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Egypt’s Demographic Time BombF

This month of June 2024, the Egyptian population reached the record number 106.4 million people. Egyptians added 126,000 babies in just one month. Dividing this by 30 days, fetches 4,200 babies per day. The Egyptian government does not like this trend because this...

War in Gaza forces former Middle East foes to seek reconciliationF

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’s conservatives working to reduce women’s rights with disgraceful medieval system of guardianshipF

By Mona Salem In a push to cement meagre rights, Egyptian women have been battling a "shocking" draft bill influenced by Islamic law which would have deepened a system of guardianship further restricting their daily lives. Nutritionist Mai Nasser remembered how...

Egypt: Six girls killed in fire at detention center in Cairo’s Al-Marg districtF

Six teenage girls were killed and 19 others injured in a fire at a juvenile detention centre in the Egyptian capital, officials said Friday. The blaze broke out late Thursday at the building in Al-Marg district on Cairo's northeastern outskirts, a security official...

Egypt cancels religious events amid resurgence of Covid epidemicF

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...

Egypt’s crumbling train infrastructure: Nearly dozen killed in another accident north of CairoF

By Farid Farid  - A train accident north of Cairo on Sunday left 11 people dead and 98 others injured, Egypt's health ministry said, in the latest rail calamity to hit the North African country.  The ministry, in an updated toll, said that "11 people were killed and...

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