Protests in west Cairo after young man tortured to death in police station
Dozens of Egyptians protested in front of Munib Police Station (west of Cairo), Monday and Tuesday night, after the death of a citizen, Islam the Australian, due to police torture. Eyewitnesses said that the incident began when the governor of…
Egypt has lost 90,000 acres of agricultural land since the 1980s
The Egyptian Prime Minister, Moustafa Madbouly, has said that Egypt has lost 90,000 acres of agricultural land since the 1980s. During a press conference on reconciliation over construction violations in Egypt, Madbouly announced that random and unplanned construction has placed…
Egypt under threat of a new strain of COVID-19
A state of anxiety and fear is afflicting Egyptian citizens and health officials after news of the start of the second wave of coronavirus and the emergence of new symptoms that attack the digestive system.Some specialists have talked about the…
September 20: A new national date for protesting against al-Sisi’s tyranny
Egyptian activists called for broad participation in the protest demonstrations demanding the departure of General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on September 20, which was called for by the actor and defected army contractor, Mohamed Ali. Although Ali’s previous calls have miserably…
The last supper: Why is al-Sisi punishing Shafik and Diab?
A few days ago, a media and judiciary attack on Lieutenant General Ahmed Shafik, former prime minister and presidency candidate, and the business tycoon Salah Diab, one of the most important agents of foreign companies in Egypt who is well-known…
How did al-Sisi legitimise selling state assets?
On the morning of September 4, 2020, Egyptians were surprised by General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s decision to transfer ownership of several state-owned real estate assets to the Egypt Sovereign Fund (Tharaa). The decision was surprising, and many Egyptians did not…
Al-Sisi changes name of national security authority
Egyptian General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has signed a law that restores the National Security Sector’s name to the State Security Investigation Service, more than nine years after its dissolution. The Egyptian State Security Investigation (SSI) was dissolved in the aftermath…
Convalescent plasma for sale on Egypt’s black market
The Egyptian authorities’ attempts to combat the coronavirus using blood plasma have launched a black market for plasma bags from recovered patients to newly infected patients. The plasma bags were illegally traded, reaching more than EGP 20,000 ($1,200) per pack….
Retired military commanders arrested after objecting to demolition of Alexandria club
In Alexandria, three retired high-ranking armed forces officers were arrested by the security forces against the backdrop of the removal processes currently taking place in Egypt. One of those who were arrested is the retired General Hashem Abu el-Fadl Abdel…
‘Look at the sparrow’: Has parliament exploited people in the time of corona?
Since the beginning of 2020, the Egyptian parliament has rapidly passed a large number of laws, at a time when most Egyptians were busy with news of the spread of the coronavirus, and the media did not shed sufficient light…
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