Who can protect women from sexual harassment in Egypt?
The public prosecution in Egypt have announced that they have opened an investigation into the young man Ahmed Bassam Zaki, who was arrested by the police after allegations of “rape and harassment” of dozens of girls, in a case that…
In al-Sisi’s Egypt prison is for everyone
Several days ago, the Egyptian police arrested Sanaa Seif, sister of the well-known blogger and political detainee Alaa Abdel Fattah, again. Sanaa and her family are of the most prominent leftist dissidents in Egypt. She and her brother belong now…
Egypt’s secret police begin arrangements for parliamentary elections
Egyptian sources have said that Egyptian secret police and intelligence services have begun the political preparations for the upcoming parliamentary elections. The sources told Egypt Watch that the security services prepared lists of the names of people who are to…
Canadian returns home after months of detention in Egypt without charge
Amal al-Baz, the daughter of Yasser al-Baz, announced that her father, who was arrested at Cairo Airport at the end of a business trip in February 2019, has been released and is back in Canada. She confirmed that her father,…
Report reveals Mahmoud al-Sisi could be involved in Giulio Regeni’s murder
On January 25 2016 the Italian researcher Giulio Regeni, a postgraduate student in Cambridge, disappeared in Egypt, where he was conducting research into his PhD. Nine days after his disappearance his dead body was found battered and bruised beside a…
Is the Egyptian regime involved in the Ethiopian protests?
An Ethiopian security official has accused the Egyptian regime of being involved in the two-day unrest that left more than 80 people dead following the assassination of singer and political activist Hachalu Hundessa. In the same context, Prime Minister Abiy…
The IMF warns of financial risks in Egypt
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned of financial risks due to the high debt in Egypt, especially in light of the major local and global economic turmoil caused by the coronavirus pandemic. In a report published on its website,…
Struggle over media authorities in Egypt: Makram Mohamed Ahmed loses the war
In December 2019, after five years of the Ministry of Information’s absence, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi appointed Osama Heikal as the Minister of State for Information during the ministerial reshuffle of Moustafa Madbouly’s government. This decision came as a shock…
Doubts rise about the official number of COVID-19 cases in Egypt
In mid-March, the Egyptian State Information Service issued a decision to close the British newspaper The Guardian’s office and withdraw its accreditation because, according to the service, it had not complied with professional standards. The service also gave the New…
Egypt: Medical syndicate member arrested after criticising PM’s statements
Egyptian secret police arrested, on Thursday, doctor Mohamed Moataz al-Fawwal, teacher of Radiology in al-Zagazig Medical School and treasurer of al-Sharkia Medical Syndicate, from his house. Al-Fawwal’s arrest came after his participation in a Facebook blog campaign against the Prime…
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