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devaluation
22 min read
Devaluation drama and hot money’s return: What happened with the pound’s historic plummet?
Mohamed Ezz and Reham al-Saadany
| 'As long as there is more demand than supply, the price of the pound will continue to decrease.'
environment
10 min read
Q&A: Egypt’s emissions, the environment, and the relationship between air pollution and COVID-19
Beesan Kassab
| The loudest voices in this area are not those of environmental scientists, but of investors
COVID-19
13 min read
Q&A with anthropology professor Hania Sholkamy | On the need to rethink social spending as crisis response after COVID-19
Beesan Kassab
| The pandemic exposed flaws in the way social protection is thought about in Egypt
COVID-19
10 min read
As Egypt looks to ramp up vaccinations, some gain privileged access with favoritism coming into play
Rana Mamdouh
| Sources say people have been getting vaccinated outside of the public system since before April
COVID-19
12 min read
Vaccines and intellectual property: Some things we need to know
Multinationals and developed countries pressure developing nations not to issue compulsory licenses
COVID-19
11 min read
2nd Astrazeneca doses delayed nationwide, sources say supplies short until Aug 11
Rana Mamdouh
| The system for obtaining a travel vaccination certificate remains hard to navigate
COVID-19
13 min read
In Sohag, COVID-19 goes rampant
Abdel Baset Ayash
| "They focus on the central locations, and they don’t care about marginalized areas like ours"
draft budget
10 min read
Where does social protection spending stand in Egypt’s 2nd COVID-19 budget?
Beesan Kassab
| The budget fails to meet the constitutionally mandated spending minimum for health and education.
COVID-19
9 min read
MPs give nod to exempt Tahya Masr Fund, partners from ‘all future taxes’
Beesan Kassab and Rana Mamdouh
| Other bodies that receive donations are required to disclose their assets and the funds they receive
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COVID-19
The silent nights of curfew
Ravy Shaker
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Opinion
Mohamed Gowaily
Social protection in Tunisia: An example of the decline of the welfare state
The question before us now is: How do individuals fit into social protection systems?
Adib Nehme
On social protection in COVID-19 times
This plague has largely acted as an acceleratory agent, aggravating already existing problems
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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COVID-19
4 min read
Doctors: Expired Sinovac-Vacsera doses being used in Cairo COVID-19 vaccination campaign
COVID-19
4 min read
Health Ministry fast-tracks COVID-19 booster shots
COVID-19
4 min read
Egypt announces first 3 Omicron cases
2020 Parliament
5 min read
New law on pandemics, epidemics grants govt powers to regulate private healthcare costs, introduces penalties for publishing false information about health affairs
COVID-19
4 min read
Egypt ranks 5th worldwide in underreporting COVID-19 deaths according to World Bank report
COVID-19
7 min read
Government compels public servants to receive COVID-19 vaccination or provide negative PCR test twice per week
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renewable energy
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Israeli aggression on Gaza 2023
Gaza siege: Years of disease
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