A month into Biden’s presidency: Has he kept his promise about Egypt?
General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s regime, the most repressive in Egypt’s modern history, continues to punish and silence its critics in clear defiance of the new US President Joe Biden. The Biden administration deals with the Egyptian government just as former…
What does the new executive authority in Libya mean for Egypt?
On February 18, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi received the new head of the Libyan government, Abdul Hamid al-Dabaib, at the Federal Palace in Cairo. The meeting came within the framework of Egypt’s efforts to show good intentions and welcome the new…
From airport to prison: Gamal Al-Gamal and the illusion of ‘opposition from inside’
“I write without considering the low ceilings in a country where everything became low; a country where we plant roses in mud and reap thorns. We sing for hope and by hope, but we drown in poverty and despair; a…
Declining meat consumption: Egyptians struggle with inflation and COVID-19
Two days ago, data issued by the Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics showed a significant change in how Egyptians consume food products, especially meat, during 2019. This is attributed to the need to adapt in the face of…
Fears of a popular uprising pushes Sisi to suspend controversial real estate law
Over the past few weeks, amendments to Law No. 186 of 2020 regulating the real estate registry, which al-Sisi issued in September 2020 and which was due to take effect at the beginning of this month, sparked widespread anger in…
This is why Egyptian opponents abroad fear Khashoggi’s fate
Warning: This story contains graphic descriptions of torture. The American report on the assassination of the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi raised fears in Egypt that similar practices will be used against opponents of the regime abroad. The report accused Saudi…
Why did the Egyptian Petroleum Minister travel to Israel?
There was no unexpected information published in the international media about the meetings that the Egyptian Minister of Petroleum Tariq al-Mulla had with Israeli officials led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Reuven Rivlin. But the unexpected came from…
New amendments to anti-terror law authorise government to confiscate private property without indictment
The Egyptian parliament is preparing to discuss amendments to the Anti-Terrorism Law, submitted by the government, that prohibits renting apartments without notifying the Ministry of Interior within 24 hours of the conclusion of the contract, and obligates the Criminal Court…
First term exams in Egypt marred by technical problems and overcrowding
Tens of thousands of first and second grade students at secondary school complained of technical problems during the first term exams, which started two days ago. Many of the videos showed overcrowding during exams, despite the coronavirus pandemic. Technical problems…
The Administrative Court inspects a lawsuit demanding education expenditure raise
The Administrative Court held, on Saturday, the first session to discuss a lawsuit applied by the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights, which demands the government raise expenditure on education up to the rate defined by the constitution, which is four…
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