HRW condemns revoking Egyptian nationality of political activist Ghada Najibe
Human Rights Watch condemned, on Thursday, the decision of the Egyptian prime minister to strip the Egyptian political activist Ghada Najibe of her Egyptian nationality, demanding the Egyptian parliament amend the abusive nationality law, which allows the Egyptian government to…
Egyptian authorities attack house of political activist residing abroad
A force of the National Security (the Egyptian official secret police) attacked, early on Wednesday, the house of Professor Taqadum al-Khatib, who lives in Germany, where his elderly parents reside. Members of the secret police inspected the house and seized…
UN Spokesman Stéphane Dujarric expresses concern about human rights situation in Egypt
Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the UN Secretary-General, expressed, on Tuesday, his concern about “a shrinking civic space in Egypt,” referring to previous statements he and the UN High Commissioner for human rights had made about the deteriorating human rights situation…
100 international human rights organisations call to stop violations in Egypt
More than 100 leading international human rights organisations called on Monday on democratic governments to support the formation of an international system to monitor the deteriorating human rights situation in Egypt. The organisations warned, in a joint letter to the…
Political detainees in Egypt appeal to Biden
“We ask you to play the significant role we expect of you and place the issue of political prisoners in Egypt at the top of your relationship with the Egyptian regime.” With these words, Egyptian detainees delivered a message to…
Ten years after the January revolution parliament seats are inherited, not earnt
Seats in Egypt’s parliament have become the inheritance of the daughters of parliament after their death. Daughters who may be deprived of their fathers’ inheritance against the law (and Islam) in some places in Egypt (especially Upper Egypt), inherit their…
Egypt borrows $3.75bn through sale of government bonds
Egypt had offered $3.75 billion worth of international bonds for sale in three tranches. A document, issued by one of the banks arranging the transaction, revealed that Egypt sold the bonds in three tranches, the first tranche five-year bonds worth…
Scathing criticism of new projects which threaten Cairo’s ancient neighbourhoods
Egypt has been undergoing controversy and resentment in recent days due to a number of new projects which the Egyptian government intends to launch. One of these projects is the Cairo Eye, which would be the first recreational and tourist roller coaster in…
Egyptian authorities arrest CEO of largest food company on political charges
The Supreme State Security Prosecution ordered Saif Safwan Thabet, the CEO of Juhayna Food Industries, to 15 days in custody pending investigations over charges of co-financing a terrorist group. The security services arrested Saif, the son of the well-known detained…
Why is al-Sisi holding peace process negotiations now?
The Egyptian regime has once again presented itself as a mediator in the peace process and Palestinian reconciliation, after years of stalemate in the negotiations, the retreat of the Palestinian issue in the Arab world, and the acceleration of normalisation,…
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