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War in Gaza forces former Middle East foes to seek reconciliation

By Mondafrique: The war in Gaza is forcing feuding States in the Middle East and in the Gulf to seek the path of reconciliations. Faced with President Biden’s inability to impose a red line on Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, the four most influential...

Egypt: One killed, six arrested in gun battle on Egypt-Israel border

A gunfire broke out near Nitzana, Israel, along the border crossing separating Egypt and Israel. The incident, which involved more than a dozen people, resulted in the death of one person. Six people were arrested. The Egyptian authorities insist that the incident was...

Egypt’s economy hit hard by Houthis’ attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea

The US and the UK hitting Houthi targets in Yemen is largely the result of a sense of panic taking place in commercial and business circles. The Houthis have clearly identified that there is a choke point that they can squeeze even more to get their positions heard....

JPMorgan de-lists Egypt from its Emerging Market Bond Index (S)

Egypt: After wishing each other a happy new year, Egyptians see price hikes that will make 2024 not such a happy year

Bread has always been a source of concern for rulers and leaders. When their prices increase, watch out for the public reaction. In history, bread riots brought down rulers who dared to make bread or its byproducts like flour hard to reach. In modern times, we often...

Six more years: Egypt’s al-Sisi gets “reelected” with “nearly 90%” of the vote as the economy faces freefall

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has won a third term with 89.6 percent of the vote in the Arab world's most populous nation, the national election authority said Monday. The outcome of the December 10-12 poll was widely expected after the former army chief with...

Egypt inks deal with Chinese Covid vaccine maker to manufacture a billion doses per year

Egypt said Wednesday it plans to manufacture one billion doses a year of China's Sinovac vaccine, claiming it would become the Middle East and Africa's "biggest vaccine producer". Under the deal with the Chinese pharmaceutical company, a factory in Cairo will produce...

Egypt cancels religious events amid resurgence of Covid epidemic

Egypt on Wednesday announced a partial shutdown of malls and restaurants and called off festivities for the Muslim holidays of Eid al-Fitr to curb rising coronavirus cases. The closure of cafes, malls and restaurants from 9 pm will take effect from Thursday until May...

Covid-19: Vaccination campaign begins in Egypt

Egypt began its Covid-19 immunisation program Sunday, becoming one of the first countries in Africa to vaccinate its citizens, with a doctor and a nurse receiving the Chinese-made Sinopharm jab. Egypt, the Arab world's most populous country with over 100 million...

Egypt: Chinese Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine headed to Egypt, with late January rollout

Egypt has approved the use of a Covid-19 vaccine developed by Chinese pharma giant Sinopharm with its rollout to start later in January, the health minister said. "The Egyptian pharmaceutical authority approved on Saturday the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine," Hala Zayed...

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