Increase in Ministry of Health resignations over administrative abuse
The Secretary of the Egyptian Medicines Syndicate Mohamed Abdel Hamid has said that the number of doctors resigning from the Ministry of Health because of administrative abuse is increasing. Abdel Hamid said that the number of doctors who resigned from…
Rights groups demand Red Cross inspect Egypt prisons
Nine human rights organisations expressed in a statement on Sunday their deep concern about the medical negligence suffered by political detainees in Egyptian prisons, who are treated in an undignified manner prompting them to go on hunger strikes. The organisations…
Appeal on the reservation of money in terror cases
The Supreme Constitutional Court received, on Sunday, its first appeal against the anti-terror law that allows authorities to freeze money of those accused in terrorism cases, on the grounds that it is unconstitutional. Khalid Ali, the well-known lawyer, said that…
A moment of terror: Audio recording captures shouts of Egyptian detainees
The human rights platform We Record has published a leaked audio recording which captures detainees screaming and knocking on the doors of cells to save an ill detainee inside the Tora Prison complex, south of Cairo. Detainees call on the…
Why are doctors fleeing Egypt?
The Secretary of the Doctors Syndicate, Mohamed Abdel Hamid, has revealed that the number of doctors resigning has been constantly increasing during the past several years, so that the number of doctors in the country has decreased. He explained that…
Lawsuit against banned visits to detained lawyer Ibrahim Metwally
The lawyer for the Egyptian Commission for Rights and Freedoms said that the administrative court has postponed the appeal against the decision of preventing visits to the detained lawyer Ibrahim Metwally. This came as part of the lawsuit filed against…
Report to attorney general on crackdown against the Socialist People`s Alliance Party
The Socialist People’s Alliance Party in Egypt has reported to the attorney general what it describes as a crackdown on its members. Party leader Medhat al-Zahid said that the party will ask for legal protection for its members, support for…
Medical Syndicate refers 5 Ministry of Health officials for investigation
The Medical Syndicate has referred five doctors from administrative leaderships in the Ministry of Health and Directorate of Health Affairs in Minya to the union’s investigation committee over the Minya Doctors’ accident. Dr. Ibrahim al-Zayyat, member of the Syndicate Council,…
Egypt`s external debt rises to $109bn
The Central Bank of Egypt declared that Egypt’s external debt reached $109.4 billion at the end of last September, compared to $108.7 billion by the end of last year. The bank said it was the second slowest increase since the…
Pompeo expresses ‘anger’ at death of American detainee in Egypt
The US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, has expressed anger towards al-Sisi during their meeting on the sidelines of the Berlin summit after the death of American citizen Mustafa Kassem inside Scorpion Prison as a result of his year and…
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