A top Democratic lawmaker in the United States has urged pausing hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to Egypt over human rights concerns, amid growing calls to slash assistance.…
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Senior Senate Democrat Threatens to Block Military Aid to Egypt on Human Rights Grounds
by Ag Kan Kyawby Ag Kan KyawWASHINGTON, Sept 30 (Reuters) – The chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee vowed on Saturday to block military aid and arms sales to Egypt if it does not…
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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna discussed bilateral relations between their countries Thursday along with regional issues of common interest. Egyptian presidential spokesman Ahmad Fahmi…
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CAIRO: The Egyptian Cabinet has denied imposing a fee of $1,000 on tourists arriving in the country. Rumors spread on some websites and social media sites about a decision to…
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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…
