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Smugglers make a profit in Egypt’s Delta

Though not career smugglers, many fishermen turn to trafficking during tough times

Kenneth Changpertitum Kenneth Changpertitum

Geographically hard to secure: North Sinai caught in crossfire between army, militants

My support for ‘fighters’ was sparked by the 2011 uprisings, says North…

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Tamarod: From deposing Morsi to its own collapse

25 January and 30 June were not revolutions because we haven’t done…

Amira El-Fekki Amira El-Fekki

The rules of the game: Who joins last, takes over

So long as the ruling regime gets closer to freedoms and social…

Mahmoud Mostafa Mahmoud Mostafa

From palace to prison: 1 year of Morsi’s rule

Daily News Egypt reviews decisions and circumstances which led to former president…

Yousef Saba Yousef Saba

Repeated promises to establish a parliament in post-30 June Egypt

Officials have, between 2013 and 2015, continually promised “elections soon”, yet they…

Amira El-Fekki Amira El-Fekki

Imam Al-Sadiq Al-Mahdi: A man full of worries for Sudan’s future

In assessing the current political situation in Sudan and the prospects for…

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Egyptian news outlets self-censor in response to authoritative concerns

More newspapers have been banned since 2013 for controversial critical articles

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CSF Officer Yassin Salah gets 15 years: The full story

Al-Sabbagh lost her life, betrayed by those who vowed to protect it,…

Amira El-Fekki Amira El-Fekki

EGP 126.3bn in oil product subsidies’ expenditure in FY 2013/2014: EIA

In 2013, Egypt’s total primary energy consumption was 1.7m barrels per day…

Rana Yehia Rana Yehia