Egyptian court ruling over Khaled Saeed murder is a reminder of the systematic bias of the police
Nearly 12 years after the murder of the young Khaled Saeed, who was tortured to death by members of the Egyptian police which ignited the angry demonstrations starting the revolution of January 25, 2011, an Egyptian court ruled that a…
US Department of Justice announces arrest of Egyptian agent spying on Sisi’s opponents
The US Department of Justice has announced the arrest of an Egyptian citizen, on Thursday, on criminal charges related to conspiring to act as a foreign agent tracking political opponents of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi in the United States….
Ethiopia is close to producing electricity from the Renaissance Dam
Ethiopia’s newspaper Capital said that the work on the Renaissance Dam has been completed in preparation for the start of testing the production of energy in the coming days. The newspaper quoted sources as saying that the dam is expected…
Egypt’s government amends labour law amid objections
The House of Union and Labour Services (HULS) has issued a statement in which it made observations about the draft labour law submitted by the government to the Egyptian Senate, describing it as “worse than it was.” The Senate began…
Egypt’s business community frustrated due to high production costs
Business conditions for the non-oil private sector in Egypt have continued to contract for the thirteenth consecutive month. The Purchasing Managers’ Index came in at 49 in December, not above 50, the line between growth and contraction. The index recorded…
Despite high inflation Egypt’s Senate refuses to raise employee bonuses
The Egyptian Senate, during its discussion of the new labour bill submitted by the government, has rejected a proposal to maintain an annual bonus of seven per cent of the basic wage for employees, and kept the proposed government percentage…
Cairo Governorate preparing to demolish 3,500 inhabited apartments
The Nasr City neighbourhood has begun registering the names of the Sixth District residents who want alternative housing due to being evicted from their homes, which will be removed under the pretext of developing the area. The neighbourhood administration notified…
Maspero workers protest poor working conditions
Workers belonging to the National Media Authority gathered in the main building of the Radio and Television Union, Maspero, to protest working conditions, low wages, and to demand their financial dues, which have been in arrears since 2017. The workers…
ANHRI: 2021 was the year of contradictions regarding human rights in Egypt
The Arab Network for Human Rights Information issued a report in which it said that democracy by the end of 2021 remains far from Egypt. Last year saw nothing but more repression and more closure of the public sphere, the…
Egypt Watch unveils a new chapter of corruption by Sisi
During the inauguration ceremony of an electricity project in Aswan, Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi praised the minister of electricity, Dr. Mohamed Shaker, for not allowing his company to work on any governmental projects. Egypt Watch investigated the statement and proved it…
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