Month: November 2022

Anas El-Beltagy to complete ten years in prison without charge, says mother

Sanaa Abdel-Gawad, the wife of Muslim Brotherhood, detained politician Mohamed El-Beltagy, has said that her son, Anas El-Beltagy, is being held in a disciplinary cell in Badr 1 prison. El-Beltagy was transferred months ago from the high-security Scorpion prison to…

Rights groups condemn harsh sentences against torture victims in Al-Salam Police Station

Human rights groups have condemned what they described as the harsh sentences issued by an Egyptian court against victims in a case known as the Al-Salam Police Station case. The court sentenced nine people to life imprisonment and 13 others…

Egyptian Public Prosecution: Justice institution turns out to be a repressive organ of the police system

A few days ago, an Egyptian court for terrorism crimes sentenced nine persons to life imprisonment, 13 others to 15 years, and a 17-year-old child to 5 years, in the case known in the media as the Salam Police Station…

Qatar to acquire KIMA: Gulf acquisitions control Egyptian fertilizers industry

Yesterday, well-informed sources revealed to Almal News a current discussion between the Egyptian government and Qatar Investment Authority (Qatar Sovereign Wealth Fund) about acquiring a share in the Egyptian Chemical Industries (KIMA). The deal is part of a more significant…

Qatar about to acquire 20% of Vodafone Egypt

On Wednesday, Al Sharq said that the negotiations of the Qatar Investment Authority with the Egyptian government to buy 20% of Vodafone Egypt’s shares in return for more than one billion dollars are accelerating. The Qatar Investment Authority, which has…

Egyptian authorities launched an unprecedented crackdown in October and November, says rights group

The Committee for Justice has said that the Egyptian authorities launched an unprecedented crackdown in October and November that cast a shadow over the human rights situation in the country. The rights group has documented 545 violations, including arrests and…

House of Representatives approves €250m loan from EBRD

On Monday, the House of Representatives approved a €250m loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to finance the Greater Cairo Metro Line 2 rehabilitation project. The loan is set to provide the necessary financing for the development…

Israel markets irrigation technology to Egypt and other Arab countries

I24 News has said that Israeli companies marketed irrigation technology to Egypt and other Arab countries at the COP27 climate conference. The news website has quoted Israeli officials saying there is an ambition to cooperate with Egypt in agriculture by…

UN experts say Egyptian police harassed climate activists during COP27

On Friday, UN experts said that the Egyptian authorities harassed Egyptian and non-Egyptian human rights and climate activists during the COP27 climate summit. They also expressed concern about the reports submitted regarding such harassment, calling on the Egyptian authorities to…

Egyptian government uses more diesel fuel

Climate News Home has said that the Egyptian government is currently increasing the use of diesel oil in power plants as an alternative to natural gas, which it seeks to export to Europe instead of consuming locally. According to experts,…