CPJ: Egypt is one of the world’s worst jailers of journalists
Egypt, Saudi Arabia, China, Turkey, and Iran topped the list of countries that imprison the largest number of journalists in the world, according to a report by the International Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). In a report published last Wednesday,…
In Egypt, your clothes could deprive you of your job
Egyptian Minister of Culture Enas Abdel Dayem has cancelled the appointment of a plastic artist as a director of one of the palaces of culture in Beheira Governorate, northern Egypt, because she is “veiled,” that is, she wears a veil…
The withdrawal of UAE funds changes the media map in Egypt
During the past six years, between 2013 and 2019, the media map in Egypt has changed more than once, especially with the flow and withdrawal of Emirati funding for a number of Egyptian media projects. The latest indicators the media…
Old video reignites tension between al-Sisi regime and Al-Azhar
The resharing of an old video of the Sheikh of Al-Azhar, Imam Ahmed al-Tayeb, in which he speaks about a campaign against the most prominent religious establishment in the whole world, has caused widespread controversy in Egypt. Egyptian newspapers and…
The execution of 3 detainees: The bloodshed does not dry up
The Egyptian Coordination for Rights and Freedoms has said that three political prisoners, executed at dawn on Thursday, were arrested on charges of involvement in armed attacks and allegedly belonging to terrorist groups. The Independent, a human rights NGO, issued…
Esraa Abdel Fattah restarts hunger strike
The State Security Prosecution has ordered the renewal of 15 days custody of the political activist and journalist Esraa Abdel Fattah and journalist Mohammad Salah pending investigations. Esraa has restarted her hunger and thirst strike to protest against the fact…
Egypt’s energy wealth is monopolised by foreign companies
At a time the Egyptian regime says it is taking strong steps towards converting the country into a regional energy hub, economists confirm that the Egyptian regime is distributing the country’s oil and gas wealth among foreign companies in exchange…
In attacking dissidents Egypt’s state-owned press has forfeited its own professionalism
State-owned newspapers attack dissident symbols with vulgar words, abandoning professionalism to the extent that one dissident journalist has submitted a formal complaint to the Journalists Syndicate, calling for the Journalistic Honour Charter to be activated against the Egyptian media Over…
Egypt is attacking Qatar again: Have reconciliation efforts failed?
Egypt’s representative to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), Amjad Abdel Ghaffar, has accused Doha of “adopting a hostile stance towards Cairo.” He pointed out that “Egypt’s decision to sever relations with Qatar came because of the insistence of the…
Printing EGP 12 bn: An easy solution for al-Sisi, a difficult one for Egyptians
Data issued by the Central Bank of Egypt CBE revealed that General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s regime printed about EGP 12 billion last August (one US dollar equals approximately EGP 16.30). This comes at a time when indicators show that the…
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