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Thaer Mansour

Mansour

Thaer Mansour is a journalist based in Cairo, reporting for The New Arab on politics, culture and social affairs from the Egyptian capital.

Local and international human rights groups have slammed Egypt over the ongoing crackdown on the LGBTQ community, but discrimination is commonplace.

22 April, 2024

Experts argue that the Sisi government's severe economic mismanagement has significantly enabled Egypt's current massive crisis.

17 April, 2024

Shortly after the Iranian offensive, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry voiced concern over what it described as “a dangerous escalation between the two countries."

14 April, 2024

Conflicting reports over the past few days have marred the exact number of released activists, but the most recent ones put it at 14.

08 April, 2024

Since the Israeli war on Gaza erupted in October, Egypt has been criticised for only letting critically injured Palestinians and dual nationals enter.

04 April, 2024

Sisi’s inauguration will mark the opening of the first phase of the controversial New Administrative Capital that has cost taxpayers about $60bn.

31 March, 2024

Azhar said the UNSC’s resolution was "long-delayed" as a result of "the intransigence of some of the world powers backing Israel."

28 March, 2024

Two major TV shows currently screened during the highest season of the year, the holy Muslim month of Ramadan, are at risk of being halted.

18 March, 2024

A technical committee of experts has been formed to assess the damages and work on a renovation plan for the iconic Al-Ahram studio established during WWII.

17 March, 2024

Media freedom and civil rights have sharply deteriorated in Egypt over the past decade, and it is now ranked as the world's third-worst jailer of journalists.

11 March, 2024