Month: March 2022

The Egyptian Front said Egyptian authorities use prisoners to beat political detainees

The Egyptian Front for Human Rights said that detained political activist Ahmed Maher, known as Rego, was beaten with the knowledge of the prison administration in Mazraat Tora Prison before he was transferred to Al-Qanater Prison for Men and placed…

85% of Egyptians do not get healthy food and the percentage is expected to increase

A few days ago, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) warned that about 9.6% of the population in Egypt (about 10 million people) would be at risk of not being able to provide healthy food if…

Egypt hikes interest rate and lets the pound down after economic shockwaves

Today, the Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Egypt decided to raise interest rates by 1% on both deposit and lending to be 9.25% and 10.25% respectively. The Committee issued a statement to explain the belief of the…

Governmental attempt to buy the wheat crop at cheap prices rages farmers

The Ministry of Supply and Internal Trade issued a decree obligating farmers to hand over the wheat crop for the current season. Also, the decision prohibited the transfer of wheat without a permit from the government and prohibited the sale…

Russian tourism to Egypt is back to a halt

A number of Russian airlines announced the cancellation of all international flights, against the backdrop of international sanctions that Russia faces as a result of its war on Ukraine. The European Union had banned any Russian aircraft from using its…

Wife of detained Safwan Thabet dies after refusal of appeals to see him

Maryam Safwan Thabet, the daughter of a detained businessman and the founder of Juhayna Company, the largest producer of milk and bottled juices in Egypt, announced the death of her mother, Bahira El-Shawy, after a long struggle with cancer. Al-Shawi…

Dismissals and investigations with the workers on top of Maspero Media Protests

The administration of the National Media Authority issued a decision to terminate the service of Safaa El-Korbagy, the Journalist in the Radio & Television Magazine after the protests of the Authority’s workers that started three months ago. The dismissal of…

Egypt negotiates a new possible loan with IMF

Kristalina Georgieva, the managing director of the IMF, said that in the light of the sequence increases in the prices of food and power globally, she feels concerned about the results of that on the people of Egypt. She indicated…

International Concerns about the Execution of Seven Egyptians

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights expressed its deep concerns related to the recent executions in Egypt. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights called on the Egyptian authorities to the necessity of abolishing the death penalty. It urged…

Egypt between over 2.5 million tons wheat deficit and shortage of silos

The Egyptian government is facing a major crisis in storing wheat that will be collected from farmers at the beginning of next April, despite the fact that Egypt planted 3.62 million feddans of wheat for the current season 2022, which…