European parliamentarians criticise human rights situation in Egypt
One hundred and seventy five parliamentarians, including members of the European Parliament, have called on the governments of European countries to work on establishing a United Nations human rights monitoring mechanism in Egypt. In a letter addressed to the foreign…
Egyptian detainee dies from medical negligence
Human rights organisations have revealed the death of an Egyptian detainee after his health deteriorated as a result of a diabetic coma. The Egyptian Network, the We Record platform, and the Al-Shehab Centre announced the death of Mohamed Abdel Hamid…
The Egyptian petroleum trade balance records deficit
Government data showed that Egypt’s petroleum trade balance turned into a deficit on an annual basis during the first quarter of the current fiscal year. Egypt’s petroleum trade balance shifted from a surplus to a deficit of $101.1 million during…
Egypt imposes crippling fees on the solar energy sector
The Egyptian Ministry of Electricity has announced the imposition of fees on solar power plants that produce more than 500 kilowatts of energy, from EGP 0.257 to EGP 0.329 per kilowatt-hour. The new fees come at a time when profit…
The 25 January Revolution in the eyes of the Egyptian state
On 28 January 2011, the rapid collapse of Habib Al-Adly’s troops in front of the popular uprising was astounding for everyone, including the military, the State Security apparatus, and all the regime’s senior staff. The popular outrage was far beyond…
Human rights organisations: Biden decision to withhold some military aid to Egypt ‘insufficient’
Eighteen local and international human rights organisations, including Human Rights Watch, have welcomed the decision of the administration of US President Joe Biden to reprogramme $130 million in foreign military funding from the Egyptian government. The administration had suspended the…
A call for the release of 50 lawyers held in pretrial detention
The Front for Defending the Independence of the Bar Association has issued a statement calling on the Minister of Interior and the Public Prosecutor to release the lawyers who are being held in pretrial detention and to pardon those who…
Ten new victims: The Egyptian judiciary keeps issuing arbitrary death sentences
After nearly seven years of trials, the Cairo Terror Court decided on Saturday to refer the papers of 10 defendants in the case known in the media as the “Helwan Brigades case” to the Grand Mufti for his opinion on…
Egypt sentences 10 members of the Muslim Brotherhood to death
The Cairo Criminal Court has referred the papers of 10 members of the Muslim Brotherhood, in the case known in the media as the Helwan Brigades Case, to the Grand Mufti to issue a legal opinion regarding their execution. On…
ISIS claims responsibility for killing 5 Egyptian soldiers and bombing an army vehicle in North Sinai
The Sinai Province terrorist organisation affiliated with ISIS has claimed responsibility for targeting a military vehicle with an explosive device in the city of Bir Al-Abed in the North Sinai Governorate, killing an officer and four soldiers. The Amaq News…
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