Family of political detainee Alaa Abdel Fattah demands investigation into ‘torture in Tora Prison’
Mona Seif, sister of the political activist and blogger Alaa Abdel Fattah, revealed, in a Facebook video post, that his brother had reported to the judge in Cairo Criminal Court during his trial that he heard screams of other detainees…
Turkey can play a mediator role in the Renaissance Dam negotiations
The Turkish president’s special envoy to Iraq, Veysel Eroglu, said that Turkey is ready to cooperate with Egypt in all fields, pointing out that the Turkish people love the Egyptian people and vice versa. “If Egypt headed towards us a…
Aboul Gheit becomes Arab League secretary-general for second round
Reluctantly, and amid muted disagreement the signals of which have emerged in public, Arab foreign ministers have reselected the Egyptian diplomat Ahmed Aboul Gheit as secretary-general of the Arab League, which is based in Cairo, for a second five-year term beginning…
Egyptian Professor Hassan Nafaa rules out imminent political breakthrough in Egypt
Hassan Nafaa, professor of politics in Cairo University, ruled out, in an interview with Al Jazeera Mubasher TV, a political breakthrough in Egypt soon. Nafaa pointed out that this does not mean that change is impossible. “I believe that change…
Difficult years to come: Debt exacerbates Egypt’s crises
The heavy debt bill predicts a difficult fiscal year for Egypt during 2021 to meet foreign obligations and pay off outstanding debts with a total value of $21.4 billion. Since Abdel Fattah al-Sisi came to power in mid-2014 (the size…
Greek Foreign Minister in Cairo amid predictions about Egypt-Turkey rapprochement
The Greek Foreign Minister Nicos Dendias met, on Monday, with his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry in Cairo. The two ministers reaffirmed the two countries’ views on the issues of Libya and the Eastern Mediterranean maritime borders demarcation. “The ministers affirmed…
Egypt authorities release 3 journalists to support their candidate in syndicate elections
Three detained journalists were released early on Monday on parole. On Sunday, the head of the journalists’ syndicate Diaa Rashwan declared on Facebook that there was “good news regarding the detained colleagues.” The release of the detained journalists is allegedly…
Why is al-Sisi at war with social media?
Restrained laws and deterrent penalties make one think over and over before writing on social media in Egypt, which raises the question of why General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is fighting these sites, activists and human rights defenders say. Social media…
Kattan’s statement uncovers a muffled crisis between Saudi Arabia and Egypt
“Shafiq is the legitimate president of Egypt, and the Egyptian army conspired against Morsi.” This was the summary of the shocking speech of the Saudi Minister of State for African Countries, Ahmed Kattan, which indicates the existence of a crisis…
What comes after the Egypt-Sudan GERD rapprochement?
There are signs of a growing rapprochement between Egypt and Sudan over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, which Ethiopia is adopting on the Blue Nile, which raises questions about the two countries’ options to besiege Addis Ababa. This rapprochement came…
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