Workers of Beshay Steel escalate their strike
Saturday, workers of Beshay Steel Company in Sadat City, who went on strike two weeks ago, refused the administration’s offer for direct bargaining. The refusal escalates the workers’ protest against the low wages in the company and the temporary contracting…
Corruption scandal strikes Sisi-sponsored Nation’s Future party
The Egyptian General Intelligence Service is currently conducting a large-scale purge among the senior leaders of the state-sponsored Nation’s Future party, which seizes the majority in both chambers of the Egyptian parliament. The state watchdogs monitored the involvement of prominent…
Egypt’s journalists between harassment and illegal layoffs
The deterioration of journalists’ conditions in Egypt started when Abdel Fattah El-Sisi al-Sisi took office in 2014. Then onwards, the general decided to hold the press and media under a tight grip, keeping journalists who broke the regime’s red lines…
Egyptian government appoints new head of the stock exchange market
The Egyptian government has appointed Ramy El-Dukkani as chairman of the board of directors of the Egyptian Stock Exchange and Hebatallah El-Serafy as his deputy. The Egyptian Stock Exchange was ranked as the worst stock exchange in the world in…
Despite the severe economic crisis: Egypt buys a $487 million luxurious presidential plane
Simple Flying has said that the Egyptian Presidency bought a $487 million plane known for its luxurious equipment and high operation and maintenance cost. The leading aviation news website added that Egypt requested modifications to the Boeing B747-8 aircraft to…
The Guardian: NGOs criticise the Egyptian govt and UN over Cop27
The Guardian published a report on the climate summit to be held in Egypt in November, which stated: “A group of Egyptian civil society organisations have been prevented from attending the Cop27 climate summit by a covert registration process that…
Human Rights Watch calls for investigating extrajudicial executions in Sinai
On Tuesday, Human Rights Watch issued a statement calling on the Egyptian authorities to open an investigation into circulating photos and videos alleging unlawful executions by civilian forces allied with the military in Sinai. The rights group said the reported…
Human rights groups call for the release of Al-Baqer and Alaa Abdel Fattah
For there to be a dialogue between the government and the opposition, five human rights groups have set demands that they define as “the absolute minimum that must be met.” The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, the Egyptian Commission…
Beshai Steelworkers continue their strike
Workers of the Beshai Steel Factory in Menoufia continue their strike for the eighth day, protesting their working conditions. One of the workers had committed suicide because of his living conditions, which promoted the strike. The 3,500 workers announced the…
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