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Tag: Cairo
Egypt: Cartoonist Islam Gaweesh arrested for criticizing regime
Egyptian popular cartoonist Islam Gaweesh has been arrested Sunday for publishing cartoons deemed critical of the regime. According to his lawyer Mahmoud Othman, the cartoonist ... Read More
Egypt: Import Duties on Luxury Goods Increased to Promote Local Products
A new presidential decree coming into effect this February 1 will increase import duties on luxury goods from 10% to 40% as the government tries ... Read More
Egypt: AI Bashes Cairo for Young Man’s 2-year Imprisonment without Trial
London-based human rights NGO Amnesty International Tuesday slammed Egyptian authorities for maintaining Mahmoud Hussein in prison for two years without trial and subjecting him to ... Read More
Egypt: Bomb blast kills several people in Cairo
A bomb blast killed at least ten people including seven security forces on Thursday in Cairo, in El-Haram district of the Giza governorate as security ... Read More
US-Egyptian cooperation should go beyond security, al-Sissi
Egyptian President Fatah al-Sissi Sunday urged the United States to expand its cooperation with Egypt beyond security and counter-terrorism. At a meeting with CIA boss ... Read More
Egypt: Chinese Vice FM in Cairo to prepare Xi Jinping’s January visit
Chinese vice Foreign Minister Zhang Ming arrived in the Egyptian capital Monday for an official visit seen as ground work for January visit by Chinese ... Read More
Libya: Benghazi HoR’s hardliners stand by Serraj’s government
Libya’s newly designated Prime Minister Serraj received major boost over the week-end from Benghazi House of Representatives (HoR) members who granted their support to Libyan ... Read More
Egypt: IMF, ADB agree to release billions to support Egypt’s weak budget
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the African Development Bank (ADB) have approved this week release of billions in form of loans to Egypt in ... Read More
Egypt-KSA: Cairo to receive Riyadh assistance to ease economic suffocation
Saudi Arabia will invest around $ billion and offer oil assistance to Egypt in a bid to help al-Sissi’s country ease its economic uneasiness, reports ... Read More
Egypt: Arab media female figures launch their union
Arab female media personalities Sunday launched in Cairo their union with the blessing of the Arab League. The initiative was sponsored by the Arab League ... Read More