Egyptians outraged over medical aid to Italy as supplies dwindle at home - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Menna A. Farouk

Menna A. Farouk

Apr 10, 2020

Egypt's Health Minister Hala Zayed inspects moored river boats along the coast of the Nile in the southern city of Luxor on March 8, 2020. - Egypt's health ministry said the 45 detected cases would be quarantined even though 11 of them had tested negative in follow-up tests. The "A Sara" docked in Luxor days after authorities were alerted that a foreign tourist who had previously disembarked had contracted the virus and infected others onboard. (Photo by - / AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images) — Egypt's Health Minister Hala Zayed inspects moored riverboats along the coast of the Nile River, Luxor, Egypt, March 8, 2020. — AFP via Getty Images

REFILE-CORRECTING BYLINE A man holds a placard during a vigil to commemorate Giulio Regeni, who was found murdered in Cairo a year ago, in downtown Rome, Italy January 25, 2017. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi - RC15BEE20430

Egypt, Italy to ink major arms deal despite human rights concerns

A correspondent in Egypt

A correspondent in Egypt

A man and a woman wear protective masks amid concerns over the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as they walk from the main gate of a hospital in Cairo, Egypt March 31, 2020. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh - RC26VF98YX8F

Pandemic further strains Egypt's dilapidated health system

Shahira Amin

Activists of human rights organization Amnesty International (AI) take part in a demonstration in Piazza Castello in Turin on January 25, 2020, to mark the fourth anniversary since the disappearance of Italian student Giulio Regeni. - Regeni, a 28-year-old Cambridge University PhD student from Italy, disappeared on January 25, 2016 in central Cairo, as police were out in force in anticipation of protests that day. His body was later found by the side of a road bearing signs of torture. He had been researchi

Egypt, Italy strike major military deal despite Regeni case

Mohammad Hanafi

Mohammad Hanafi

Italy, Egypt renew relations despite unresolved murder

Ahmed Gomaa