Egypt’s parliament approves Sisi’s decision to extend emergency status in Sinai
Saturday, the house of representatives approved President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s decision to extend exceptional security measures in Sinai for another six months to confront “the dangers of terrorist crimes.” This is the third time that exceptional security measures have been…
Hadhoud’s death: UN experts concerned over probing Ayman Hadhoud’s death
Thursday, United Nations human rights experts expressed concern about the allegations of enforced disappearance, arbitrary detention and torture that led to the death of economic researcher Ayman Hadhoud. They said that no proper investigation had opened an adequate investigation into…
SSSP renews imprisonment of painter Amir Abdel-Ghani
The Supreme State Security Prosecution has renewed the imprisonment of painter Amir Abdel-Ghani for 15 days on charges of joining a terrorist group and spreading false news against the background of a 2015 painting on high gasoline prices. Lawyer Mamdouh…
Families of prisoners complain about Badr Prison to the National Council for Human Rights
Families of political prisoners at the Reform and Rehabilitation Center in Badr city have complained that the prison authorities have deprived their relatives of their legal rights, including receiving visits, exercising, and obtaining medicines, books and clothes. The Ministry of…
Egyptian secular opposition is undecided on taking part in the National Dialogue
Members of the Egyptian Civil Democratic Movement said they have not decided to participate in the “national dialogue” sessions scheduled to start during the first week of October. “The movement announced a set of necessary guarantees for the success of…
Egypt prepares to receive a new, controversial presidential plane
Simple Flying has said that Egypt is preparing to receive a new presidential plane, the purchase of which sparked widespread controversy last month. The website specialized in aviation news and published pictures of the new aircraft, a Boeing 747-800, after…
COP27: Egypt at risk of drought waves
A recent study by researchers at the University of East Anglia in England showed that Egypt faces the risk of drought waves during the next 30 years. The study, co-authored by seven researchers, including Professor Jeff Price, examined the potential…
Sinai: Army officer killed in ISIS attack on Bir Abd
On Friday, an army officer was killed in an attack by the ISIS-affiliated Sinai Province organization in North Sinai. Military sources said that Captain Muhammad Yasser Youssef was killed in a terrorist attack on an army force west of the…
Less than 1% of GDP: Egypt’s government winks at social protection
The World Bank revealed low spending on social protection in Egypt, which leads to weak investment in human capital and dissatisfaction with the level of public services. The report, Egypt Public Expenditure, published last Tuesday, also pointed out that the…
Only 0.3% of Egypt’s GDP was allocated for social protection in 2020, says the World Bank
In a report released on Wednesday, the World Bank explained that the 0.3% of GDP the Egyptian government allocated for social safety programmes in the 2020 budget was unsubstantial. The bank added that public spending on social protection accounted for…
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