Hasan Ziada: Egyptian political detainee dies of COVID-19
On Monday, Hasan Ziada, an Egyptian political detainee, died in Al-Mahalla Public Hospital, Gharbia, of COVID-19. Ziada died while his hands and legs were bound to the hospital bed, according to sources who talked to Al Jazeera. Ziada, a 54-year-old…
Coronavirus death toll in Egypt exceeds 1,000
On Monday, the Egyptian Ministry of Health announced the registration of 46 new deaths from coronavirus, bringing the total to 1,005 deaths. According to these official statistics, the country’s death rate is 3.8 per cent of infection. The Ministry also…
Former Egypt PM faces torture charges in US court
The Egyptian-American activist Mohamed Soltan filed a federal lawsuit in an American court on Monday, accusing the Egyptian General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the former Prime Minister Hazem al-Beblawy, and the current director of General Intelligence Abbas Kamel and other former…
The military’s deal of the century: A $10bn arms sale from Italy
Cairo and Rome are preparing to sign a military “deal of the century,” which includes the purchase by the Egyptian army of frigates, missile boats, fighters, training aircraft, and a reconnaissance satellite, at a value of close to $10 billion….
Has the Egyptian military’s support for Haftar stopped?
A few days ago, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry intensified its contacts with European countries to return the Libyan crisis to the political track. Cairo received the Speaker of the Parliament of Eastern Libya Aqila Saleh, and sources said that the…
Egypt authorities target the white army, arrest dozens of doctors
Overnight, the media loyal to General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi turned against doctors in Egypt even after it called them the “white army.” It described them as traitors and criminals working against Egypt, and security authorities launched arrest campaigns targeting a…
Son of former presidential candidate Hazem Salah arrested
Human rights organisations and activists have reported that the Egyptian security authorities arrested the son of the prominent Sheikh and former presidential candidate Hazem Salah Abu Ismail, who had been detained since July 2013. The human rights organisation We Record…
Official estimates: COVID-19 infections are 7 times the declared numbers
Member of the Higher Committee for Viruses affiliated to the Egyptian Ministry of Higher Education, Adel Khattab, said, “The number of actual coronavirus infections is between five and seven times the number announced by the Ministry of Health.” Officially, the…
Reverse decision: Egypt reduces curfew hours despite increase in corona infections
Minister of State for Information Osama Heikal has said that the cabinet decided to reduce the partial curfew for an additional hour, to start at 8pm and to end at 5am, instead of 6am, as of Sunday. Heikal added, in…
The biggest loan in African history: A new record for Egypt
The Egyptian Ministry of Finance announced that Egypt would obtain a new loan worth $5 billion through offering international bonds, with a maturity of 30 years. The Ministry of Finance said that the size of the bond issue this time…
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