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Egypt’s Demographic Time BombF

War in Gaza forces former Middle East foes to seek reconciliationF

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...

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

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

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

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...

Egypt: Generosity brings people together in Egypt amid Ramadan’s soaring food pricesF

By Bahira Amin: In a time of dire economic trouble, Egyptians are holding fast to the Ramadan tradition of charity, with both donors and those in need pinning hopes on holiday generosity. Families have buckled under the weight of inflation, which hit 32.9 percent in...

Egypt: After condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Egypt-Russia want to “strengthen relations”F

Erratum: A previous title for this article wrongly suggested that an Egyptian delegation traveled to Russia. It should have been the other way around. We apologize to our readers for the mistake, which has been corrected. /The Editor A senior Russian delegation met on...

Egypt: Khaled Elbalshy of banned Darb news site, elected chief of Egypt’s journalist unionF

Egypt's journalist union said Saturday it had elected government critic Khaled Elbalshy as its head, amid a crackdown on the press with several reporters languishing in jail. "It's a breath of hope," said Lina Atalah, editor-in-chief of Mada Masr, an online newspaper...

Egypt and Turkey look for ways to mend fencesF

Turkey's top diplomat will visit Egypt on Saturday as relations ease after a decade of strained ties, Cairo's foreign ministry said. It follows a visit last month by Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry to Turkey in a show of solidarity after the devastating...

Egypt: Under intense international pressure, Egypt releases Egyptian-Irish student Patrick Zaki two days after he was sentenced to prisonF

Jul 20, 2023

Egyptian researcher Patrick Zaki and lawyer Mohamed al-Baqer walked out of prison Thursday, relatives said, a day...

Egypt: Three years in prison and tortured for allegedly spreading “fake news”F

Jul 19, 2023

The United States called on Egypt Wednesday to release rights researcher Patrick Zaki, a day after he was sentenced to...

Egypt and Turkey seek better ties, appoint envoys after a decade of tensionF

Jul 5, 2023

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