Egypt

With record increases in tuition fees at all levels, good schooling is becoming something only the rich can afford as the effects of the country's economic liberalisation reverberate

Despite Egypt's anger over Israel's takeover of the Philadelphi Corridor in breach of its peace treaty, Cairo is now able to do something it has long wanted

Egypt is betting that its military presence near the Ethiopian border may succeed where diplomacy has failed

Since 2020, Cairo and Ankara have been working to repair strained relations. The signing of 17 agreements brings promise of better ties, which could help calm simmering regional tensions.

Big industrial manufacturers forced to leave their homeland have invested more than $1bn in their new home over the past decade, but overly complex bureaucracy means they can only do so unofficially

There is a realistic and convincing portrayal of Egypt from a cosmopolitan cast in this 2023 release, but the struggle of the characters to make emotional progress stands out.

The refugee crisis in Africa's third biggest population is causing both economic and social problems, with rent prices up and job opportunities down. Resentment is growing, as are calls for controls.

A new law to get the private sector more involved in the country's public health system could be bad news, say patients and doctors. Others think it is the jab in the arm that Egypt's hospitals need.

Tensions have been piling up between Egypt and Israel since the latter started its assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah and occupied the Gaza side of the crossing on 7 May

With more than half of Egypt's normal shipping traffic now diverting around Africa and its economy in dire straits, there are serious doubts about its plans to build a parallel canal