Month: November 2019

Raising the Palestinian flag: The latest cause for arrest in Egypt

Egyptian parliament member Talaat Khalil questioned the Minister of Interior and the Minister of Youth and Sports about the arrest of a young man who raised the Palestinian flag at the Cairo stadium during a match between Egypt and South…

‘She had been sick from the start’: A strange justification for Aisha al-Shater’s deterioration

“She has been sick from the start,” Ahmed Mousa, a broadcaster close to the Egyptian regime, said, justifying the deteriorating health of Aisha, the daughter of the Muslim Brotherhood leader Khairat al-Shater and a human rights activist. Mousa said on…

In Egypt, only foreign pressure can rescue journalists from arrest

In a rare incident in Egypt over the past six years, the Egyptian authorities released four journalists just hours after their arrest. The four journalists are affiliated with Mada Masr, one of the last remaining independent media outlets in Egypt….

Al-Sisi and bin Zayed’s investment platform: Selling Egyptian assets

Egyptian Planning Minister Hala al-Saeed raised concerns about the loss of state assets in favor of the UAE when she made explanatory statements about the investment platform between Egypt and the UAE. Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed and…

Deprived of sun and air: a message from prisoners in Scorpion

A leaked message from the detainees inside the Scorpion wing of Tora Prison, “deprived of sun and water,” has revealed the extent of the suffering of prisoners in one of the most horrific prisons in Egypt and the Middle East….

Sinai: the siege intensifies and a new terror operation

A state of anger prevails among people living in the North Sinai governorate after the return of intensive security measures. The Egyptian Army is controlling the movement of goods into the governorate and a number of commodities have been banned…

The expulsion of Mahmoud al-Sisi to Moscow: Could Putin’s experience be repeated?

In the face of growing public anger over his son’s interference in political and public life, General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi decided to expel his eldest son Mahmoud al-Sisi, who works as an agent of the General Intelligence Service, from the…

Egypt amends appeals law to accelerate opposition trials

During its public session today the Egyptian parliament approved definitively and with a two-thirds majority to extend law no. 7 of 2016. The law aims to accelerate the trials of political opponents by modifying the appeals and procedures included in…

Egypt news outlet raided after report on Sisi’s son

Egypt’s security services on Sunday raided the office of Mada Masr, one of the last remaining independent media outlets in the country, in another sign of the diminishing space for freedom of expression under the regime of President Abdel Fattah…

New round of Renaissance Dam negotiations in Addis Ababa

The Ethiopian Capital Addis Ababa has hosted the first of four meetings between the ministers of water and irrigation in Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan. This round was observed by representatives from the US and the World Bank due to the…