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Poll shows 72% back El-Sisi and 2% back Sabahi

A poll conducted by Egyptian polling centre, Baseera in cooperation with a program called “Yahdoth fi Misr” (Happening in Egypt), shows former army chief Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi receiving the support of over half of the population. Responding to the question concerning preference for … read more

Egypt has world’s lowest prices: new study

The International Comparison Program report, released on Tuesday in the US, compares purchasing power and real expenditures of 177 countries using statistics from 2011. The lowest-cost country is Egypt, just ahead of Pakistan, Myanmar and Ethiopia. Switzerland ranks ahead of … read more

Egypt in energy crisis as elections approach

Rolling blackouts have already been hitting neighborhoods of Cairo daily throughout the winter, when electricity usage is lower. Now summer’s heat is coming, and Egypt’s crippling energy crisis is threatening to mount, creating an immediate political liability for the new … read more