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Amr Emam

Amr Emam

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Amr Emam is a Cairo-based journalist. He has contributed to the New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle and the UN news site IRIN

Follow him on Twitter: @dreamyworld33

In Egypt, an outpouring of solidarity with Lebanon

Artists, ordinary people and officials lash out at Israeli attacks and voice their support for Lebanese people but analysts say Cairo has limited influence

07 October, 2024

Cohabiting before marriage: Is this the future of love in Egypt?

A lawyer’s call for couples to live together before marriage is challenging Egypt's conservative views on relationships and sparking heated debate

26 September, 2024

Fears of cholera, water diseases in Egypt's Aswan after five die

Locals have blamed contaminated water for the deaths, despite government assurances that water is safe for consumption.

24 September, 2024

Al-Warraq Nile Island faces erasure for UAE luxury development

In Egypt, Al-Warraq Island's residents are resisting government efforts to evict them to make way for a multimillion-dollar real estate development plan

27 August, 2024

Could the Nile dam dispute between Egypt and Ethiopia escalate?

Analysis: With both sides having abandoned the diplomatic track and Ethiopia preparing for a fifth filling of the dam, will tensions rise?

22 July, 2024

Egyptians, migrants exploited by Cairo's bullish rent market

Rent prices in Cairo and Giza have increased by as much as 50% since the arrival of Sudanese refugees. Egyptian landlords have taken advantage of this spike by drastically increasing rent prices by up to three times.

07 August, 2023