MP Diaa Dawood accuses UAE of betraying Egypt in GERD crisis
The plenary session of the Egyptian House of Representatives witnessed a verbal altercation regarding the role of the UAE in financing the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), which is disputed with Ethiopia. During the session, Member of Parliament Diaa El-Din…
Dissident media personality Moataz Matar announces he is leaving Al-Sharq TV
Opposition journalist Moataz Matar announced the end of his relationship with Al-Sharq TV, which opposes Sisi’s regime and broadcasts from Turkey. The resignation comes after the end of what he said was open leave from the channel which started about…
Egypt searches for solutions to the water shortage crisis
The most pessimistic Egyptians did not imagine that the day would come when they would plan to drink seawater or treated wastewater. For a long time, the Egyptians boasted of having the longest waterway globally; the country that the world…
Egyptian police arrest protesters against displacement of residents in Alexandria neighbourhood
Egyptian security forces arrested dozens of people in Ezbet Nadi El Seid after they dispersed by force angry protests against a government decision to expel them from their homes. Video clips circulating on social media revealed that thousands of Egyptians…
Disputes and controversy in parliament over Sovereign Sukuk Law
There have been disputes between the deputies rejecting and others supporting the Sovereign Sukuk Bill in the parliament’s plenary session. The Egyptian government hastily prepared the law project to quickly enter the Islamic finance world, as the regime needs funds….
French MPs demand that Sisi release Ramy Shaath
More than 180 French lawmakers have called on Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi to release Egyptian-Palestinian human rights activist Ramy Shaath. The appeal came in an open letter to Sisi signed by elected French members of local, national, and European…
Muhammad Al-Baqer: The justice knight approaching two years in detention
“He left his father in intensive care to attend the interrogation of activist Alaa Abdelfattah, only to be arrested and then included in the same case.” Neama Hisham, wife of the detained Egyptian lawyer, Mohamed Al-Baqer, said these words while…
Sisi consolidates control over the Egyptian judiciary
The recent decisions issued by the Supreme Council of Judicial Bodies and authorities in Egypt, headed by Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, represent a qualitative leap in the history of judicial work in the country. For the first time, all judges’ affairs,…
Team of Egyptian engineers arrives in Gaza to assess destroyed buildings
An Egyptian technical and engineering team arrived in the Gaza Strip in Palestine to inspect the damages in residential buildings and destroyed and dilapidated towers due to the recent Israeli bombing of the Strip. A Palestinian source said in a…
Washington plans to engage in dialogue with Cairo on human rights
Washington says it plans to engage in a “constructive” human rights dialogue with Egypt as rights groups and activists continue to draw attention to Egypt’s human rights abuses. This latest call came after a recent report by Washington-based rights group…
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