Breaching the International Law: Egypt continue deporting Eritrean refugees back
In mid-March, the Egyptian authorities deported 31 Eritrean asylum-seekers from Egypt to Asmara, in flagrant violation of international law that criminalizes the forcible return of refugees to their countries of origin, especially if these countries are known to violate human…
Amnesty International: Egypt prosecuted feminist journalist for defending sexual violence victims
Amnesty International is calling on the Egyptian authorities to immediately end the shameful prosecution of journalist Rasha Azab, who is on trial for her outspoken support of victims of sexual violence. Azab is being tried, according to the organization’s statement,…
Human Rights Watch calls on Saudi authorities to release 10 detained Egyptian Nubians
Human Rights Watch has called on the Saudi authorities to immediately release 10 Egyptian Nubians and allow them to leave the country. The Saudi authorities have been holding leaders of the Egyptian Nubian community in Riyadh for 20 months on…
Five tribal militants were killed in clashes with Sinai’s ISIS
Five militants from the state-sponsored tribal militias were killed in North Sinai during clashes with the Sinai Province group affiliated with ISIS. This brings the death toll of the Sinai Tribes Union, a grouping of tribes cooperating with the Egyptian…
Human Rights Watch documents the Egyptian authorities’ detention of dozens of Sudanese refugees
Human Rights Watch issued a statement saying that Egyptian police arbitrarily detained at least 30 Sudanese refugees and asylum seekers, including well-known activists, during raids last December and January, and that some of them were physically assaulted and subjected to…
Egypt new loan from the International Monetary Fund raises popular concerns
The Egyptian government is currently in discussions with the International Monetary Fund to consider the possibility of obtaining a new loan, to ensure the fulfilment of its financial obligations, in light of the turbulent global conditions and the flight of…
Egyptian bread market witnesses great confusion
The movement of buying and selling in wheat and flour markets in Egypt witnessed confusion, as the price of flour locally increased to 11 thousand pounds per ton, and the price of wheat rose to 8700 pounds per ton. This…
Tel Aviv – Sharm El Sheikh: A direct flight route between Egypt and Israel
The Israel in Egypt Facebook page, affiliated with the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, announced that Israel and Egypt had agreed to launch a new direct flight route between Tel Aviv and Sharm El-Sheikh, to expand direct flights between the…
Sisi meets Bennett and bin Zayed in Sharm El-Sheikh
The Israel Public Broadcasting Corporation announced that the Israeli Prime Minister, Naftali Bennett, arrived in Cairo, on Monday evening, on an unannounced visit. Bennett also visited Sharm El-Sheikh and held talks with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, in the presence…
The funeral ceremony of Safwan Thabet’s Wife cancelled under police pressure
Maryam Safwan Thabet, the daughter of the well-known businessman Safwan Thabet, the founder of Juhayna company the biggest bottled milk and juices producer in Egypt and its chairman. Maryam announced that the funeral ceremony of her mother, Bahira El-Shawy, which…
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