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Pentagon has announced that the United States has once again called on the interim Egyptian government to progress with plans aimed at organizing new elections. The call was made during a telephone conversation between the US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Army Chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. Prior to the phone call, a petition was […]
The Egyptian government wants to bring the country back on its feet and has decided to add to its priorities the payment of oil debts to foreign companies that are increasing their exploration and production in Egypt. Foreign companies are owed more than $6 billion and energy subsidies reached an estimated 120 billion Egyptian pounds […]
The powerful tourism industry in Egypt is nearing its doom if the imposed travel advice on European citizens by their governments is not removed. In the past few months, Egypt has been marred by violent protests when it was about to revive its lucrative and important tourism industry. Egyptian officials are claiming that the country […]
The Governor of the Egyptian Central Bank, Hesham Ramez, confirmed that Qatar has agreed on the conversion of its $2 billion that it has deposited in the Central Bank during the era of President Morsi into bonds. The transactions are expected to take less than a week according to media reports. The Qatari government had […]
Cairo could soon be occupying its seat at the African Union (AU) in October according to a member of the high level panel on Egypt. The panel is headed by former Malian President, Alpha Oumar Konare, and it visited Egypt in order to have a firsthand knowledge of the political crisis in Egypt and the […]
Saudi Arabia has reiterated its support for the military backed in government in Cairo and has promised to continue supporting it at all cost. Al-Sisi applauded the unconditional support of Saudi Arabia and its diplomatic efforts to gather support for the government. The Cairo government could be faced with financial difficulties because donors have threatened […]
The Egyptian military has begun operations to set up a 500meter wide and 10kilometre long buffer zone on its border with Gaza. Bulldozers have knocked down some of the houses in the area but residents are complaining that they have neither received eviction notices nor compensations. According to sources, the operation is aimed at reducing […]
Egypt is trying to lure tourists back into the country; a week after the clashes between supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood and the army left hundreds of people dead. Tourism Minister Hisham Zaazou said the situation is improving with time and gave assurances that there are no dangers in the main tourism areas. He urged […]
Violence in Egypt can reach new heights as pro-Morsi supporters prepare to hold “Friday of martyrs” demonstrations. The march will be in honor of the hundreds of people who have lost their lives in the standoff against the military. The leaders of the previous demonstrations are from the Muslim Brotherhood. Most of them have been […]
No one can deny that Arab dictatorships have protected religious minorities across the Middle East and North Africa region for decades as a result of tactical decisions meant to win the political backing of Western powers and the financial support of funding agencies. The nomination of Jewish and Christian leaders to cabinet posts in many […]