMF Approves $2.7 Billion in Emergency Support to Egypt

On 11 may 2020, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board approved Egypt’s request for emergency financial assistance of US $ 2.772 bill

28 April 20200914 MPC Journal Team

Egypt and Sudan Reject Ethiopia’s Offer for Agreement on Grand Dam

Egypt and Sudan have rejected Ethiopia’s offer for a transitional agreement on the Grand Ethiopian Dam, which has been a source of contention betwee

1 February 20200810 MPC Journal Team

Egypt and Saudi Arabia Exchange Expertise about Human Rights

On 29 January 2020, Egypt and Saudi Arabia discussed exchanging expertise to protect human rights values. (more…)

30 January 20200943 MPC Journal Team

Dresden Opera Boss Regrets Award to Egyptian President

On 28 January 2020, after much public criticism in Germany, organiser of the Dresden Semper Opera Ball, has formally apologised for awarding this ye

28 January 20200562 MPC Journal Team

Egypt Cuts Spending on National Newspapers

On 27 January 2020, tthe Egyptian government decided to reduce spending on national press outlets as part of measures to reduce debt estimated at bill

Security officials stood guard outside the cemetery where Morsi was buried [Khaled Elfiqi/EPA]

19 June 20190808 Hakim Khatib

Morsi Buried without Funeral Ceremony

Egypt’s former president Mohamed Morsi was buried without a funeral. The son of former Egyptian president Morsi confirmed on his Facebook page on 18

Former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi, shown in 2012, died Monday during a trial session in an espionage case in Cairo. (Khaled Elfiqi/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)

18 June 201901030 Hakim Khatib

Egypt’s Former President Morsi Dies in Court

Ousted Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi dies at the age of 67 in Cairo after collapsing in court on Monday. Several media sources reported that Mo

This female truck driver broke stereotypes and made waves in Egyptian media in 2017.

8 March 201901051 Hakim Khatib

Feminism and the Egyptian Culture

The question of Egyptian culture’s compatibility with feminism has been one highly debated in recent years. In this discourse, Arab women become entr

17 July 20170786 Neville Teller

Trump’s Mid-East Venture

Ambiguities and vacillations surround many aspects of the Trump administration’s policies or lack of them, both domestic and foreign, but one element