Nile stock exchange: The stumbling dreams of small enterprises
SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises) have always been the focus of the Egyptian state. Suspiciously, the fact that 98 per cent of these projects operate in the informal economy means that there are lost taxes for the government on the…
Cairo sinks: Deaths, traffic paralysis and government excuses
In less than an hour and a half of rain, the streets of Cairo appeared to sink. The rain has paralysed public life, killing at least five people, including a child. That failure prompted harsh public criticism against authorities, and…
Police continue broadcasting forced confessions
On Tuesday Egyptian police arrested 22 people on charges of agitating public opinion in front of the court in Menofia province on Sunday during the case of the murder of Mahmoud el-Banna. Mahmoud el-Banna is a teenager who was killed…
Egypt launches a secret satellite for military purposes
Egypt intends to launch a new satellite secretly, without publicising it or advertising it as propaganda as the regime usually does. Official sources say that the secrecy surrounding the launch of the new satellite is because it will be used…
Unprecedented expansion of death sentences under al-Sisi
The Egyptian judiciary has issued an unprecedented number of death sentences since the military coup in July 2013. During the last six years, more than 2,000 initial execution sentences were issued and no less than 187 people have been executed….
In violation of the law, Egypt authorities delay authorising news websites
The Supreme Council for Media Regulation (SCMR) has announced that it hasn’t yet made a decision concerning news websites that have demanded authorisation according to the journalism and media code signed by Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in September 2019. The SCMR…
The enemy of the Arab people: Why do the people of the Middle East hate al-Sisi?
The Egyptian General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was not absent from the burning protests in Lebanon, where demonstrators were keen to insult the strong dictator. Although the Lebanese protests were mainly against Lebanese government decisions and the imposition of new taxes,…
Egypt: Death toll from heavy rains, flooding rises
Several people have died since heavy rains and flooding began to paralyse Egypt‘s capital, Cairo, and other cities two days ago. Al-Watan newspaper reported on Thursday that nine people had been killed in at least four cities, with most of…
Mohammed Waleed, the latest detainee to complain of torture
Mohammed Waleed, a member of the Bread and Freedom party, appeared on Thursday before the State Security Prosecution after being forcibly disappeared for two weeks. Waleed was arrested on October 1 whilst on the stairs of a plane heading from…
The facts about refugees in Egypt
The reality about refugees in Egypt is very different from what General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi describes, to the extent that al-Sisi’s speech on the subject seemed to describe another country. A new report reveals sexual assault among a growing number…
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