Al-Sisi changes name of national security authority
Egyptian General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has signed a law that restores the National Security Sector’s name to the State Security Investigation Service, more than nine years after its dissolution. The Egyptian State Security Investigation (SSI) was dissolved in the aftermath…
Convalescent plasma for sale on Egypt’s black market
The Egyptian authorities’ attempts to combat the coronavirus using blood plasma have launched a black market for plasma bags from recovered patients to newly infected patients. The plasma bags were illegally traded, reaching more than EGP 20,000 ($1,200) per pack….
Retired military commanders arrested after objecting to demolition of Alexandria club
In Alexandria, three retired high-ranking armed forces officers were arrested by the security forces against the backdrop of the removal processes currently taking place in Egypt. One of those who were arrested is the retired General Hashem Abu el-Fadl Abdel…
‘Look at the sparrow’: Has parliament exploited people in the time of corona?
Since the beginning of 2020, the Egyptian parliament has rapidly passed a large number of laws, at a time when most Egyptians were busy with news of the spread of the coronavirus, and the media did not shed sufficient light…
Abdullah Morsi: Lethal injection could be cause of death of late president’s son
On September 4, 2019, Abdullah, son of the late Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, died in mysterious circumstances, but the Egyptian authorities said that death was “normal as a result of a heart attack.” What was revealed later, within a year,…
In Sinai Copts are prevented from travelling for security reasons
“Are you Muslim or Christian?” This was the question directed at an Egyptian travelling to South Sinai for a summer vacation, as the security services prevent the passage of Christians, army officers, police, and judges through these roads on the…
The construction market in Egypt collapses
The price of building materials in Egypt is witnessing a collapse as a result of the continued decision to stop building and construction work, expand it, raise it and modify or strengthen it for private housing for the last six…
60,000 employees transferred to the New Administrative Capital in first half of 2021
The Prime Minister’s Advisor for Administrative Reform, Hani Mahmoud, announced the Egyptian government’s intention to transfer between 50,000 and 60,000 employees to the new administrative capital during the first half of 2021. He pointed out that the Prime Minister had…
Call for a popular revolution against al-Sisi on 20 September
The Egyptian dissident businessman residing abroad, Mohamed Ali, has called for widespread protests against the ruling regime in Egypt, calling on Egyptians to revolt against General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. Ali launched the hashtag “Go Down to the Streets 20 September”…
Psychiatrist Amr Abu Khalil dies in Scorpion Prison
Egyptian media announced the death of the detained psychological counsellor, Dr. Amr Abu Khalil (58 years), brother of the human rights defender, Haitham Abu Khalil, in Scorpion high-security prison. On Sunday, Abu Khalil died after a year of detention (without…
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