Year: 2020

Mohamed Ali apologises to the Egyptians and announces retirement from politics

The Egyptian opposition contractor and actor, Mohamed Ali, has announced the closure of his Facebook page, starting from midnight on Saturday, January 25, and that he has retired from Egyptian politics and affairs and has returned to his life in…

Despite Washington`s mediation, Renaissance Dam negotiations fail again

Official sources at the Egyptian Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation have revealed that the last round of negotiations for the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, which took place over two days in the Sudanese capital Khartoum, failed to reach an agreement…

Former Egyptian general admits carrying out virginity tests on protesters

A leaked audio recording revealed a confession from a former Egyptian army commander, Major General Hassan al-Roueini, who served as the commander of the central military region during the January 2011 revolution, of the crime of forcibly checking the virginity…

Al-Sisi is tired of Haftar and looks forward to replacing him

In what appeared to be the last of the retreating allies, General Khalifa Haftar lost the support of the regime of Egyptian General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, as the Egyptians looked forward to dealing with a new commander for the forces…

Arrest campaigns and strict security measures expose fragility of Egypt’s regime

On the ninth anniversary of the January 25 revolution, which toppled the regime of President Hosni Mubarak, Egypt is in a state of anticipation, in light of calls on the internet to protest, amidst heightened security in anticipation of any…

Mustafa al-Najjar: The tragic story of a forced disappearance in Egypt

Shaima Afifi, an Egyptian mother, no longer finds answers to her children’s questions about their father’s 16-month absence. Shaima, who is a mathematics teacher, says that she will continue to knock on the judicial and media doors and launch campaigns…

532 violations against journalists in 2019

The Arab Observatory for Media Freedom has issued its annual report on violations of media freedom in Egypt in 2019, monitoring 532 violations of media freedom and the press during the first 10 months of 2019, cementing the dominance of…

Debt raises budget deficit to 3.8%

Egyptian Finance Minister Mohamed Maait has said that the budget deficit in the first half of the current fiscal year rose to 3.8 per cent, compared to 3.6 in the first half of the last fiscal year 2018/2019. Maait attributed…

Al-Sisi stabbed in the back by gas allies

In absentia of General Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi’s regime, his three close allies in the field of gas signed the East Mediterranean pipeline agreement, which threatened the Egyptian dream to become a regional hub for the trade and distribution of liquefied natural…

Protesters shame al-Sisi in London

Dozens of Egyptians residing in Britain organised a protest in front of the headquarters of the British- African investment conference in the capital, London, to protest against the participation of Egyptian General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in the conference. Al-Sisi visited…