An Egyptian lawmaker has revealed that the first review by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) of Egypt’s economic reform program, initially scheduled for September, has been postponed for the second…
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Sudan Refugees Bring Off-season Tourism to Egypt’s Aswan
by Amila Herathby Amila HerathThousands of Sudanese have found refuge in Aswan, in neighboring Egypt, helping to revitalize the tourist season in this pharaonic southern city, where they are trying to forget the horrors…
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US Withholding Less Aid to Egypt, Even Though Human Rights Record Not Improving
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Thursday that Egypt’s poor human rights record hasn’t improved, but it won’t withhold as much military aid as it did last year regardless.…
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Egypt Jails Leading Opposition Figure, Barring Him From Upcoming Poll
by Ag Kan Kyawby Ag Kan KyawCAIRO — An Egyptian court has sentenced prominent dissident Hisham Kassem to six months in prison, his lawyer and political movement said, a move barring him from taking part in…
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Why Egypt is Seeking New Financial Allies in the East
by Deepak Mirzaby Deepak MirzaThe economic situation in Egypt, one of the top three economies in the Middle East and the second largest in Africa, has become a national crisis. The intervention of the army in the country’s economy,…
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Egypt One of the First Countries to Produce Green Hydrogen, Says UN Official
The representative of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization Ahmed Rizk stated that Egypt is one of the first countries to produce green hydrogen, having started in the 1960s with the Aswan High…
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Egypt’s Minister of Health and Population, Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, met with the Greek Ambassador to Egypt, Νikolaos Papageorgiou, on Monday to discuss ways of enhancing cooperation between the two countries…
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Will BRICS Throw a Lifeline to Dollar-strapped Egypt?
by Amila Herathby Amila HerathEgypt will become a full member of the BRICS club of emerging economies as of January 2024. The group had approved Cairo’s request to join the bloc during its summit in Johannesburg…
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Sudan’s army chief Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan arrived in Egypt on Tuesday, for his first foreign visit since the outbreak of clashes between the army and the Rapid Support Forces…
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Egyptian FM Meets Tunisian Counterpart for Cooperation Talks in Tunis
by Ag Kan Kyawby Ag Kan KyawCAIRO: The foreign ministers of Egypt and Tunisia met in Tunis on Tuesday for the 15th session of the Political Consultation Committee between the two countries. Egypt’s Sameh Shoukry and…