British tourists return to Sharm el-Sheikh after flight ban
Two British flights have arrived in Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport, the first English charter flights since a 2015 ban was enforced following the bombing of a Russian airplane. One came from London Gatwick Airport with 184 passengers and one from…
Arms deals buy Italy`s silence on Regeni case
In conjunction with the fourth anniversary of the murder of the Italian researcher Giulio Regeni in Egypt by the regime of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Cairo is preparing for major military cooperation with Rome. The Egyptian navy is planning to…
Dismissal of 8 workers from Tanta Flax & Oil Company for striking
The board of directors of Tanta Flax and Oil Company have issued a decision to fire eight workers in the company after an open strike initiated by workers at the company, which entered its third day. The former labour leader…
Petition circulates calling for end to pretrial detention
The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information addressed the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ali Abdel-Aal, the Council of Ministers and the Supreme Council of Judicial Bodies to submit a request to the Minister of Justice Omar Marwan with…
Brother of former finance minister sentenced to 30 years prison for smuggling Egyptian monuments
The Cairo Criminal Court sentenced, on Saturday, Boutros Raouf Ghali, the brother of the former finance minister Youssef Ghali, to 30 years in prison, and fined him EGP 6 million ($384,515) for smuggling Egyptian monuments abroad. The attorney general referred…
Concerns over fate of detained researcher Patrick George
The attorney general issued a statement on Sunday denying that Patrick George was tortured. He also confirmed that investigations had been completed into the case. Patrick George Zaky is an Egyptian master student at the Italian university of Bologna. He…
Egypt army ranks 9th in the world despite weak economy
The Egyptian army has ranked ninth in the world in the classification of global fire power for the year 2020, jumping up three places from the previous year when it ranked twelfth. Although many Egyptians are celebrating this, others have…
Mubarak`s party comes back to life to serve al-Sisi
The National Security Agency (internal intelligence affiliated with the Interior Ministry) has revitalised the dissolved National Party, which was ruling the country during the previous president, Hosni Mubarak. National Party members have been merged with the Home Future Party in…
Controversy over interview with detained Al Jazeera correspondent
The appearance of the Al Jazeera reporter detained in Egypt, Mahmoud Hussein, in a video clip during a report broadcast by the Al-Arabiya and Al-Hadath TV channels has caused widespread controversy. Hussein, in custody since the end of 2016, appeared…
Shell latest company to sell its assets in Egypt
Shell’s Egypt Board Chairman Khaled Kassem has announced that his company Shell is still open to receiving offers from potential buyers of the company’s onshore upstream assets in Egypt’s Western Desert. Shell is the latest international company to sell its…
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