Isabel Esterman holds Master's degrees in Journalism and Asian Studies from the University of California, Berkeley. Before somehow winding up in Egypt in 2011, she worked and studied in Indonesia, the Philippines and other parts of Southeast Asia, never suspecting that work on post-authoritarian transitions, nationalism, corruption, the energy industry, political violence and environmental destruction would eventually prepare her for…
Bills for most household consumers in Egypt will go up by at least a third, according to new electricity prices announced this week.
What has presumed Democratic Party presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's running mate US Senator Tim Kaine said about Egypt?
Egypt’s Ministry of Finance has released a breakdown of revenue and spending in the budget for the 2016/17 fiscal year.
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From Cairo, it can be easy to feel like the United States is an enthusiastic supporter of Egypt’s government, even as authorities in Cairo carry out a harsh crackdown on…
In the second part of a two-part interview at Mada Masr’s office in Cairo, the author of bestseller “Capital in the 21st Century” talks about Egypt’s economic policies, French arms…
«Does it really matter whether austerity policies are dictated by the IMF, or are the result of officials in Egypt and Washington DC?»
«I did not know Giulio Regeni, but I could have. The earnest, affable face staring out of his photographs is reminiscent of any number of the…»
«The sight of the great pyramids of Giza looming suddenly above the urban chaos of the Haram district is one of the most astonishing vistas the…»
As the RiseUp summit, which bills itself as the region’s top entrepreneurship event convenes for its third year in downtown Cairo, the…
A public health campaign that began in the 1960s dramatically reduced the prevalence of schistosomiasis, a parasitic disease known locally as bilharzia,…
That Egypt is in the grips of a severe energy crisis is no longer a matter of dispute. But a recent roundtable…
