Neoliberal Authoritarianism in Egypt
Yanis Iqbal
The whiplash of authoritarianism is being ruthlessly used in Egypt. On January 6, 2021, Ahmed Khalifa, social news editor of Egypt 360 website, was arrested after publishing a series of reports on workers’ legitimate protests. He was falsely charged with joining a terrorist group and spreading fake news, and remains in detention to date. Before his arrest, Khalifa published articles about strikes at the state-owned ElDelta Company for Fertilizers and Chemical Industry.
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In 2011, bold protest chants flowed out from Tahrir Square: from “The people want the fall of the regime!” to “Down, down with military rule!” – everything seemed full of new possibilities. Today, all the dreams envisioned by those chants lie in tatters. Egyptians have gone through an unprecedented and dizzyingly fast-paced trajectory.
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Home-cooked meals, restaurant DIY kits and movie marathons set to be this year’s top romantic experiences
11 February 2021, Dubai – Sentimental shoppers are investing more than ever before around Valentine’s Day with spending increasing by 72 per cent over the past decade, according to the annual Mastercard Love Index. However, this year home is where the heart is as couples are planning to spend the day and their money differently.
The annual Mastercard report offers a deep dive into spending habits and trends around the most romantic day of the year by analyzing purchases across the globe. Romantics in UAE are spending 90 per cent more on gifts and experiences than they were ten years ago.
Post-home loan holiday blues: Missed payments rise for those coming off deferral
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The number of people on a home loan deferral has fallen since the peak in May last year. Photo / File
The number of people on a home loan deferral has fallen since the peak in May last year. Photo / File
Coming off a home-loan holiday has not been smooth sailing for all mortgage borrowers, new figures show. Nearly one in 10 of those who have come off a mortgage deferral have missed a payment and the percentage going into arrears has been rising, data from credit reporting agency Equifax shows.
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LOCAL SNP candidate Tom Wills has joined others in calling on the UK Government to reconsider plans to remove the £20 a week uplift in Universal Credit payments from April onwards.
It comes after Citizen Advice Scotland (CAS) published research showing that as a result of the removal Universal Credit would fall below its 2013 value in real terms.
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Chancellor Rishi Sunak granted the £20 uplift in Universal Credit benefits in spring last year recognising that people needed extra help during the pandemic.
CAS said that removing the uplift from April as planned would reduce payments to clients by as much as 25 per cent. Currently a single claimant under the age of 25 receives £342.72 per month; that figure would shrink to £257.33, Citizens Advice said.