Month: April 2020

Muslim Brotherhood calls on former members to return

The Muslim Brotherhood’s Deputy Guide, Ibrahim Munir, said that his group, founded in Egypt in 1928, has “done things right and done things wrong,” calling on members who left to return. This came in a televised speech given by Munir,…

Coronavirus infections rise: The government reduces preventive measures

Data announced by the Ministry of Health and Population in Egypt showed an increase in the numbers of people infected with coronavirus, while the Egyptian government decided to reduce the preventive measures taken against the spread of the virus. On…

The everlasting crackdown against intellectuals in Egypt continues

The oppressive bodies in Egypt keep going, performing their role to the fullest. In spite of the outbreak of COVID -19 in Egypt which has infected around 4,000 people and killed 307, besides Ramadan being the most sacred religious occasion…

Egypt’s authorities are chasing Reuters

After a long list of Egyptian and foreign media being targeted by the regime of General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, it appears that the regime’s fire this time is directed against one of the most famous international news agencies, Reuters. An…

Egypt defames dissidents by adding them to the ‘terror list’

Last week, an Egyptian court included 13 people accused under the Alliance of Hope case on the “terror list” for five years including the former parliamentarian Ziad al-Alimi, and the human rights activist Ramy Shaath, the Egypt coordinator of the Boycott,…

Egypt’s regime acts Salafi so it can target social media activists

An Egyptian judge has issued a decision to imprison university student Haneen Hossam, who is referred to in the media as “the Tik Tok girl,” for 15 days as a precaution for investigations. This decision sparked widespread controversy on social…

Egypt authorities fine Al-Masry Al-Youm for criticising situation in Sinai

The Supreme Council for Media Regulation (SCMR) has issued a decision to fine Al-Masry Al-Youm, one of the most prominent daily newspapers in the country, EGP 250,000 (about $16,000), and refer its editor-in-chief to a disciplinary, after the newspaper published…

US criticises Egypt’s rights violations in rare rebuke

The US State Department has expressed concern about the Al Jazeera journalist detained in Egypt, Mahmoud Hussein. A spokeswoman for the ministry said on Wednesday that Washington is concerned about the frequent reports on Mahmoud Hussein. This statement is a…

Egypt’s new budget violates the constitution

“The state is obliged to allocate a percentage of government spending for health that is not less than three per cent of the gross national product, which gradually escalates to conform to global rates,” says Article 18 of the 2014…

Pharos Energy drops acquisition of Shell Egypt’s assets

Pharos Energy issued a statement announcing the withdrawal from an alliance looking to acquire Shell’s land assets in Egypt due to the collapse in oil prices. The company said that “in light of the circumstances the market is currently experiencing,…