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Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping are becoming a big problem for Egypt. Many vessels now avoid Red Sea routes and Egypt's Suez Canal, putting Cairo in a dilemma.

Egypt's clampdown on political dissent increasingly includes family members of activists living abroad. The Sisi regime has also admitted to leveraging the release of individual political prisoners for financial aid. Jennifer Holleis reports

Egypt's clampdown on political dissent increasingly includes family members of activists living abroad. The Sisi regime has also admitted to leveraging the release of individual political prisoners for financial aid. Jennifer Holleis reports

Egypt's clampdown on political dissent increasingly includes family members of activists living abroad. The government has also admitted to leveraging the release of individual political prisoners for financial aid.

Public anger has been growing for months in Egypt over a severe dollar crunch and soaring food prices. But for many a money-saving tip from a state body has been the last straw.

Egyptians hit by soaring food prices as crisis bites

Limited bank withdrawals and food rationing are the result of a shortage of dollars and households can no longer fill their baskets.

Cairo: Public anger has been growing for months in Egypt over a severe dollar crunch and soaring food prices. But for many a money saving tip from a s...

Saudi Arabia is using its oil wealth to invest huge sums in other countries, trying to diversify its own economy. Critics are concerned that all that financial power abroad could be used for political ends.

The present election results, however, will make it rather difficult for the Egyptian regime to portray the poll with a democratic sheen. Europe should take critical notice of this fact and, as a direct result, undertake an examination of its policies towards Egypt, writes Egypt expert Thomas Demmelhuber