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Mohamed Ali videos
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Shoot, post and share: The viral accusations against Sisi and the military that led to Friday’s protests
Omar Said and Rana Mamdouh
| Sisi’s mesh of endearing and threatening discourse might have only given his opponents a leg up.
cement industry
8 min read
Egypt’s cement industry disrupted by entry of military as major new market player
Omaima Ismail
| The additional supply forced companies to lower their prices an average of 15% in the past year
Mohamed Ali videos
10 min read
Sisi refutes contractor’s allegations that state funds were wasted on vanity projects at hastily organized youth conference
He accuses Sisi of wasting money on presidential palaces and the army of squandering billions
military economy
7 min read
Sisi says military economy is 1.5% of Egypt’s GDP, but how accurate is this?
Mohamed Hamama
| Analysts raise concerns Sisi's remarks on size of Egypt's military economy may not give a full picture.
Opinion
Mohamed Gad
A corporate state mentality
“It’s like there’s a hole in my pocket,” a friend says to me, as she wonders where her income
Ezzedine C. Fishere
Why the Egyptian military will relinquish power
The military elite has not modified its behavior, and may soon manoeuvre into a new role
News
military economy
6 min read
New security measures at military-owned Arish cement factory after contracted drivers halt work
military economy
5 min read
Military production minister: We want to expand our civilian business partnerships
food subsidies
2 min read
Breast exams mandatory to get subsidized infant formula: Health Ministry
military economy
3 min read
Sisi: Official military expenditure lowest in region, additional expenditure from private military funds
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