Hazem Abu Ismail goes into coma in detention
Egyptian Salafi politician, Hazem Salah Abu Ismail, has gone into a coma in detention after allegedly being attacked by jailers, the Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated Freedom and Justice Party announced yesterday. Quoting rights sources, the Islamist party said that Abu Ismail’s medical…
Arabs deeply divided on Egypt attending US peace meeting
CAIRO — Egypt’s recent announcement that it will attend a US-arranged conference on the Palestinian economy next week in Manama, Bahrain, is causing consternation among Palestinians who fear Cairo will abandon their cause. President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has stressed, however, that his…
Azzam Al-Ahmad: Egypt Seeks to Revive Palestinian Reconciliation Talks
Member of the Palestine Liberation Organization’s (PLO) Executive Committee Azzam al-Ahmad has announced that Egypt will seek to put inter-Palestinian reconciliation talks back on track. Ahmad, who is also a member of Fatah Movement’s Central Committee, explained after talks with…
Morsi’s death spotlights systematic mistreatment of prisoners
The death of former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has cast the spotlight on the dire conditions faced by political prisoners in Egypt under the government of army chief-turned-president, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. Morsi, Egypt’s first democratically elected president was declared dead on…
Will Egypt privatize electricity delivery?
Controversy ensued in Egypt after the Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy received two offers on May 28 from a subsidiary of the Blackstone Group, the world’s largest asset management company, and a Malaysian company, Edra Energy, to buy shares in power plants in Beni Suef, Burlus…
The former Egypt President was killed slowly through medical neglect
Basel Abdullah On 17 June it was suddenly announced that the former President Mohamed Morsi died within his court session after a heart attack resulted in his immediate death. Actually it wasn’t a surprise; over his years in custody he…
British Labour Party leader demands accountability after Morsi’s Death
The leader of the British opposition, the Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, has commented on the death of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi during his trial: “The death of the elected Egyptian president, who was ousted in a military coup in 2013…
UN calls for independent investigation into Morsi’s death
EgyWatch June 19, 2019 The United Nations Human Rights Commission has called for an “independent investigation” into the circumstances of former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi’s death during his detention. The UNHCR said the investigation should address all aspects of his…
Egyptian authorities accused of causing death of first elected President
EgyWatch – June 18, 2019 Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi died on Monday during a court hearing for charges that he colluded with the Palestinian Hamas movement. Many activists accused the media, along with international actors, of causing the death of…
Egypt compensates Israeli company $500mn because of “gas cuts”
EgyWatch – June 18, 2019 The Egyptian government and the Israeli Electricity Authority have signed an agreement to reduce the amount of compensation Cairo will pay as a result of gas cuts to Tel Aviv, from $ 1.8 billion to…
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