Egypt
Explore our coverage of Egypt’s politics, economics, business and culture, in articles, charts, podcasts and video
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Leaders
How to prevent strongmen from hijacking the fight against dodgy money
Egypt, India and Turkey are regular abusers
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Middle East & Africa
After pushing its economy to the brink, Egypt gets a bail-out
But a record-setting investment from the UAE will not fix its chronic problems
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Middle East & Africa
The war in Gaza is exacerbating Egypt’s economic collapse
But the government hopes the conflict could be its salvation
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Leaders
Egypt doesn’t deserve a bail-out, but should get one
The Middle East cannot afford the collapse of its most populous country
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Middle East & Africa
Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi wins another stage-managed election in Egypt
But his voters are angry about a faltering economy and the war next door in Gaza
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Graphic detail
Despite its sympathies, Egypt is unlikely to help Palestinian refugees
To understand why, look at another major conflict in the region
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Middle East & Africa
As the Gaza war rages, Egypt fears for its stability
It is reinforcing its border against waves of refugees and Islamists
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Leaders
To save Palestinian lives in Gaza, open the crossing into Egypt
Antony Blinken’s shuttle diplomacy urgently needs to succeed. Here is how
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Finance & economics
Can Egypt be persuaded to accept Gazan refugees?
The country’s economic vulnerability offers leverage
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Middle East & Africa
Egypt’s bread subsidies are unsustainable
But with inflation soaring people can afford few alternatives
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Middle East & Africa
Egypt’s rushed election shows Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi is nervous
It will be easy for him to win a third term. Seeing it out may be harder
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Middle East & Africa
Egypt’s government wants to erase a historic cemetery
Ancient beauty may give way to ugly modernisation
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Middle East & Africa
Egyptians are disgruntled with President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi
But they are scared of the chaos another uprising would bring
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Middle East & Africa
Egypt’s army seems to want to make pasta as well as war
Even as it struggled to assert control on Sinai, it seized large parts of the economy
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Culture
In exile from Egypt, Bassem Youssef is still making people laugh
A pioneer of political satire in Arabic has become an English-speaking stand-up comic
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The Economist reads
What to read to understand contemporary Egypt
Five recent books that help make sense of the Middle East’s most populous country