Government demands to protect Egypt’s antiquities abroad hypocritical
Cairo does not have a good reputation in the field of antiquities smuggling, but despite this, it demanded Spain look after a pharaonic temple that the late President Gamal Abdel Nasser gave to Madrid, or to return it. The request…
Resumption of flights to China: The economy trumps Egyptians’ health
EgyptAir announced in a statement last Thursday that it will resume some flights to and from China starting this week. The company suspended all flights to China in early February due to the outbreak of the coronavirus. “EgyptAir decided to…
Yemen: One of the rare disagreements between Egypt and Saudi Arabia
Since July 3, 2013, it has been clear how much the new Egyptian regime relies on Saudi Arabia and the UAE as a political and financial supporter, and because of that great support, an alliance between Saudi, the UAE, Bahrain…
Aluminium phosphide: Cheap suicide in Egypt
In 2019, 116 Egyptians died in Menoufia Governorate, north of Cairo, using one suicide method – tablets containing aluminium phosphide, which are used to kill small animals including rats. These tablets are sold cheaply, for EGP 1 per tablet ($0.06)….
US senator speaks out on Reem Desouky’s renewed detention
A US Senator from Connecticut, Chris Murphy, has commented on the news that Reem Desouky’s detention has been renewed. Desouky, a dual US-Egypt citizen, has been imprisoned again, despite a court order being issued to release her. Murphy said that…
Detainee accuses prison authorities of medical negligence and endangering his life
The Alexandria Criminal Court has renewed the detention of lawyer Mohamed Ramadan for 45 days on case No. 16576 of 2018 on charges of publishing false news and abusing social media sites. Mohamed Ramadan, a human rights lawyer, was arrested…
Mubarak`s sons acquitted in ‘manipulating the stock market’ case
On Saturday the Cairo Criminal Court acquitted Gamal and Alaa, the sons of the deposed Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, and six other businessmen and bank officials in the case known in the media as the case of “manipulating the stock…
Egypt pays EGP 267 bn in debt interest
Data from the Egyptian Ministry of Finance revealed that Egypt’s expenses on debt interest rose during the first half of the current fiscal year by 28.7 per cent on an annual basis. A report by the Egyptian Finance Ministry on…
Detainee dies of medical negligence
El-Shehab Centre for Human Rights has announced the death of the Egyptian detainee Ahmed Abdel Moneim Qandil inside Scorpion Prison after his health deteriorated and he was denied appropriate medical care. Qandil, who works as a social and psychological specialist…
Three detainees put on new case days after their release
The Egyptian Commission for Rights and Freedoms said that three people who had been released from prison have been put on a new case. The State Security Prosecution released Mohamed Ramadan Awad al-Sayed, Abdurrahman al-Sayed Abdel Hamid and Sabri Mari…
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