Year: 2019

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…

Mohammed Al-Baqir: The imprisoned lawyer who turned into a symbol of justice

While the prominent human rights lawyer Mohammad Al-Baqir was attending investigations at the supreme state security prosecution with the political activist Alaa Abd al-Fattah at the end of September, he was surprised that the prosecution ordered that he be detained…

Mohammed Al-Baqir: The imprisoned lawyer who turned into a symbol of justice

October 22, 2019 While the prominent human rights lawyer Mohammad Al-Baqir was attending investigations atthe supreme state security prosecution with the political activist Alaa Abd al-Fattah at the end of September, he was surprised that the prosecution ordered that he be detained and informed…

Has al-Sisi launched a programme to assassinate opponents abroad?

Mohamed Ali, an Egyptian businessman living abroad, said the Egyptian embassy in Spain, where he lives, sought to lure him. This came after he broadcast video clips of widespread corruption scandals that seniors within the Egyptian regime of General Abdel…

Egypt’s external debt jumps to $109 billion in one year

Egyptian government data has revealed that Egypt’s external debt has risen significantly in one year, which is a challenge to the Egyptian economic system, which is facing an increasing cycle of debt. According to this data, external debt reached $109…

What distorts Egypt’s image, the press or repression?

Every time General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s regime arrests a journalist, the Egyptian question is repeated: “What deforms Egypt’s image, the press or repression?” The Egyptian regime detains dozens of journalists and usually they are charged with publishing false news and…

Al-Sisi’s historical : From victorious hero to defeated general

The people told the leader not to go (do not leave power)… Egyptians asked the leader not to leave, to go on, and we are with you, (although he was) almost defeated. Egyptian General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi suddenly turned to…