Egypt authorities detain director of website supportive of Mubarak
July 11, 2019 The Egyptian State Security Prosecution on Wednesday ordered the detention of Karim Hussein, director of the “Asef ya Rayes” (Sorry my President) website which supports former President Hosni Mubarak, for 15 days. The prosecution has accused Mubarak’s…
Netanyahu participates in ceremony at Tel Aviv Egypt embassy
July 11, 2019 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has attended a ceremony at the Egyptian Embassy in Tel Aviv. “Netanyahu will participate in a reception hosted by the Egyptian Embassy in Tel Aviv, in celebration of Egyptian National Day,” the…
Al-Sisi and Sudan SCAF at crossroads
Mohammed Al-BatawyJuly 10, 2019 African mediation finally breathed a sigh of relief at the agreement between the Forces of Freedom and Change in Sudan and the Transitional Military Council on a transitional period of 39 months until a full civilian…
Hidden political goals: why US military aid to Egypt is immune to scrutiny
Mohammed Al-BatawyJuly 10, 2019 A President has gone. Human rights conditions have worsened. Political conditions have deteriorated. US military aid to Egypt is immune to the scrutiny the media thinks it is subject to. Military aid to Egypt amounts to…
Egypt government prepares to cancel bread subsidies for 71 million citizens
July 10, 2019 Egypt’s Minister of Supply and Internal Trade Ali al-Moselhi hinted on Monday that bread subsidies would be slashed for 71 million citizens, just days after authorities increased electricity and fuel prices. Al-Moselhi has said that the state…
Egypt journalist sexually harassed in prison
July 10, 2019 On Tuesday Egyptian human rights activist Abeer Hisham Mohammed Al-Safti filed a complaint with the Public Prosecutor’s Office after being sexually harassed inside Al-Qanater Prison whilst her detention was being renewed. Director of the Committee for…
“Hope detainees” in Egypt suffer poor prison conditions
July 10, 2019 After visiting her son Ziad al-Alimi, journalist Ikram Yousef confirmed that the former parliamentarian is being kept in poor conditions in the Tora Prison compound. Al-Alimi is imprisoned with the journalist Hisham Fuad and Hamdeen Sabbahi’s spokesman…
The Egypt Football Association resignations: accountability is always late in Cairo
Mohammed al-BatawyJuly 8, 2019 Immediately after the match between Egypt and South Africa, which resulted in the exit of the Egyptian team from the African Cup of Nations, reports circulated demanding that members of the Egyptian Football Association be banned…
When Egypt compares global fuel prices there is no mention of income
Mohammed Al-Batawy July 8, 2019 Once the Egyptian government announced its decision to increase the price of fuel, the media loyal to the Egyptian regime began to justify those increases and compare them with global fuel prices, especially in Europe…
Egypt rights groups: Nubian compensation is not a substitute for the right of return
July 8, 2019 Thirteen Egyptian human rights organisations have issued a joint statement calling on the Egyptian authorities to respect their obligations under the constitution and international law for the protection of indigenous and tribal people. These enable Nubians to…
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