The debate between Sheikh al-Azhar and Cairo University’s president
A sharp debate has taken place between the Sheikh of al-Azhar and the President of Cairo University, Mohamed Othman al-Khosht, on the issue of renewing religious discourse. The controversy sparked a debate on social media and in Egyptian religious and…
Editors instructed not to say ‘deal of the century’
Officers of the Egyptian Intelligence together with editors-in-chiefs of Egyptian newspapers and TV news shows have received instructions via a Whatsapp group on how to report on Trump’s peace proposal, known as “the deal of the century.” Almanassa news site…
SSSP renews custody of blogger ‘Mohamed Oxygen’
The Supreme State Security Prosecution (SSSP) has renewed the detention of blogger Mohamed Ibrahim, known as Oxygen, referring to his web blog Oxygen Egypt, for 15 days in case No. 1356 of 2019 on charges of publishing false news and…
Egypt Air suspends flights to China
Egypt Air announced it suspended flights to and from the Chinese city of Hangzhou on February 1, and will suspend the flights to Beijing and Guangzhou from February 4 until further notice, to counter the spread of coronavirus in China….
How is Egypt preparing to face coronavirus?
Egyptian Minister of Health, Hala Zayed, has stoked the ridicule of activists by declaring that Egypt is ready to confront the coronavirus. The Egyptian Ministry of Health revealed strange methods to prepare to confront the virus, which raised questions about…
9 years since the January revolution and the sequels of its defeat
This month marks the ninth anniversary of the Egyptian revolution that broke out on 25 January 2011. The revolution ousted former President Hosni Mubarak and stopped his son, Gamal, from succeeding him. However, after these nine years, things have gotten…
Government austerity measures for state-owned newspapers stoke journalists` fear
The Council of Ministers has decided not to open the door to appointing new journalists, employees, or workers in any national press establishment (state-owned), and to prevent contracts, as well as preventing the extension of the pension age, except in…
Detained journalist Solafa Magdy`s health is in danger
Egyptian human rights organisations have revealed that the health of the detained Egyptian journalist, Solafa Magdy, has deteriorated inside Al-Qanater women’s prison due to deliberate medical neglect. These organisations have accused prison administrators of inflicting abuse on female detainees in…
Will Egypt give up Nile water under US pressure?
Egyptian sources have revealed that the last round of the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam negotiations, which were held in Washington between January 13 and 15, were “catastrophic,” contrary to what Egyptian officials tried to portray. Washington hosted what was supposed to…
On its 9th anniversary the January uprising is in prison
Their faces were widely known in the 25 January 2011 revolution, as heroes and future leaders, because of their roles in removing Hosni Mubarak. But on the ninth anniversary of the revolution, they are all imprisoned. These 10 icons of…
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