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July 31
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Egypt: Analysis - Egypt's Way Out
After a weekend of violence that brought the country back to the brink, Egypt now stands at an impasse: Tens of thousands of supporters of deposed President Mohamed Morsi remain in... Read more »
July 18
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Egypt: Syrian Refugees Caught Up in Egypt's Turmoil
A thin wall was all that separated Syrian refugee Ahmed Al Hemsi from his 62-year-old father at Cairo International Airport when immigration officers told his father he would not... Read more »
June 05
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Egypt: NGOs Under Pressure in Egypt
The conviction in Egypt of 43 NGO workers this week for working illegally has turned the spotlight on an increasingly restrictive environment for NGOs, including those in the... Read more »
May 31
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Egypt: Colon Cancer - 'A Catastrophe for Egyptian Families'
Colon cancer in Egypt is more deadly and destructive than elsewhere, yet less understood. Read more »
May 14
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Egypt: Govt Rethinks Its Subsidy System for the Poor
The Egyptian government has taken tentative steps towards reducing the roughly US$20 billion subsidy system that supporters say provides vital aid to the one-in-four Egyptians in... Read more »
April 16
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Egypt: Egypt's Food Security in Peril As Fuel Crisis Intensifies
Abdel Tawab Haron, in his late 40s, is late harvesting the wheat at his farm in Fayoum Governorate, 90km southwest of Cairo. Read more »
April 08
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Egypt: Rural Health Services Ill-Equipped
Rural Egyptians seeking medical treatment often face an ordeal just getting to the nearest clinic or hospital. But when they finally get there, they are unlikely to find the... Read more »
March 20
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Egypt: Disaster Risk Reduction in the Arab World
Nearly 300 government officials, scientists, aid workers and activists from across the Arab world are working together in Jordan to draw up the first joint regional platform for... Read more »
February 28
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Egypt: Turmoil Makes Life Tougher for Refugees
Osman Sheshy*, a 26-year-old refugee from Eritrea living in the Egyptian capital, remembers fondly the day three months ago when a wealthy Egyptian man asked him to clean his villa... Read more »
February 21
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Egypt: Farmers Fearful As Locust Threat Looms
Scattered pockets of locusts in southern Egypt and northern Sudan are a threat to agricultural land, warns the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Countries along the Red... Read more »
February 11
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Egypt: Call for Investigation Into Post-Revolution Deaths in Egypt
Clashes during the second anniversary of the revolution which deposed Egypt's former president Hosni Mubarak have brought the number of Egyptians killed since the uprising began to... Read more »
January 30
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Egypt: High Road, Railway Fatalities Highlight Need for Investment
Egypt should invest more in modernizing its roads and railways if it wants to bring down the shockingly high number of accidents and fatalities. Read more »
January 10
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Egypt: Turning Deserts Into Fields
Political tension in Egypt in the aftermath of the revolution which began nearly two years ago, has hit tourism, led to high food prices, and caused an economic slowdown which is... Read more »
December 26, 2012
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Egypt: Poor Hit Hardest As Political Tensions Persist
For the first time in months, Hussein Mohamed, a 50-year-old civil servant from the Giza Governorate neighbourhood of Imbaba, northern Cairo, has had to tell his wife that he can... Read more »
December 12, 2012
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Egypt: Fresh Worries for Religious Minorities [analysis]
Almost two years ago, Joseph Ibrahim, a 48-year-old father-of-two and a member of Egypt's Coptic Christian minority, was in the frontline of the opposition to Egypt's former... Read more »
November 23, 2012
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Egypt: Contingency Planning, Despite Israel-Palestine Ceasefire
Aid agencies in Egypt are updating contingency plans in case an uncertain ceasefire, agreed on 21 November between Israel and Hamas, the ruling party in the Gaza Strip, does not... Read more »
November 16, 2012
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East Africa: Enough in the Nile to Share, Little to Waste
As Ethiopia's massive dam-building plans continue to cause disquiet in downstream Egypt, new research suggests there is sufficient water in the Nile for all 10 countries it flows... Read more »
September 14, 2012
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Egypt: Vaccine Shortage Hits Egypt's Children
Tens of thousands of children are at risk because of a vaccine shortage in Egypt, paediatricians warn. Read more »
August 23, 2012
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Egypt: A Tunnel-Free Future for Gaza? [analysis]
This month's border attack in the Sinai Peninsula, which killed 16 Egyptian soldiers, has bolstered calls to shut down a network of underground tunnels between Egypt and the... Read more »
August 07, 2012
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Egypt: Deputies Race to Write New Constitution [analysis]
The drafting of Egypt's new constitution - like the rest of the country's politics since former President Hosni Mubarak was ousted from power last year - has been a hotbed of... Read more »
July 18, 2012
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Egypt: No ID, No Government Services [analysis]
Most Bedouins from Egypt's Sinai Peninsula never think to register their marriages. A palm leaf from the father of the bride to the groom is enough to mark the union; families and... Read more »
July 11, 2012
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Egypt: Misery for Stranded Refugees
Salloum camp in western Egypt about 5km from the Libyan border is home to about 2,000 refugees, failed asylum seekers and third country nationals who fled Libya in 2011 and cannot... Read more »
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Egypt: Worries Over New Policy On Medicines
A decision by the Egyptian Health Ministry to peg local medicine prices to international ones is causing concern. "This is a catastrophic decision," Karima Al Hefnawy, a member of... Read more »
June 25, 2012
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Egypt: The Revolution Undone? [analysis]
Mohamad Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) has been declared the official winner of the first free Egyptian presidential elections. Read more »
June 15, 2012
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Egypt: Presidential Candidates Vow to Tackle Poverty
Egypt's presidential run-off, in which around 50 million people are expected to vote on 16-17 June, is spotlighting challenges such as poverty alleviation, the role of NGOs, and... Read more »
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