During the U.N. climate conference in Egypt, world leaders pressed the Egyptian president to release Alaa Abd El Fattah, who has been on a hunger strike for more than seven months.
Author: VIVIAN YEE
Alaa Abd El Fattah Is Alive, His Family Says
A note in the handwriting of Alaa Abd El Fattah, who has been on hunger strike for about seven months, read: “I began drinking water, my vitals are good.”
Climate Change and Human Activity Erode Egypt’s Treasured Antiquities
The effects of global warming on the country’s monuments are already striking. And the changing weather is only amplifying centuries of destructive human impact.
Even as Egypt Hosts Climate Summit, Selling Fossil Fuels Is a Priority
Desperate for cash as the fallout from the Ukraine war batters its economy, Egypt has been conserving natural gas at home to sell to Europe.
Hosting Climate Summit Is Both Opportunity and Risk for Egypt
The COP27 meeting next week allows a debt-wracked African country to champion climate needs of poorer nations. But it also puts Egypt under scrutiny.
With Economy Reeling From Ukraine War, Egypt Secures $3 Billion I.M.F. Loan
The local currency had tumbled against the dollar, and food and energy prices soared in the wake of Russia’s February invasion of Ukraine, adding to the struggles of millions of Egyptians.
Despite Iran’s Efforts to Block Internet, Technology Has Helped Fuel Outrage
Online, Iranians engage in a world their leaders don’t want them to see.
Egypt Files Criminal Charges Against 4 Journalists Over One Article
After a dominant political party tied to President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi filed complaints against them, the journalists were charged with publishing fake news, among other counts.
Arab States Demand That Netflix Drop ‘Offensive Content’
Egypt joined six Gulf Arab nations in insisting that streaming services take down programs that go against “societal values.”
Economic Neglect and Political Instability Unraveled Tunisia’s Democracy
Tensions across the religious-secular fault lines in the country could not be reconciled, and freely elected leaders failed to deliver on the 2011 uprising’s cry for bread, freedom and dignity.