Libya summons Egypt’s charge d’affairs over media statements on the Russia Ukraine crisis
Libya’s foreign ministry summoned the charge d’affairs of the Egyptian embassy in Tripoli over recent statements made on state TV which Libyan Foreign Ministry considered breached the Libyan national government and sovereignty. The statements were made by the Egyptian media…
ISIS attack kills Egyptian soldiers and paramilitary personnel in Sinai
An explosive device has blown up a force affiliated to the Sinai Tribes Union, a state-sponsored paramilitary organisation, west of Rafah killing two people and injuring another. Military medical sources reported that the names of the deceased militants are Eshtiwy…
Left-wing parties denounce the poor economic conditions of workers in Egypt
Four Egyptian political parties announced their solidarity with the workers of the Universal Home Appliances Company, as protests continue over their poor financial conditions. One of the workers committed suicide after being unable to meet the needs of his family…
Egypt’s parliament passes new legislation legalising the intelligence business
In no time, and secretly, the Egyptian parliament, two days ago, with a two-thirds majority of its members, passed amendments to the General Intelligence Law, granting the agency the right to establish commercial companies of all kinds, in addition to…
Families are not informed when political detainees pass away in prison
The family members of detainee Tamer Fikri Gamal El-Din were at the gates of Minya Prison in preparation to visit him, when prison authorities informed the family that he had died a week ago and that his body had been…
Universal Appliances workers strike despite security pressure
Workers of Universal Appliances resumed their strike on Sunday protesting the deterioration of their living conditions after one of their colleagues, Assem Afifi, committed suicide due to the accumulation of debts. The workers started their strike last Tuesday, but their…
The Egyptian army’s economy: dominance, corruption, and huge gains
The Egyptian military has been involved in the economy over the past 70 years, since Abdel Nasser to be precise, yet its role has expanded significantly since Sisi seized power in 2013. Sisi chose an economic model based on mega…
Corruption in the Egyptian health sector has no end
Without warning, Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, Minister of Higher Education and Acting Minister of Health, dismissed Dr. Karim Salam from his position as Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health in Cairo, ending his assignment as Director of the Central Chamber…
Mubarak’s men had nearly $500 million in Credit Suisse account, according to leaks
An international investigation by over 40 media institutions, led by Süddeutsche Zeitung and the Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), following massive leaks of data from the world’s biggest private bank, Credit Suisse, revealed that senior political leaders and officials…
After the suicide of a worker police attack Universal Appliances labour protest and arrest 4
On Wednesday, two employees working for Universal Appliances told Egypt Watch that they were forced to end their strike after the administration passed on direct threats from the authorities. Although the workers stopped after receiving the threats, four were arrested…
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