Egypt’s parliament abolishes State Council legislative oversight
The Egyptian House of Representatives started amending its rulings to abolish the necessary oversight of the state council over legislation issued by the parliament. The amendments were proposed by the state-sponsored Mostaqbal Watan party (Nation’s Future Party), which has a…
69 Egyptians await execution after final death sentences issued
The Egyptian Network for Human Rights recorded 69 cases of final death sentences that must be executed according to the Egyptian penal code. The network pointed out that in all of the cases, violations were made against the sentenced, starting…
Systematised corruption dominates government projects in Egypt
Digging and construction followed by demolition and digging again; this is what is happening non-stop along the roads connecting the new cities around Cairo over the past several years. It is a familiar scene that has become recurrent over time….
Egypt’s stock exchange tumbles with the second filling of Renaissance Dam
Indices of the Egyptian stock exchange fell sharply early on Tuesday with low value trading and Arab investors’ attitude to sell after the Ethiopian declaration it had started the second filling of the Renaissance Dam. In the first hour, the…
The second filling of the Renaissance Dam: A new problem for Egypt
Egypt’s Minister of Irrigation Mohamed Abdel Aati declared, on Monday, that he had received an official notification from Ethiopia about the beginning of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam’s second filling. Cairo worried about this unilateral step that began before having…
Workers of Nile Linen Group strike against low wages
Over 1200 workers announced, on Saturday, full strike in Nile Linen Group textile company in Alexandria. The strike protests the administration’s break of its promise to improve labor’s wages, adding families of workers to medical insurance, and disbursement of social…
The GERD crisis: Egypt’s FM expresses frustration at the UN Security Council response
Egypt’s FM Sameh Shoukry said that his country expected more effective response from the UN Security Council over the Egyptian demand to discuss the crisis of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. Shoukry’s statements came in response to French UN Ambassador…
Amnesty International: Covid-19 vaccination campaign in Egypt is “haphazard and flawed”
Amnesty International criticized the Egyptian governmental handling of Covid-19 vaccine rollout failing to prioritize the most at-risk and marginalized people, including low income people in informal urban settlements and remote rural areas along with refugees and prisoners. “Egypt’s vaccine rollout…
The Egyptian parliament passes a law threatening foreign investment
Last Monday, the Egyptian House of Representatives approved a draft law submitted by the government granting the Supreme Constitutional Court the power to monitor the constitutionality of decisions of international organizations and bodies and foreign court rulings issued against Egypt….
Detainees of “hope alliance” remains in jail despite exceeding the maximum pretrial detention
The criminal court renewed the detention of “The alliance of hope” political detainees for 45 days, despite they exceeded the maximum period of pretrial detention, determined by the law at 2 years. The case includes preacher Khaled Abu Shady, lawyer…
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