#Egyptian migrants
Report from Rashid: Where was the state when hundreds drowned?
“The government knew since 4 am that we were sinking, but they did nothing.”
Pesha Magid
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Pesha Magid
Pesha Magid is a reporter at Mada Masr. She has previously published work at Egyptian Streets, Tunisia Live, Your Middle East and Egypt Today. She is graduate of the University of Edinburgh with a Master of Arts in Arabic.
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#Libyan conflict
Setting Libya’s latest oil struggles straight
Over the past few weeks clashes over Libya’s oil ports have broken out between forces linked to the UN-backed government in the West and the Libyan National Army (LNA), one…
Pesha Magid
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#Syrian refugees
The Syrian Kitchen: A refugee food business based on quality not empathy
From the start, the vision behind Zeit Zatoun — a Syrian kitchen where seven refugee women work — was that it would be a business not a charity.
Pesha Magid
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#New Suez Canal
1 year on: Where does ‘New Suez Canal’ stand?
While there have been benefits, a year has proven that the Suez Canal expansion's minor gains represent a Pyrrhic victory, with the expansion at best not stemming a widening balance…
Pesha Magid
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#refugees
The desperation of Oromo refugees in Cairo
Ademo says many Oromo still in Cairo feel hopeless, and “some have publicly suggested they have nothing left to lose and may set themselves alight.”
Pesha Magid
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Lifestyle
Spy sharks in Egypt: A history
Are shark sightings the latest in conspiracy theories propagated by #Egypt's local media?
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Pesha Magid
Trump and Sisi bond over counter-terrorism ambitions
«The Trump-Sisi relationship will likely embolden both leaders in their fight against terrorism»
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#cigarette tax
Smokers fuming after cigarette tax jumps 50% overnight
Cigarette prices jumped dramatically on Monday, just a day after the state-owned Egyptian Gazette published a presidential decree announcing a 50 percent…
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#Ahmed Awaad
Cairo court overrules PM’s decision to ban Halawet Rouh film
A Cairo court ruled on Tuesday against the Cabinet’s decision to ban the film Halawet Rouh (Rouh’s beauty) from cinemas, overturning a previous…
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#hunger strikes
Mohamed Soltan falls unconscious on 281st day of hunger strike
Detainee Mohamed Soltan fell unconscious on Monday, the 281st day of his hunger strike, according a statement posted to the Free Soltan Facebook page. He…
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#land expropriation
Sisi promises up to LE1 bln for displaced Rafah residents
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi promised a compensation package for people displaced from their Rafah homes that could total up to LE1 billion,…
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#downtown Cairo
Police forces close downtown Cairo cafes
Police forces shut down a number of popular street cafés in downtown Cairo on Monday morning. The Bursa area near the Egyptian…
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#Ello
Ello: Is there anybody in there?
The new “anti-Facebook” social media site Ello launched in March, but only gained mainstream visibility last month, when high-profile drag queens like…
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