Month: December 2022

Months-long fodder crisis has not ended, says poultry producers union

On Monday, the deputy head of the Poultry Producers Union, Tharwat Al-Zeini, revealed that the months-long fodder crisis has not ended, despite the Ministry of Agriculture announced the release of 876,000 tons of fodder from mid-October to last Thursday. Al-Zeini…

Car sales in Egypt will decline by 60% in 2022

Car sales in Egypt decreased by more than 60% compared to last year’s period. This comes from the government’s obstruction of the import of cars, in addition to the market’s suffering from a general state of confusion, according to a…

1,453 abuses against detainees in Egypt in three months

On Wednesday, the Committee for Justice said it documented 1,453 abuses against detainees in Egyptian detention facilities in its third quarterly report, covering the period from July to September. The rights group said that the regime in Egypt is still…

Saudi Sovereign Fund about to acquire Misr Aluminum Company Share

On Sunday, newspapers reported that Misr Aluminum Company, a subsidiary of the Holding Company for Metallurgical Industries, is considering appointing an independent financial advisor to determine the company’s fair value in preparation for selling a share of it to the…

US dollar exchange rate hits 27 pounds in unofficial markets

On Tuesday, the price of the US dollar rose in black market transactions in Egypt to 27 pounds for sale and 26 pounds for purchase due to the refusal of government and private banks to sell it. The official selling…

Egyptian authorities fail to protect refugee women, victims of sexual violence, says Human Rights Watch

On Thursday, Human Rights Watch published a report saying that the Egyptian authorities had failed to protect refugee women victims of sexual violence and to investigate incidents of rape and sexual assault. The human rights group documented 11 incidents of…

Egypt blocks Beirut-based news website

The editorial board of Daraj said that the news website was blocked in Egypt, adding that an interview they conducted with the Secretary-General of Amnesty International, Agnes Callamard, about the Alaa Abdel-Fattah case and a story they published about journalists…

Hassan Attia: Political detainee passes away in Badr Prison 3

On Monday, human rights groups said that detainee Hassan Diab Hassan Attia, 47, died in Badr Prison 3 due to medical negligence. Attia died in his cell after suffering from a six-hour coma. The prison administration did not respond to…