Month: September 2019

The imprisonment of Mahienour el-Massry

September 25, 2019 On Monday, the Supreme State Security Prosecutor imprisoned human rights lawyer Mahienour el-Massry for 15 days pending investigation, on charges of “participation in a terrorist group and the broadcasting of news, statements and false rumours.” On Sunday,…

To confront the danger of the Renaissance Dam,is the military option on the table?

September 25, 2019 In a new development related to the Renaissance Dam, Ethiopia has rejected an Egyptianproposal to operate the dam, 70 percent of which has been completed. Cairo wants to get40 billion cubic metres of water a year, Ethiopian…

Sinai activist accuses al-Sisi and his son of masterminding attacks against army

September 24, 2019 Sinai activist Massaad Abu Fager has accused Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and his son Mahmoud of being behind attacks targeting the Egyptian army in northern Sinai. Abu Fager said in a video posted on Twitter that “a military…

How the world saw the Egyptian demonstrations against al-Sisi

September 24, 2019 On Friday 20 September 2019, hundreds of Egyptians took to the streets demanding that the president leave. Egypt has not witnessed demonstrations for several years. The current demonstrations came in response to a call made by Egyptian…

Egyptian officials say police kill 15 militants in Sinai

Egyptian security forces say police have killed 15 suspected militants in a shootout in the restive northern part of the Sinai Peninsula. They say the shootout took place on Sunday when police raided the militants’ hideout west of the Mediterranean…

Egypt military calls for Sisi to be ousted

Officers in Egypt’s military called on citizens to take to the streets and bring an end to President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi’s regime, Al-Khaleej Online reported yesterday. The Egypt Officers Front, which said it is loyal to former chief of staff…

5 milestones on the road to the revolution to avoid 2011 slips

September 23, 2019  Although sporadic demonstrations in various Egyptian cities are only hundreds in each, and although the road to overthrow the dictatorial rule of General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi still seems very long, observers consider the most important question at…

Invitations to protests against Sisi reshape the political landscape in Egypt

September 20, 2019 The business man Mohamed Ali; who recently accused the president and his wife and the Egyptian Army of being involved in corruption and money wasting incidents worth millions of pounds. Ali has invited the Egyptian people to…

Sisi tried to deny, but in fact he admitted

September 16, 2019 Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has repeatedly told the 8th Youth Conference that all that was said over the past two weeks against him and army commanders is a lie and slander. Al-Sisi has sworn repeatedly that…

“Enough is Enough” Hashtag calls for Sisi to resign harvests more than half a million tweets

tweets September 16, 2019 On Sunday, Egyptian artist and businessman Mohamed Ali Hashtag launched (Kifaya Ya Sissi) #كفايه_بقي_ياسيسي to demand the departure of Abdel Fattah El Sisi, and invited the Egyptians to blog through it. Hours after the call was…