Egyptian authorities continue crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood
On Thursday, the South Cairo Criminal Court inserted the Muslim Brotherhood on several terrorism lists, confirming previous announcements made by various Egyptian authorities that the widespread, moderate Islamic group is a terrorist entity. The decision also involved the insertion of…
Egyptian cabinet approves new legislation transferring property of dilapidated vehicles to the state
On Wednesday, the Egyptian cabinet approved amendments to the criminal procedural law, which confiscates dilapidated vehicles and those which don’t have a licence, which are left in street for over six months, making them property of the state without requiring…
Sisi manipulates religious reform to evade political crisis
A few days ago, President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi sparked a great controversy in Egypt after a telephone interview with a satellite channel where he talked about the “issue of awareness,” especially religious awareness, stressing that there is a need to…
There is no private sector available for IMF plans in Egypt
In June, the International Monetary Fund completed the Second Review under the Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) for the Arab Republic of Egypt, which is a report issued periodically whenever it is time to disburse a new tranche of a loan borrowed…
The Delta variant has been in Egypt for a month and a half, but government officials are lying
For months, health officials in Egypt continued to deny that the Delta variant has entered the country. Dr. Mohammed Awad Taj El-Din, Adviser to the President of the Republic for Health Affairs, Dr. Ashraf Hatem, Chairman of the Health Committee…
Private sector work in Egypt is masked slavery
Recent reports issued by the Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics revealed a decline of the weekly wage of workers in the private sector at 13 per cent in 2020 compared to 2019, while the weekly wage of workers…
Human rights organisations demand release of detained journalist Tawfik Ghanem
On Saturday, 11 human rights organisations demanded the immediate and unconditional release of journalist Tawfik Ghanem, who finished 100 days in pretrial detention in May 2021. In a joint statement, the organisations held the Egyptian authorities responsible for Ghanem’s wellbeing,…
Egyptian military extends its economy by seizing right to exploit parking lots and restaurants
The governor of Cairo, General Khaled Abdel Aal, and the governor of Giza, General Ahmed Rashed, approved giving the National Company for Constructing, Developing and Managing Roads, owned by the Egyptian military, a monopoly over car parks in the streets…
Abdel Basit Abdel Daim Political detainee left to die without treatment in prison
The political detainee Abdel Basit Abdel Daim, 59, has died in Hadra Prison in Alexandria because of medical negligence, said the Egyptian Network for Human Rights. Abdel Daim, who was working as manager of the Engineers Syndicate in Qalyubia, was…
Over 15 Egyptians attempting to reach Italy drown off Libyan coast
On Sunday 15 Egyptians, including a woman and a child, drowned off Libya’s west coast. They were on board a boat carrying about 70 people destined for the Italian coast. The boat sunk off the coast of the Libyan city,…
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