Russia’s war on Ukraine has adversely affected the Arab region, which heavily depends on wheat imports, including from these two countries. The fallout from the war varies from country to country, but it has hurt [ More … ]
Both Saudi Arabia and Qatar agree to invest billions of dollars in Egypt, part of an influx of Gulf support to help shore up the country’s poor public finances. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and [ More … ]
Human rights defender Youssef Mansour has finally appeared before the Supreme State Security Prosecution after being disappeared for two days. Youssef Mansour, the human rights lawyer finally appeared at the Supreme State Security Prosecution on [ More … ]
Amid Middle East summit, U.S. allies, including Israel, UAE, Jordan, Bahrain, and even Saudi Arabia that did not join the meeting have showed limited support for Ukraine. “In this war, Egypt is not — and [ More … ]
Saudi Arabia announces ‘military operation’ in Yemen following series of drone and rocket attacks on the kingdom. Yemen’s Houthi rebels said they carried out several attacks on Friday, the largest being on an oil storage [ More … ]
Haneen Hossam, one of the “TikTok girls” has pleaded not guilty to human trafficking charges in an appeal hearing at the Cairo Criminal Court Haneen Hossam, one of the so-called “TikTok girls”, pleaded not guilty to bogus [ More … ]
A UAE wealth fund buys stakes in Egyptian fertilizer and cargo companies as part of a $2-billion investment in the country, according to Bloomberg. An Abu Dhabi wealth fund has agreed to invest about $2 [ More … ]
Leaders of Egypt, Israel and the United Arab Emirates have met in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh for talks on the economic impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the growing influence of [ More … ]
In a meeting with the regime’s National Council for Human Rights, representatives from some political parties have called on the government to release political prisoners, reform pretrial detention practices, and protect rights to free speech [ More … ]
Farmers who don’t deliver wheat quota have been threatened with jail as price spike jeopardizes Egypt’s 270 million daily loaves. However, some believe that Egypt’s wheat plan splits the industry. In the wake of the [ More … ]
Ukraine conflict may curb Egypt’s tourism and increase its food import bill, pushing government to talks with the International Monetary Fund on funding. Egypt is in talks with the International Monetary Fund on possible support [ More … ]
Despite documented evidence that Egypt’s army has used fighter jets in carrying out human rights abuses, the head of U.S. Central Command, has announced that the Biden administration has agreed to provide Egypt with F-15 [ More … ]
With the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine war on Feb. 24, 2022, Egypt’s food security crisis now poses an existential threat to its economy, says Michael Tanchum, an American researcher and academic. Professor Michaël Tanchum, a [ More … ]
After altercation with security agents, where Abderrazak Kilani, the former head of the National Bar of Association, criticized Tunisian President Kais Saied, the prominent lawyer was arrested and imprisoned. “The imprisonment of the former head [ More … ]
Following execution of 7 people by Egyptian authorities last week, eight human rights organizations have urged the government to stop implementing the death penalty in the country The eight Egyptian human rights organizations on March [ More … ]
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