After the fires of the Arab spring had died down it became obvious that the changes that the protesters had hoped for in their respective countries were still a long way to come and for several others their situation became… Continue Reading
Egypt’s New Police State It is in Sara Khorshid’s opinion that Egypt is heading back to the days of Gamal Abdel Nasser, who setup Egypt as a police state that instilled brutal suppression and fear. She writes that she was discussing politics… Continue Reading
#BBCtrending: Why George Orwell is Trending in Egypt George Orwell, the author of the famous novel 1984, is trending on Twitter after a student was arrested while carrying a copy of the book. Egyptian on social media seized on the… Continue Reading
Don’t Cut Aid to Egypt It is in Ahmed H. Zewail’s opinion that the US should not cut or reduce foreign aid to Egypt in response to al-Sisi’s actions. When the US cut aid to Egypt in 1955 the Soviet… Continue Reading
Stop U.S. Support for the Repressive Regime in Egypt Since taking power in July of 2013 the government of al-Sisi has instituted what is arguably a regime as repressive as Mubarak’s. The regime has overseen the imprisonment of 16,000 people,… Continue Reading
Israel to Supply Gas to Egypt In a 4 billion dollar deal an Israeli firm agreed to export natural gas to the Egyptian firm Dolphinus Holdings. 2.5 billion cubic meters gas will be exported from the Tamar offshore gas field… Continue Reading
US Urges Egypt to Ease Civil Society Restrictions U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met with Egyptian president Abdel Fatah al-Sisi to discuss the Israel-Palestine conflict and ISIL. The discussion quickly turned to Egyptian civil society. Protests are still illegal… Continue Reading
Egypt’s Sisi has The Popular Vote, Now He Needs Political Backing Instead of taking months, the popular funding of the Suez Canal took only 8 days raising a total of 61 billion Egyptian pounds. This shows that despite the controversy… Continue Reading
Regional Stability Dependent on Egypt: UAE United Arab Emirates (UAE) foreign minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan addressed the 69th United Nations General Assembly about the importance of Egypt in maintaining the stability of the Middle East. He called out several… Continue Reading
Egypt will Play Key Role in Defeat of IS US Secretary of State John Kerry is on a tour of the Middle East rallying support for the fight against ISIL. Egypt is part of a 10 state Middle Eastern coalition… Continue Reading