Human rights report: The National Dialogue is a dishonest initiative
On Tuesday, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies issued a paper on the National Dialogue, a presidential initiative for dialogue with the opposition, in which it said that the dialogue is not aimed at initiating a reform process or…
The Egyptian government expands extrajudicial killing and enforced disappearance, says the US Department of State
On Monday, the US Department of State released a report on the state of human rights in Egypt for 2021. The report cited unlawful killings by the government, enforced disappearances, and torture. It also mentioned the state of media freedoms,…
Systemic destruction of State Council: New episode of building new Egyptian authoritarianism
Over the past two weeks, the story of Egyptian justice Ayman Hajaj who murdered his wife, TV host Shaimaa Gamal, trended on Egypt’s social media and was the main topic on the list of public interests. The whole story has…
Egypt is among the most prone to bankruptcy
Reuters has published a review of historical economic collapse experiences, noting similar signs that apply to countries currently in danger of bankruptcy, including Egypt, Tunisia, Argentina, Ukraine, Ethiopia and Pakistan. The news agency company shed light on the countries facing…
Private schools and class discrimination in Egypt
Many private and international schools in Egypt set class conditions for accepting students, including the parents’ high qualifications, English language proficiency, living in an upscale neighbourhood, owning a luxury car, and participating in a high-level club, which is a violation…
Gasoline prices in Egypt exacerbate citizen’s economic suffering
Last Wednesday, the Egyptian government raised the prices of all types of fuel by rates ranging between 5.7% and 10.25%, including diesel, which is widely used in mass transportation of people and transporting goods, which led to an increase in…
After Ghada Wali: Intellectual thefts under official cover in Egypt
Many intellectual theft operations carried out under the guise of Egyptian official institutions were exposed over the past few weeks, which sparked sharp criticism against the government due to corruption in government contracts and assigning official projects to unqualified companies…
Rome: Egyptian authorities did not cooperate in probing Regeni’s murder
The Court of Cassation in Rome has upheld a ruling that the trial in absentia of four Egyptian security officers accused of the 2016 kidnapping and murder of Italian student Giulio Regeni should not proceed, according to the Associated Press….
Bloomberg: Egypt is among the most debt-deficient countries in the world
The accumulation of $250 billion in bad debt threatens to drag developing countries into a historical series of defaults, Bloomberg Economics said, warning that Egypt, Tunisia, Pakistan and El Salvador are the most vulnerable. Senior experts voiced their concerns, including…
CPJ calls on Biden to demand releasing journalists detained in Egypt
During his Middle East tour, the Committee to Protect Journalists issued a statement calling on US President Joe Biden to take concrete action on press freedom, including releasing imprisoned journalists. Amnesty International has also released a statement saying that Biden…
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