63 human rights organisations call on Egypt to urgently stop violations of freedom
Sixty-three human rights organisations have said that General Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi should immediately end his crackdown on freedom of association, independent groups, and peaceful dissent in Egypt. The joint statement recommended a series of actions Egypt should take to make…
Parliamentary committee: More than 10mn Egyptians are drug abusers
The Social Solidarity Committee of the Egyptian House of Representatives revealed that the number of citizens who use drugs in the country has reached 10 million. The committee stated that the rate of drug abuse amounted to 10 per cent,…
GERD crisis: Egypt signs defence cooperation agreement with Kenya
Egypt has announced the signing of an agreement for defence cooperation with Kenya (neighbouring Ethiopia). This agreement is the fourth of its kind that Cairo has signed with countries in the Nile Basin within three months. In this context, the…
Oil service ship sinks in Ras Ghareb
An oil service ship sank in the early hours of Wednesday morning off the coast of Ras Ghareb in the Red Sea Governorate. The accident resulted in the death of the ship’s captain after he refused to leave until the…
Workers of Egyptian Iron & Steel Co demonstrate over factory’s closure
The Board of Directors of the Egyptian Iron and Steel Company have decided to close the company, starting from Monday, and stop the attendance of workers to the factory in preparation for liquidation. For the first time since it was…
Egyptian Stock Exchange heading to delist Juhayna
The Egyptian Stock Exchange is heading to write off Juhayna Dairy Company, which is subjected to exceptional measures. The company’s founder, Safwan Thabet, was arrested, and then his son Seif, the CEO. During the last few weeks, the Egyptian authorities…
Could Qatar’s mediation solve the GERD’s crisis?
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) crisis has been exacerbated by Ethiopia’s rejection of all Egyptian proposals to reach an agreement to settle the crisis. Faced with this crisis, Qatar found itself in front of a mission through which it…
Seawater desalination: Egypt to succumb to failure of GERD negotiations
The Egyptian announcement about informing Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi of the strategic plan of the state in the field of seawater desalination plants came as a confession to the failure of the Renaissance Dam negotiations (GERD) and the search for alternatives…
Sisi and his domination of media production: A long story of failure and corruption
After weeks of whispering and gossip, United Media Services, the media arm of President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi’s regime, announced on Saturday that its board of directors will be changed and that Egyptian media will be rearranged. Al-Mutahidah, United Media Services,…
The unseen public money: New amendments to Tahya Misr Fund law
The Egyptian House of Representatives has approved new amendments to the Tahya Misr Fund (Long Live Egypt) law. The target is to grant it more powers away from state control, making public money in it like unattended money. These amendments…
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