Renaissance Dam
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"The answer to all of these types of concerns is cooperation and a degree of economic integration."
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class • 19 min read
City Club: Investing in provincial middle-class dreams
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Coronavirus in Sinai: Fear and negligence as cases rise. Governor: ‘Expected and not disturbing’
The surge coincided with end-of-year high school exams.
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Daily COVID-19 roundup • 14 min read
COVID-19 roundup: July 1
The Doctors Syndicate continues to call for the release of imprisoned doctors
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COVID-19 • 23 min read
The pandemic and the search for medical care while pregnant
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detox • 14 min read
Detox | Proceed with caution
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Egyptian Holding Company for Electricity • 12 min read
How will the government freeze on electricity prices for industries affect the renewable energy sector?
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24 June 2020
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media raids • 3 min read
Nora Younis, chief editor of Al-Manassa, detained after raid on office
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Renaissance Dam • 11 min read
Egypt asks UN Security Council to intervene in GERD dispute, Sisi says Egypt committed to diplomatic solution
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journalist detentions • 4 min read
Journalists arrested in Egypt amid crackdown on press freedoms
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Egypt-Italy relations • 6 min read
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15 June 2020
 
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Kenzie Azmi
Is a ban on wildlife trade the best way to prevent another pandemic?
Egypt is also a player in the global wildlife trade.
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Tareq Baconi
Our lives are not conditional: On Sarah Hegazy and estrangement
Here is what I did not know when I chose to be in London: we carry our homes in our hearts.
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Bruno Latour
What protective measures can you think of so we don’t go back to the pre-crisis production model?
If everything has stopped, and all cards can be put on the table
29 May 2020
 
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