The Egypt-Sudan conflict over Halayeb and Shalateen returns to the fore
The issue of the border dispute between Egypt and Sudan regarding the Halayeb Triangle has come to the fore again after the statements of the Commander-in-Chief of the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council, Lieutenant…
68 deaths in Egyptian prisons in six months
Egyptian prisons recorded 68 deaths in detention centres during the first six months of this year, according to a report by the Community for Justice human rights organisation. The report said that Egyptian prisons recorded 4,664 violations inside prisons and…
7 defendants in the Fairmont rape case escape Egypt
The Egyptian prosecutor announced that seven of the accused in the Fairmont rape incident have escaped Egypt and the prosecution of two others continues. According to a statement made by the prosecution, the defendants left the country via Cairo Airport,…
Al-Sisi bans two folklore songs which hint at tyranny
Egypt has banned Ya Balah Zaghloul (Oh, Zaghloul Dates) and Aho Dah Elly Sar (That Is What Happened) songs from the Sayed Darwish play performed at the Balloon Theatre in Cairo, without a reasonable reason. The decision sparked a wave…
High rates of coronavirus infections herald second wave
Coronavirus infection rates have increased again, heralding a new wave of COVID-19 in a country where the heath system is poor. During recent days, Egypt recorded a significant increase in deaths and infections, daily, before the government described these increases…
Egypt MP congratulates his voters for the imminent opening of a new prison
An Egyptian parliamentarian aroused widespread ridicule by offering his congratulations to the people of his district on the imminent of opening a new prison with a capacity of 1,200 prisoners. A member of the National Defence and Security Committee in…
17 people seize state-owned land worth $29bn
Documents issued by the Public Funds Prosecution Office in Egypt revealed a major corruption case, in which 17 people seized 500 large state-owned land plots, over 11 years, at a value of EGP 459 billion ($29 billion). The case includes…
With Egypt’s silence the Renaissance Dam’s lake has doubled five times
Photos taken by satellite show that the area of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Lake has doubled five times after the completion of the first filling. Al Jazeera TV said, in urgent news, that the photos are the most recent…
Egypt’s government-sponsored media attributes Libya ceasefire to al-Sisi’s efforts
The Egyptian media loyal to the regime of General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi attributed the credit for declaring a ceasefire in Libya to the Egyptian position on the crisis, and the so-called Cairo declaration. Egyptian activists responded, reminding people of the…
House of Representatives puts Dar el-Ifta bill off to next parliament
On Monday, the Egyptian parliament announced the postponement of the discussion of the draft law organising Dar el-Ifta to the next parliament, which will be produced by the parliamentary elections, which are tentatively scheduled for October. Analysts considered the withdrawal…
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