Aug 10, 2017
Egypt is witnessing a broad reduction in the number of critical incidents on the year-over-year basis, as tracked by MEA Risk’s Critical Incidents Tracker. Compared to July 2016, the number of incidents considered to have had an impact on stability in Egypt fell 51.8%...
Jul 7, 2017
At least 40 insurgents and 23 Egyptian soldiers were killed in a suicide bomb attack and subsequent battle in North Sinai on July 7, 2017. The suicide bomb attack targeted the military, after the bomber rammed his vehicle into a checkpoint controlling the entry into a...
Apr 10, 2017
At least 49 people were confirmed dead in today’s (April 9, 2017) attacks on two Coptic churches in Egypt, prompting the Egyptian President to declare a three-month nationwide state of emergency. The attacks, which took place in Alexandria and Tanta, were...
Feb 27, 2017
Saudi Arabia continues to put enormous pressure on Egypt over the now-failed transfer of two Red Sea islands. Unable or unwilling to deliver the islands to Riyadh, Sissi and Egypt are now feeling the punitive and vindictive stance of Saudi Arabia, which is now...
Feb 27, 2017
Suspected militants of the ‘Welayet Sinai’ (Province of Sinai) organization, affiliated to IS are suspected to be behind the killing of two Coptic Christians over the past few weeks. Attacks specifically targeting Christians have been on the rise recently, with the...
Feb 9, 2017
Economy of Egypt Economy of EgyptCairo, the financial centre of EgyptCurrencyEgyptian pound (E£, EGP)Fiscal year1 July - 30 JuneTrade organisationsWTO, AU, AfCFTA, CAEU and COMESAStatisticsGDP $249.559 billion (nominal, 2018)[1] $1.296 trillion (PPP, 2018)[1] GDP rank...
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