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

Egypt is insisting that Nile water security is an uncompromising national priority, with the country’s leadership rejecting any attempts at political bargaining on its access to the river. The latest remarks, delivered by Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly at...

Egypt’s Fuel Price Hike Deepens Economic Strain Amid IMF Reforms$

Egypt has raised domestic fuel prices sharply as part of a multi-faceted effort to stabilize the country's economy amidst persistent fiscal pressure and regional turbulence. Effective October 17, 2025, all grades of gasoline, diesel, and compressed natural gas used in...

Egypt: Challenged Energy Sector Faces Another Brutal SummerF

Egypt faces a deepening energy crisis as natural gas production crashes 39%, forcing a return to costly LNG imports and the unpopular decision to use polluting fuel oil. With multinationals like Chevron exiting failed exploration blocks and summer blackouts looming,...

Egyptian court labels veteran human rights activists “terrorists”, sentences them to 15 years in prisonF

A special Egyptian court on Sunday sentenced four veteran human rights activists to prison terms up to 15 years for "terrorism", several rights groups said. Mohammed Abu Horayra, a lawyer, received a 15-year sentence, according to the Egyptian Initiative for Personal...

Egyptian Coptic Christians who were kidnapped in Libya are still detained in an illegal immigration centerF

Egypt's government said Friday it was "working around the clock" to secure the release of six Egyptian Coptic Christians who were kidnapped in conflict-ravaged Libya. "The six Egyptians are detained in an illegal immigration centre in western Libya," the foreign...

Egypt issues another death sentence for “terrorism”F

An Egyptian court sentenced one man to death and 11 to life imprisonment after convicting them of joining a "terrorist group" linked to the Islamic State group, state media reported Wednesday. The same counter-terrorism court in Cairo also handed down three 15-year...

Egypt keeps social media influencers in prison, along with 60,000 political prisonersF

Egypt has extended the pre-trial detention of three TikTok comedians after their online sketch about a prison visit had gone viral, a lawyer representing them told AFP on Monday. Mohamed Hossam al-Din, Basma Hegazy and Ahmed Tarek were arrested last month after...

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