New bill imposing fees on irrigation provokes outrage among Egyptian farmers
After postponing the controversial land registry law, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s regime insists on provoking the anger of a different sector of Egyptians: the farmers. The government went to parliament with a new bill, which sparked much anger among farmers because…
Egypt’s FM affirms diplomatic communication with Turkey
Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry affirmed, on Sunday, that there had been diplomatic communication with Turkey over the restoration of normal relations between the two countries. “If we found a real change in Turkish policies and targets to converge with…
Sudan: Ethiopia has bad intentions and undeclared targets in GERD crisis
The head of Sudanese negotiators regarding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Moustafa Hussein Zoubeir, charged Ethiopia with having bad intentions and undeclared targets in its conflict with Sudan and Egypt. Zoubeir added, in statements to a Sudanese radio station, that…
American-Egyptian detainees suffer in Egypt’s prisons without support
A list of 22 people who hold American citizenship, permanent residency in the USA, or journalists working for American agencies, are still in the Egyptian regime’s prisons. An American journalist revealed this number, during sharp criticism of the spokesperson for…
Ethiopia steps up its position rejecting quadripartite mediation of Renaissance Dam
Ethiopia announced its total rejection of the quadripartite mediation proposed by Egypt and Sudan and declared its commitment to African meditation. The Ethiopian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Dina Mufti stated that Addis Ababa will only adhere to the negotiations under the…
The Coordination of Party’s Youth and Politicians: al-Sisi creates his own elite
The Coordination of Party’s Youth and Politicians in Egypt has recently stood out as a state-sponsored entity in both chambers of parliament, whether through members appointed by the president or through members elected within the security-sponsored electoral list, “The National…
Fear of meeting Mubarak’s fate drives al-Sisi to acquire newspapers and TV stations
“He is afraid of the fate of Hosni Mubarak; the media contributed to toppling him in one way or another.” This is how observers describe Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s attempt to acquire the various media outlets, the most recent of which…
Egypt: 4mn electricity violations in 2020 due to soaring prices
The Egyptian Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy expressed a state of escalating anxiety through a series of statements due to the growing phenomenon of stealing electricity. The ministry’s spokesman, Ayman Hamzah, said that his ministry issued reports of electrical…
Despite US pressure, will Egypt buy Russian Sukhoi fighters?
In conjunction with an American trend that appears to be at odds with Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s regime in Egypt, according to several indicators, Washington renewed its warnings to Cairo about the possibility of Egypt buying Russian fighters. Cairo began in…
31 countries criticise Egypt’s violations of human rights in the UN human rights council 46th session
The Permanent Representative of Finland to United Nations, Ambassador Jukka Salovaara, read out, on Friday, a statement signed by 29 countries from all over the world, regarding “restrictions on freedom of expression and the right to peaceful assembly, the constrained…
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