IMF emergency financing for Egypt mitigates coronavirus crunch

The International Monetary Fund has approved a nearly $2.8 billion loan for Egypt to address its economy, which has been hit hard by the coronavirus crisis.

Egypt

Egypt to export electricity to Saudi Arabia

An interconnection power line between Egypt and Saudi Arabia is expected to generate important economic benefits for Egypt and boost its aspiration to become a regional energy hub.

Saudi Arabia

Egypt releases, on bail, editor-in-chief of prominent independent news outlet

Lina Attalah, editor-in-chief of Mada Masr, has been released on bail following her arrest Sunday.

Egypt

Egypt steps up crackdown on journalists as world celebrates press freedom

As the world celebrated World Press Freedom Day, journalists in Egypt were being subjected to an arrest campaign by Egyptian security forces, while the authorities banned the use of pseudonyms.

Egypt

Sisi grants army more powers under state of emergency

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi approved new amendments to the emergency law, granting the army the right to arrest and prosecute civilians in clear violation of the constitution and the law, according to human rights activists.

Egypt

Detainee’s death raises concerns on conditions of prisoners in Egypt

Egyptian artist Shady Habash died under strange circumstances in a prison cell where he had been in pretrial detention since 2018, raising criticism from local and international rights organizations.

Egypt

Why is Egypt building more walls around Gaza?

Although Hamas has taken several measures to boost security on the border with Egypt and prevent any attempt to infiltrate into the Egyptian territory, Egypt continues to build walls and destroy the tunnels.

Palestine

Pandemic won't halt construction on Egypt’s first nuclear power plant

Although a series of mega projects have been postponed in Egypt due to the coronavirus outbreak, work on the country’s first nuclear power plant continues.

Egypt

Egyptian rights activists sound alarm over pretrial detention of political detainees

A court decision to extend the pretrial detention of hundreds of political prisoners without their presence raised the ire of rights organizations calling for the detainees’ immediate release.

Egypt

Actor's revelation about transgender son sends shock waves across conservative Egypt

A prominent actor's disclosure about his daughter's transition has been met with a rare show of support in a conservative society with little tolerance for gender nonconformity.

Egypt

Israel concerned over US intention to withdraw troops from Sinai

Israel would rather have the United States keeping its 400 soldiers in the Sinai Peninsula, especially on the backdrop of growing tensions there and increased jihadist activity.

Egypt

Intel: US approves $2.3 billion upgrade for 43 of Egypt’s Apache helicopters

The US State Department approved a sale of $2.3 billion worth of equipment to refurbish 43 of Egypt’s Apache helicopters.

Egypt