Can international film festival help Egypt revive tourism?

Faced with an anemic economy and fears of terrorism, the 38th annual international film festival in Cairo lacked star power and international appeal.

Egypt

Why can't Egyptians get the medicines they need?

Egypt's decision to float the pound sent drug prices soaring, and drug companies have responded by curtailing imports, leading to a critical shortage.

Egypt

Will Cairo turn its back on Abbas?

Egypt's position toward Hamas is changing, at the expense of its relations with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, as Cairo seems to be more supportive of his rival for the presidency, dismissed Fatah leader Mohammed Dahlan.

Palestine

How will Egypt spend its $12B from the IMF?

The IMF has approved a $12 billion loan, but how will the Egyptian administration spend this amount, amid allegations of the misuse of previous Gulf loans.

Egypt

Egyptians, Gazans move to strengthen economic ties

During the Ain Sokhna conference in Egypt, Palestinian businessmen put forth the decade-old idea of a free trade zone between both parties, in a bid to ease the Israeli siege imposed on the Gaza Strip.

Palestine

Egypt’s Nubians protest for right to return to their lands

Nubians in southern Egypt have staged demonstrations and roadblocks in recent days, protesting a government takeover of what they claim to be part of their ancestral homeland.

Egypt

Why recent calls for protests failed to materialize in Egypt

Calls for mass protests on Nov. 11 failed to bring Egyptians out into the streets, not only due to an increased police presence but also to a shifting sense among the populace about how to best enact change.

Egypt

Cairo looks to Egyptians abroad to boost economy

Nabila Makram, Egypt's minister of immigration and expatriate affairs, discusses her recent trip to Australia and New Zealand, where she sought to get Egyptian expatriates to invest in certificates that will help the Egyptian economy.

Egypt

Trump’s transition off to rough start

Donald Trump’s administration is turning out to be the year of the white male.

Egypt

Will Egypt's parliament toughen punishment for rape?

Egypt's parliament will soon vote on a bill that would allow the death penalty for rape.

Egypt

Can this Egyptian scientist shake up political scene?

An Egyptian space scientist says Egypt needs to invest in education and a new system of governance.

Egypt

Will Trump be open to dialogue with Islamists?

While President-elect Donald Trump took a strong stance against Islamists during his campaign, his openness to Turkey’s Justice and Development Party-led government shows that the coming administration’s approach to Islamists is still unknown.

Egypt