Egypt Reportedly Signs Agreement for 500 Russian T-90MS Tanks
Egypt has reportedly signed an agreement for the production of 500 Russian T-90MS tanks in the country.
Egypt Arrests Another Independent Media Journalist
On 24 June 2020, Egyptian security forces raided the offices of the online al-Manassa news agency and arrested its editor-in-chief, Noura Younis, reported the agency on Twitter.
Egypt Sentences 16 People for Links with Terrorist Al-Nusra
On 21 June 2020, the Cairo Criminal Court sentenced 16 people for links with the terrorist Al-Nusra group in Syria. The court sentenced 13 defendants to life in prison, and…
Khalifa Haftar – Has the Gamble Failed?
Why has the wind gone out of his sails, and can he ever recover the momentum that carried him to within an inch of success?
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, The Egyptian Medical Syndicate (EMS) called for an increase in…
An Outbreak Anywhere Is an Outbreak Everywhere
New York governor Andrew Cuomo has become the articulate, compassionate political face of government competence in fighting a pandemic. That’s quite an achievement for a man who as late as…
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 billion under the Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI) to…
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 between Egypt and Ethiopia since 2011.
Protesters Push Arab Militaries off Their Pedestal
A decade of anti-government protests in the Arab world have thrown popular trust in the military into the garbage bin and undermined the military’s position as one of the most…
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.