At least four people have been killed and 12 others wounded in an attack on a police checkpoint in the Suez Canal city of Ismailia, according to medics and security sources. The incident took place [ More … ]
EU Parliament has opened investigation into corruption cases and suspicions related to senior Emirati officials about launching a smear campaign against Qatar The European Union Parliament has opened an official investigation into corruption cases and [ More … ]
After detention in UAE, human rights groups had feared Sherif Osman would be extradited to Egypt and face imprisonment and torture after calling for protests on 11 November The Egyptian-American national arrived in the United [ More … ]
Amid the country’s deepening economic crisis, the Egyptian Ministry of Health’s National Nutrition Institute sparked controversy in Egypt by promoting the benefits of eating chicken feet. The crippling economic crisis in Egypt has resulted in [ More … ]
With food prices rising rapidly in the face of a growing economic crisis, even the most low-cost meals, like “Koshari” are becoming more expensive to make or afford for. Koshary is a mix of pasta, [ More … ]
Many were surprised by the news of the sale of the duo Farida and Yasmine Mohamed Farid Khamis, their share in the prestigious Oriental Weavers Company to a company, in an official statement on December [ More … ]
Chile plans to open an embassy in the Palestinian territories, President Gabriel Boric has stated, which could make the Andean country one of only a handful to have an embassy-level office in Palestinian territories. The [ More … ]
The American FY 2023 appropriations bill has been released, with more conditions placed on the military aid for Egypt, as the Congress has again strengthened the aid conditions. The U. S. Fiscal Year 2023 Appropriations [ More … ]
Due to a sharp drop in donations, the administration of Egypt’s Children’s Cancer Hospital estimates the facility can only survive for eight months without intervention. Egypt’s economic problems have become more acute in the past [ More … ]
Egypt is holding up the implementation of the agreement over the two strategic Red Sea islands of Tiran and Sanafir, according to Axios, an American news website. The Red Sea islands agreement had paved the [ More … ]
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian met with his Saudi counterpart at a regional conference in Jordan on Wednesday This meeting is the first highest-level public contact between the two countries since they severed the diplomatic [ More … ]
The Egyptian Parliament has approved a draft law amending some articles of Law 30 of 1975 on the Suez Canal Authority. The amendment aims at establishing a fund belonging to the Suez Canal Authority and [ More … ]
Despite widespread calls for President Biden to use the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit to pressure Egypt’s Sisi on human rights, the last day of the summit instead featured a warm embrace between the two leaders and [ More … ]
Tunisian electorates deliver crushing rebuke to President Kais Saied by failing to show up to vote in the country’s parliamentary elections Tunisia’s parliamentary elections on Saturday registered one of the lowest electoral turnouts ever recorded [ More … ]
The International Monetary Fund early Saturday approved a $3 billion loan for Egypt under a 46-month program. In a statement, the IMF said the arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) includes the immediate disbursement [ More … ]
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