Ethiopia says Egypt trying to maintain “colonial era” grip over Nile
CAIRO (Reuters) – Ethiopia has accused Egypt of trying to maintain its grip over the waters of the Nile with a proposal it says would imperil a giant hydropower dam under construction on Ethiopia’s Blue Nile, in a growing diplomatic…
The Ministry of Immigration appeals to Saudi Arabia to stop the execution of an Egyptian citizen
Egyptian engineer Ali Abu al-Qasim, sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia, is still under trial in the Supreme Court in Riyadh, the Immigration Ministry said in a statement. The Ministry of Immigration has appealed to the Saudi authorities to pardon…
Sudan rejects Egypt’s proposal to involve mediators to resolve Renaissance Dam crisis
The Sudanese Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Yasser Abbas, has said that his country rejects Egypt’s proposal to involve experts from any other international party to resolve the crisis of the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. Abbas, in press statements, expressed…
Ethiopia accuses Egypt of using subversive tactics
On Sunday, the Ethiopian Foreign Ministry said that Egypt is using “sabotage tactics” during the recent talks on the Renaissance Dam in the Sudanese capital Khartoum. The Ethiopian Foreign Ministry was responding to statements issued by Cairo affirming its right…
The general retreats: 5 achievements of protesting
Protests stormed the streets of Egyptian provinces in the weeks of September. People, for the first time during General al-Sisi’s mandate, announced their refusal of his politics and demanded his ouster. The events reshaped the political scene in Egypt and…
Egypt protests expose the fragility of the economy
After a few days of sporadic and rare protests in Egypt, the Central Bank of Egypt announced that net foreign direct investment in Egypt fell by roughly $1.8 billion, or 23 per cent, during the fiscal year 2018/2019. Foreign investment…
Amnesty: Egypt witnessed the largest wave of mass arrests since al-Sisi came to power
On Thursday, Amnesty International said in a statement that the Egyptian authorities have launched the largest crackdown yet under al-Sisi, following the arrest of more than 2,300 people, including at least 111 children. Amnesty International condemned the detention of hundreds…
After anti-Sisi protests government reduces petrol prices
On Thursday the Egyptian government reduced the price of petrol in the domestic market to 25 piasters per litre. The new prices are EGP 6.5 for petrol 80, EGP 75. 7 for petrol 92, and EGP 75. 8 for petrol…
The National Council for Human Rights condemns the examination of citizens’ phones
On Thursday The National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) said that police checking people’s phones while walking in the streets is against the law and the constitution. The council criticised the exposure of citizens to arbitrary security measures, and the…
Arresting lawyers: Al-Sisi raises the level of repression
Human rights activists have said that the Egyptian regime has raised the level of repression to a new level by arresting three lawyers as they attended investigations by the prosecution into political detainees. This came in the wake of the…
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