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Activists are trying to challenge predatory behaviour 10 years after regional uprisings raised hopes of substantial change
Promise of the revolution has given way to stifled dissent, reduced foreign investment and a decline in regional influence
Smallholders urged to adapt as climate change and mega-dam threaten Nile flows
Activists and revolutionaries reflect on their struggles for reform in the countries they fought to free
After discovery of sealed coffins, archaeologists say 5,000-year-old site has yet to reveal all its secrets
The Arab uprising fuelled hopes of sweeping change. Three books explore why that did not happen as expected.
French president welcomes Sisi to Paris and rejects sanctions over human rights abuses
Unclear if ‘terrorism’ charges will be dropped after international campaign seeking their freedom
Detentions and trials in two Arab allies highlight administration’s attitude to human rights
Low oil prices and pandemic shock force Gulf states to inject fiscal stimuli. Plus: ‘significant opportunities’ for banks’ expensive advice; profits strained at Morocco’s lenders and why regulators must clarify their cross-border roles
Cash-rich lenders increase their provisions as they anticipate downward pressure on profits
Sisi government is broadening its crackdown on civil society
Security authorities arrest head of respected organisation
Arrest of executive at one of country’s most respected rights groups deals ‘heavy blow’, activists say
Tensions between the two leaders — stretching from Libyan civil war to Qatar boycott — threaten to boil over
Egypt’s finance minister Mohamed Maait points to economy’s relatively strong performance despite pandemic
Cheap pound has enabled the country to capitalise on a global rise in demand for the citrus fruit
Women from conservative cultures are encouraged to speak out on sexual abuse
Flood of accusations of assault against 22-year-old man force reckoning with scourge of harassment
Sovereigns should pay more attention to the public sector balance sheet and the quality of their financial and asset management.
Cairo raises stakes in proxy civil war by increasing risk of direct clash with Turkey
Building contractor Mohamed Ali’s videos on social media triggered wave of public unrest
Coronavirus has accelerated Sisi regime’s crackdown on dissent
Ethiopia ready to start filling vast reservoir even if talks with Egypt and Sudan collapse
Medical workers are being arrested for speaking out, rights activists say
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