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What to expect from COP27 in Egypt’s police state: an interview...
As tens of thousands of delegates – from world leaders to climate activists and journalists – descend on Sharm el-Sheik from all over the world, we asked Egyptian Journalist Sharif Abdel Kouddous to give us his thoughts about the state of Egypt today.
As climate emergency worsens, freak lightning storm sends snow, scorpion plague...
High winds blew the deadly Egyptian black, fat-tailed scorpions from the surrounding desert into the city and into people’s homes.
Biden should stop payment on US funds to Sisi’s Egypt
They should put a “stop payment” on the U.S. taxpayer-funded check that has enabled Sisi to operate with impunity.
Egyptian Government Arrests Three Journalists in Three Days
Earlier this month, the Committee to Protect Journalists accused the Egyptian government of holding record numbers of journalists behind bars this year. Now the CPJ is demanding Egyptian authorities immediately release three journalists who were recently arrested.
Egypt’s el-Sissi and Putin Pledge Common Front Against Terrorism
Putin is attempting to draw Egypt into a common front against terrorism. The two have some common economic interests, as well. Russia is offering to build Egypt a nuclear power plant, and Egypt is offering Russia some free trade zones along the refurbished Suez Canal.
Egypt Makes Libya the New Front in Anti-ISIS War, 4 Years...
The recent attacks in Libya are being called "the worst political crisis and escalation of violence" since the overthrowing of Gaddafi in 2011. Will foreign governments intervene in Libya again? Watch as Democracy Now addresses this concern.
Why Egypt’s Threat to Arrest Amal Clooney Will Hurt Its Economy
Amal Clooney was threatened with jail by Egyptian authorities if she released information about the Egyptian judiciary. Now that she is married to George Clooney, can she blow the whistle on the thugs?
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The climate march, Joe Biden, and AOC’s dubious endorsement
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