In Egypt there is no law regarding clothing but arrests continue
The arrest of an Egyptian model after she took a video clip and photos near an ancient site wearing a Pharaonic outfit was described as “scandalous,” which caused great controversy in Egypt. Observers accused the Egyptian regime of implementing laws…
No free markets: The Egyptian authorities take over the money of businessmen
Periodic raids are carried out by the Egyptian authorities on business people without a clear or understandable reason. Some of them are suddenly arrested, their money seized, their companies confiscated, and then they are suddenly released. The raids on business…
Al-Sisi subdues Al-Masry Al-Youm daily after years of resistance
Sources inside Al-Masry Al-Youm have said that a decision to liquidate the newspaper was recently issued by its owner, the Egyptian businessman Salah Diab, days after his release from prison. The exclusive sources told Egypt Watch that an expanded meeting…
The deficit in the balance of payments persists in Egypt
A statement issued by the Central Bank has revealed that the balance of payments achieved a total deficit of $8.6 billion during the last fiscal year 2019/2020, and the deficit came entirely in the second half of the fiscal year….
After al-Sisi’s visit, will Egypt establish a military base in South Sudan?
An unannounced visit, the first of its kind and for one day only, by Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to the nascent state of South Sudan, aroused much surprise and speculation. The visit witnessed bilateral talks between al-Sisi and the President of…
Amnesty condemns the regime’s ‘horrifying execution spree’
Amnesty has condemned the sharp rise in the use of the death penalty in Egypt, accusing authorities of embarking on a “horrifying execution spree.” Amnesty confirmed that the Egyptian regime executed at least 57 people in October and November alone,…
HRW urges IMF to demand transparency of Egypt military firms
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to ask the Egyptian government to disclose the financial information of companies owned by the military before disbursing the new payment of the current lending programme. “The IMF should…
Egypt-Russia tension comes out into the open
The Russian Ambassador in Cairo, Georgy Borisenko, published an open message on his official page on Facebook directed to Emad al-Deen Hussein, the editor-in-chief of the Egyptian newspaper Al Shorouk, in response to his critical article entitled “A new pause…
Prison sentences for 12 defendants in the events of the Council of Ministers
On Monday, the First Circuit of Cairo Criminal Court ordered 12 defendants to be imprisoned from one year to seven years in prison for retrial in the case known in the media as the events of the Council of Ministers….
New fees for schools, universities, and mobile phones in Egypt
The Health Committee in the Egyptian parliament approved, in a meeting on Sunday evening, a bill to establish a medical emergency fund submitted by the government, according to which new fees will be imposed on some schools and universities, as…
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