Egypt

Explore our coverage of Egypt’s politics, economics, business and culture, in articles, charts, podcasts and video


Leaders

How to prevent strongmen from hijacking the fight against dodgy money

Egypt, India and Turkey are regular abusers

Middle East and 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

Middle East and Africa

The war in Gaza is exacerbating Egypt’s economic collapse

But the government hopes the conflict could be its salvation

Leaders

Egypt doesn’t deserve a bail-out, but should get one

The Middle East cannot afford the collapse of its most populous country

Middle East and 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

Graphic detail

Despite its sympathies, Egypt is unlikely to help Palestinian refugees

To understand why, look at another major conflict in the region

Middle East and Africa

As the Gaza war rages, Egypt fears for its stability

It is reinforcing its border against waves of refugees and Islamists

Leaders

To save Palestinian lives in Gaza, open the crossing into Egypt

Antony Blinken’s shuttle diplomacy urgently needs to succeed. Here is how

Finance and economics

Can Egypt be persuaded to accept Gazan refugees?

The country’s economic vulnerability offers leverage

Middle East and Africa

Egypt’s bread subsidies are unsustainable

But with inflation soaring people can afford few alternatives

Middle East and 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

Middle East and Africa

Egypt’s government wants to erase a historic cemetery

Ancient beauty may give way to ugly modernisation

Middle East and Africa

Egyptians are disgruntled with President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi

But they are scared of the chaos another uprising would bring

Middle East and 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

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

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 

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