Egypt will sue following sale of $5.97 million Tutankhamun statue
Egypt has said that it will file a civil lawsuit after the sale of an ancient statue at auction last week. The stone head, which resembles Pharaoh Tutankhamun, was sold for £4.7 million ($5.97 million) at a London auction on…
When doctors don’t help: ‘Medical negligence’ in Egypt’s prisons
When former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi died after collapsing in a defendant’s cage in a Cairo court this June, the world’s attention turned to the dire prison conditions in Egypt. Morsi had been denied necessary medical attention, possibly meeting the…
Under Egypt’s austerity measures the middle class is declining
July 15, 2019 The Egyptian people have suffered a grinding economic crisis since al-Sisi took office in 2014 after he ousted the late President Mohamed Morsi, allegedly in response to demonstrations. Since then the price increases and austerity measures have…
A new economic venture for the army: Dubci competes with Uber and Careem
Mohammed Al-BatawyJuly 15, 2019 The former spokesman of the armed forces, Brigadier General Mohammad Samir, and his wife, Iman Abu Talib, appeared at the celebration of the announcement of the new company Dubci, which plans to compete with Uber and…
Unending emergency law: Egypt parliament approves extension of state of emergency
Egypt’s parliament on Thursday approved a three-month extension of the state of emergency. This is the ninth extension of the state of emergency in Egypt since it was imposed in April 2017, when two attacks targeting two churches killed…
Netanyahu: Sisi is a dear friend
July 12, 2019 Israeli President Reuven Rivlin and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attended a celebration at the Egyptian embassy in Tel Aviv on Wednesday to commemorate Egyptian National Day. July 23, the anniversary of the 1952 revolution, is a national…
Amnesty International accuses Egypt of detaining opponents “indefinitely”
July 12, 2019 Amnesty International accused Egypt on Wednesday of detaining members of the opposition “indefinitely,” despite court orders ordering their release. Amnesty International said it had documented five cases in which the Supreme State Security Prosecutor circumvented the court’s…
Journalism in Egypt: hushed voices
No voice to raise, no pencil to write and no cameras to observe; this is the current reality of Egyptian journalism. On the morning of June 25 we woke up to news published in several Egyptian newspapers that the Ministry…
Has Egypt lost Libya?
July 11, 2019 Once General Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi was stable at the head of power in Egypt, another general emerged in Libya. Khalifa Haftar has announced his intention to overthrow those he describes as Islamists in the Libyan government. Since…
New York Times: Israel depends on Egypt to export gas
July 11, 2019 The New York Times has published a picture of the separation wall and increased security measures protecting the gas pipeline between Egypt and Israel for fear of an attack. Egypt has made it easier for Israel to…
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