Al-Manassa: The Egyptian media’s calm towards Turkey preceded the Turkish one
The Egyptian authorities gave instructions to Egyptian newspapers, news websites and TV channels to stop addressing Turkish affairs, reported Al-Manassa news website, which quoted two sources working in the United Group, the media corporation affiliated to Egypt’s intelligence which monopolises…
3rd wave of COVID-19 knocks on Egypt’s door
“The epidemiological curve in Italy and its reading are similar to Egypt, except that Italy is a month and a half ahead of us.” Thus, a prominent Egyptian official indicated that a third wave of the emerging coronavirus was on…
War crimes: Army destroys thousands of homes in Sinai
With the continued intensive demolition campaign carried out by the Egyptian army in Sinai, international human rights organisations described these operations as likely to amount to war crimes. Human Rights Watch documented that they had destroyed at least 12,350 buildings,…
Jihan Fadel: An actress pays the price for supporting the January revolution
She retired from acting and emigrated outside Egypt and works in a small shop so she can buy food … This is the case of the Egyptian artist Jihan Fadel, who recently raised controversy amid great sympathy between Egyptians, especially…
Is the Egyptian opposition in Turkey to be the victim of rapprochement?
Over the past few days, Ankara and Cairo exchanged flirtation regarding a possible normalisation of relations after eight years of mutual hostility. Accordingly, tens of thousands of Egyptians who fled to Turkey are now concerned about their fate. Such concerns…
Maadi’s girl: A new victim of sexual crimes against children
“Do not let anyone touch here (..) because this is your body (..) no one has the right to do that.” This is a song used by many kindergartens in Egypt to educate young people against any sexual abuse attempts…
North Sinai women subjected to abuse by terror groups and governmental forces
Since 2014, North Sinai has been in a constant state of emergency after initiating the “war against terrorism” against the organisation Sinai Province (Wilayat Sinai), which is affiliated with ISIS. Since then, local and international human rights centres documented fatal…
COVID-19 hits the Egyptian parliament: Five deaths amid silence about infections
While the Egyptian Ministry of Health talks about a decrease in the emerging coronavirus infection rate, COVID-19 has hit the newly elected Egyptian parliament. In less than three months, the parliament lost five of its deputies to coronavirus amid the…
18-month prison sentence for activist Sanaa Seif provokes outrage on social media
Cairo’s Criminal Court sentenced, on Wednesday, activist Sanaa Seif to one and half years in prison over charges of spreading false news over the COVID-19 pandemic in Egypt, insulting a public employee and using a social media account to commit…
The imminent rapprochement: Egypt and Turkey need each other
Icebergs between Egypt and Turkey seem to be melting after years of hostility and mutual escalation. Over the past months, both governments started making promising statements regarding restoration of normal relations and positive cooperation between the two countries. Relations between…
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