Personal conflicts and corruption threaten the banking sector
“Any political or personal conflict between two or more I do not stand with, except for the Egyptian economy and banks. Yesterday, there was an economic shock due to the issue of the Commercial International Bank (the largest private bank)…
Al-Sisi is afraid of Biden and hopes Trump will win
The Egyptian regime is concerned about the possibility of Democratic candidate Joe Biden winning the US elections, at a time when it hopes President Donald Trump will win a second term. A research paper by the National Security Research Institute…
Al-Jazeera journalist detained in Egypt completes 1,400 days
On Friday Al-Jazeera journalist Mahmoud Hussein completed 1,400 days in detention in Egypt without conviction. The Egyptian authorities arrested Hussein on December 23, 2016, while he was on holiday with his family, and they continue to detain him without trial…
Human Rights Watch condemns the execution of 49 people in 10 days in Egypt
Human Rights Watch condemned the execution of 49 people within ten days in Egypt, pointing out that “these mass executions came after suspicious killings in prisons.” In a statement the rights watchdog said, “The Egyptian authorities have executed 15 men…
Exclusive: Alliance led by Sisi consultant monopolises covid testing in Egypt
Last July, the Egyptian Ministry of Health decided to assign taking medical swabs for coronavirus (COVID-19) detection to private labs called Speed Medical by direct order, besides securing the approval of the Supreme Council of University Hospitals. Up until then,…
Police secretaries: A recurrent headache for Egypt’s Interior Ministry
A state of anger is prevailing in the ranks of police secretaries in Egypt, whom the sources described as “the backbone of the Ministry of the Interior,” and its mainstay. This anger is due to a set of decisions and…
Al-Sisi: ‘Slander no less dangerous than attacking the state’
Egyptian General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi warned of the seriousness of questioning and slandering the state’s capabilities, considering that this is no less dangerous than an attack on the state. During his speech at the graduation ceremony for new batches of…
Deleted Facebook post reveals political agenda behind senate appointments
The Egyptian Legislations Facebook page mistakenly published a post exposing that the representatives appointed to the Egyptian senate by Abdel Fattah al-Sisi were recommended for political purposes. The post was deleted immediately. The internal circular included the names, photos, and…
Another Egyptian detainee dies of medical negligence in Minya Prison
Egyptian human rights sources have announced the death of engineer Hamdi Reyad inside Minya’s high-security prison, south of Cairo. Reyad suffered medical neglect. As he was suffering from a heart condition, he underwent open-heart surgery before his arrest. The sources…
Egypt accuses Ethiopia of rejecting GERD agreement
The Egyptian Minister of Irrigation, Mohamed Abdel Aty, accused Addis Ababa of obstructing a fair and balanced agreement that considers Egypt and Sudan’s interests regarding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). He added during the opening of Cairo Water Week…
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