Month: January 2021

2021 … the year of changing Egyptian foreign positions

As Cairo hugs the year 2021, observers say that the new year may witness a redrawing of the map of Egypt’s foreign relations with many countries. Observers expect that the new year will witness many changes in Cairo’s relations with…

Egypt receives the first FREMM frigate from Italy with a cost of $1.3bn

The first of two FREMM frigates manufactured by Fincantieri Italian shipbuilding group for Egypt, named Al-Galala by the Egyptian Army, arrived Alexandria naval base on December 31. “Al-Galala (The majesty) Frigate, a FREMM Bergamini unit, arrived Alexandria,” said the Egyptian…

In a late step: Egypt suspends in-class education starting from Saturday

The Egyptian government announced, on Wednesday, the suspension of in-class education along with putting the winter term exams in schools and universities off until after the midyear vacation. This means that the return to in-class sessions or exams will not…

Al-Sisi renews the support of the Libyan General Haftar

The head of General Intelligence Services (GIS) in Egypt, Abbas Kamel, conveyed, on Saturday, to the commander of eastern Libyan forces, General Khalifa Haftar, a message of support from General Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi to the Libyan people at various military…

The the number of deaths in Egypt 2020 reveals the governmental manipulation of COVID19 statistics

Official statistics announced by the Central Bureau of Statistics revealed that the number of deaths increased dramatically during 2020. The increase reached about 60,000 deaths in three months compared to 2019. According to the government apparatus, 56.4 thousand people died…

The security agencies have no intentions to improve the human rights situation in Egypt

Anonymous sources from the security agencies in Egypt revealed that a high profile security official had decided the crackdown on the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights, a research and human rights NGO, in Last November, to thwart the civil society…

A death from medical negligence in the custody of al-Zagazig police station

Al-Shehab Center for Human Rights announced the death of Mohammed Subhi, 74, yesterday, Wednesday, in the police station of the first district of Zagazig in the Delta of Egypt, due to deliberate medical negligence against him, after being deprived of…

Egypt records the highest daily rate of COVID19 cases in five months

The Egyptian health ministry said in a statement that the country recorded 1,418 new coronavirus infections on Thursday, the highest daily rise in almost five months, bringing the total (official) number of cases to 138,062. It is worth noting that…

Cleopatra’s acquisition of Alameda Group raises concerns about the UAE influence in Egypt

On Wednesday, the Board of Directors of the Egyptian Competition Protection Authority and the Prevention of Monopolistic Practices in Egypt initially rejected the acquisition by the UAE-owned Cleopatra Group of the Alameda Healthcare Group for fear of negative effects on…