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GIJC19: training and networking venue for investigative journalists from 130 countries 

"GIJC was an excellent investment for me as a journalist who wants…

Fatma Lotfi

Ride-hailing apps: safe haven for Egyptian women from harassment, yet they come with hefty price tag

'I am not looking for excellent service, but less harmful alternative to…

Fatma Lotfi

Clerics, intellectuals, MPs, urge state to finalise renewal of religious discourse 

Over the years,  calls for renewing religious discourse have been pressing for…

Sarah El-Sheikh

Egypt’s press faces challenges in preserving quality journalism: Speakers of EMF’19

The press lost its basic services after its decline in quality and…

Sarah El-Sheikh

Can desalination limit GERD’s impacts on Egypt’s water security?

Desalination plants in Egypt will provide clean water for drinking use, not…

Taha Sakr

From Lebanon to Iraq: government leaders forced to resign following mass protests 

Unlike Lebanon, Iraq protesters were faced by extreme violence

Fatma Lotfi

Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed under scrutiny over Oromia clashes

Violence erupted in Addis Ababa and the outlying Oromia on Wednesday after…

Sarah El-Sheikh

GERD talks: Egypt, Ethiopia resume coordination, Russia ready to mediate 

‘I believe Egypt has shown good faith more than it should, as…

Fatma Lotfi

First Afro-Russian Forum: turning point in relations between Africa and Russia

Past five years already have seen remarkable growth in activities of Russian…

Sarah El-Sheikh