Airport rehabilitation project raising eyebrows in Egypt

Egypt has already opened two new airports this year, which has people wondering if spending $62.4 million to renovate one in a remote desert area is necessary.

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Egyptian judges question motives behind income tax increase

Based on a decision recently issued by the Egyptian Ministry of Finance, judges will be paying a higher amount of tax moving forward, and some believe the decision is aimed at punishing the judiciary.

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Congress loosens pressure on Egypt just as new anti-Sisi protests emerge

Key senators have abandoned efforts to cut Egyptian military aid just as President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s government clamps down on new protests.

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Will Egypt ever have female pastors?

The ordination of an Egyptian woman in Texas rekindles the debate on whether women can be pastors in Egypt.

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Egyptian FM: Ethiopian dam development shouldn’t 'come at expense of lives of Egyptians'

In an exclusive, in-depth interview with Al-Monitor, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry says he sees no change in Qatari policies; great potential in regional integration; and says Egypt will play its "traditional role" to support "courageous decisions" to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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Videos alleging corruption open public debate on Egyptian military’s economic empire

An Egyptian construction contractor's viral videos call for an uprising in Egypt, alleging corruption among the military and authorities.

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Ethiopia again rejects Egypt’s vision for Renaissance Dam

After more than a year of stalled negotiations between Egypt and Ethiopia on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Egypt’s diplomatic moves at the regional and international levels seem to have led nowhere.

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Israel to start exporting natural gas to Egypt as last obstacle is removed

An agreement was recently signed allowing the Egyptian Eastern Mediterranean Gas company to use the Eurasia-Israel pipeline, which would allow the resumption of natural gas exports to Egypt.

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Is Sisi overstepping the judiciary?

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has appointed a new public prosecutor, without referring to the Supreme Judicial Council, as per constitutional amendments recently approved, which raised the anger of the country's judiciary.

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Taxing use of Egypt's beaches stirs wave of controversy

Egypt announced a plan to impose a tax fee on resorts and tourist facilities on public beaches, stirring controversy.

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Uighur students in Egypt face arrest, deportation to China

Cairo seems to be trying to please Beijing by continuing to arrest Uighur students in the country.

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Why Egypt's construction boom creates ghost towns

Egyptian leaders from Anwar to Sisi have attempted — and failed — to build lavish cities to relocate dense urban populations.

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