Aboul Fotouh has a new health crisis in prison
Monday, Hudhayfa Aboul Fotouh, son of the Strong Egypt Party leader and former presidential candidate Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh, said his father had a health crisis in his detention in Tora Prison. “I just came back from Tora Prison… My…
Egypt-Lebanon gas deal crippled by US sanctions and Israel conflicts
The Egyptian government signed an agreement with Lebanon and Syria to export 720 million cubic meters of Egyptian natural gas annually to Beirut via Syrian territory, for ten years, through pipelines extending between the three countries and Jordan. The agreement…
The government is considering raising diesel prices for the first time in 3 years
The Egyptian government is studying a proposal from the Ministry of Petroleum to the Council of Ministers to raise diesel prices for the first time in three years. This coincides with the start of the new fiscal year and the…
NYT: Destruction of Nile houseboats removes parts of country’s history
Owners of boat houses on the Nile River in Cairo denounced the governmental decision to remove boat houses by force and fine the owners with up to $50,000, reported the New York Times. “This week may be their last sharing…
Egypt’s parliament approves the Saudi Investment Fund’s acquisition of Egyptian state assets
Sunday, the House of Representatives approved an agreement signed by Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on March 30 with Saudi Arabia. The kingdom can own assets and acquire commercial entities in Egypt through the Saudi Investment Fund. The head of the Economic…
Loyalty to Abdel Fattah al-Sisi: Criterion for new teachers selection in Egypt
“Civil jobs are a right for citizens based on competence and merit, and they are entrusted to those who hold them to serve the people, and the state guarantees their rights, protection and performance of their duties in the care…
Russian nuclear reactor in Egypt
Egypt has officially announced the permissions for constructing the first unit of the nuclear power plant in Dabaa in the northwest of the country were already issued. The reactor is born of cooperation with Russia and a $30 billion loan…
Senior Egyptian justice involvement in homicide reveals the status of judiciary corruption in Egypt
A few days ago, the Egyptian Public Prosecution ordered the arrest of Justice Ayman Hajjaj, vice-president of the State Council, after lifting his judicial immunity, on charges of killing his wife and TV host Shaimaa Gamal and mutilating her body….
Helwan Brigades case: Mass trials and ceaseless death sentences in Egypt
An Egyptian court sentenced ten defendants to death by hanging on charges of forming armed groups in the trial known in the media as Helwan Brigades, which is one of the longest trials in the history of the Egyptian judiciary,…
Official sources: Al-Sisi’s visited Oman to reassure Iran
Monday, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi visited Oman for the first time after Sultan Haitham bin Tarek Al-Said took office. Wednesday, Sisi moved to neighbouring Bahrain. Sisi’s visit came days after leaks about a joint Arab-Israeli defence alliance coordinated by the USA…
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