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…
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…
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