In Sissi’s Egypt, It Is Always 1984 | Opinion
In much of the English-speaking world, the word Orwellian has become a throwaway term. It’s used to describe everything from CCTV cameras to staff-monitoring technology. For those in the West, Orwell’s cautionary tale about the overreach of government, total surveillance…
US teenager pleads for Trump to help free his mother from Egyptian jail
Thirteen-year-old Moustafa Hamed said he and his mother, Reem Mohamed Desouky, were looking forward to their trip to Egypt. “We were excited to come to Egypt so we could spend time with our family during summer break,” the Pennsylvania teenager…
Justice in al-Sisi’s era produces only cadavers
August 10, 2019 Reuters has published a special report in both Arabic and English on random executions which includes testimonies from families of the victims. The agency began its report with a story about the young construction worker Lotfi Ibrahim,…
Obtaining security permission: Euthanasia of the press in Egypt
August 9, 2019 “You need to get a permit from the Interior [Ministry] before any press coverage,” said one of the security leaders within the Interior Ministry in Egypt, ending any hope that journalists can continue to work in the…
8 Egyptians deported from Kuwait presented to prosecution for belonging to the Muslim Brotherhood
August 7, 2019 The Supreme State Security Prosecution on Monday arrested eight Egyptians who were deported from Kuwait several weeks ago for 15 days in connection with investigations into their alleged membership of the Muslim Brotherhood. The prosecution has accused…
Egypt receives last tranche of IMF loan
August 7, 2019 On Monday Egypt received $2 billion, the last tranche of a $12 billion IMF loan under an agreement signed by the Egyptian government in August 2016. In a statement issued on Monday Egyptian Finance Minister Mohamed Mait…
20 killed and dozens injured: conflicting accounts about Cairo explosion
August 6, 2019 Twenty Egyptians were killed and dozens wounded in an explosion outside the Institute of Oncology in central Cairo on Sunday evening. Official accounts on the cause of the explosion contradicted earlier explanations. Initially doctors from inside…
Egypt’s Sisi signs amendments to law regulating trade unions
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi signed Law No. 142 of 2019 to amend several provisions of Law No 213 of 2017 related to trade unions. Under the amendments, the General Trade Union of Workers should include at least 10 unionist…
Egypt and the IMF: Success or failure?
In July, the International Monetary Fund approved the final tranche of Egypt’s $12bn rescue loan, marking the end of a programme aimed at pulling the country out of a protracted economic crisis brought on by years of political upheaval. But…
Egypt calls deadly Cairo car blast ‘terrorist incident’
Egypt‘s government has said a car packed with explosives was the cause of an explosion near a medical centre in the capital that killed at least 20 people and wounded 47 others. In a statement on Monday, the interior ministry…
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