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Egypt Draws a Red Line on Nile Rights in GERD Dispute$

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

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...

Podcast: Egypt 2024 OutlookF

Unsurprisingly Abdel Fattah Al-Sissi, in power in Egypt since he overthrew the Islamist Mohamed Morsi in a coup in 2013, was re-elected as president again for another six-year term. The election was fast-tracked because holding the election in 2024 amid a projected worsening economic crisis could have constituted a bigger political problem for president el-Sissi. The election authorities reported that the latter won his third presidential election, with 89.6% of the votes, a figure that obviously makes no sense. Many accuse the government of having committed massive election fraud. As president Sisi enters his third term, what kind of problems should we expect. Perhaps the question from an outside perspective is should we expect the government to stabilize the country in the years to come? And the answer is a resounding no.