Month: January 2020

How is Egypt preparing to face coronavirus?

Egyptian Minister of Health, Hala Zayed, has stoked the ridicule of activists by declaring that Egypt is ready to confront the coronavirus. The Egyptian Ministry of Health revealed strange methods to prepare to confront the virus, which raised questions about…

9 years since the January revolution and the sequels of its defeat

This month marks the ninth anniversary of the Egyptian revolution that broke out on 25 January 2011. The revolution ousted former President Hosni Mubarak and stopped his son, Gamal, from succeeding him. However, after these nine years, things have gotten…

Government austerity measures for state-owned newspapers stoke journalists` fear

The Council of Ministers has decided not to open the door to appointing new journalists, employees, or workers in any national press establishment (state-owned), and to prevent contracts, as well as preventing the extension of the pension age, except in…

Detained journalist Solafa Magdy`s health is in danger

Egyptian human rights organisations have revealed that the health of the detained Egyptian journalist, Solafa Magdy, has deteriorated inside Al-Qanater women’s prison due to deliberate medical neglect. These organisations have accused prison administrators of inflicting abuse on female detainees in…

Will Egypt give up Nile water under US pressure?

Egyptian sources have revealed that the last round of the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam negotiations, which were held in Washington between January 13 and 15, were “catastrophic,” contrary to what Egyptian officials tried to portray. Washington hosted what was supposed to…

On its 9th anniversary the January uprising is in prison

Their faces were widely known in the 25 January 2011 revolution, as heroes and future leaders, because of their roles in removing Hosni Mubarak. But on the ninth anniversary of the revolution, they are all imprisoned. These 10 icons of…

Mohamed Ali apologises to the Egyptians and announces retirement from politics

The Egyptian opposition contractor and actor, Mohamed Ali, has announced the closure of his Facebook page, starting from midnight on Saturday, January 25, and that he has retired from Egyptian politics and affairs and has returned to his life in…

Despite Washington`s mediation, Renaissance Dam negotiations fail again

Official sources at the Egyptian Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation have revealed that the last round of negotiations for the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, which took place over two days in the Sudanese capital Khartoum, failed to reach an agreement…

Former Egyptian general admits carrying out virginity tests on protesters

A leaked audio recording revealed a confession from a former Egyptian army commander, Major General Hassan al-Roueini, who served as the commander of the central military region during the January 2011 revolution, of the crime of forcibly checking the virginity…

Al-Sisi is tired of Haftar and looks forward to replacing him

In what appeared to be the last of the retreating allies, General Khalifa Haftar lost the support of the regime of Egyptian General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, as the Egyptians looked forward to dealing with a new commander for the forces…