Sisi’s Speech Against January Revolution: Begging Israel and Scaring the Egyptians
“Beware, beware. This issue is happening again; beware Egyptians, of causing the ruin of your country once again. I will repeat that this happened when the country was destroyed in 2011.” This is what Abdel Fattah Sisi said during his…
Right to litigation in Egypt threatened by increasing fees
The Egyptian Public Prosecution approved a new fee increase for issuing various judicial certificates and documents related to the records and cases it investigates through a new mechanism for calculating the costs, some of which have multiplied by about ten…
The rise in gasoline prices exacerbates citizens’ suffering from the economic crisis
Last Wednesday, the Egyptian government raised the prices of all types of fuel by rates ranging between 5.7% and 10.25%, including diesel, which is widely used in mass transportation of individuals and transportation of goods, which led to an increase…
Rising wages: Sisi’s electoral propaganda proposes no solution to inflation
On Thursday, March 2, Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi announced measures favouring employees. This decision was decided because of the high inflation wave the country is witnessing against the backdrop of the pound’s devaluation several times, at the heart of an economic crisis…
Egyptian government to sell 10% stake in Telecom Egypt
On Monday, Reuters reported that the Egyptian government intends to sell 10% of its stake in Telecom Egypt. Telecom Egypt’s net profit amounted to nine billion and 187 million Egyptian pounds in 2022. 20% of Telecom Egypt is freely traded,…
Mada Masr journalists to trial for unveiling financial scandals in a state-sponsored political party
The Guardian published this report shortly after the arrest of Egyptian journalists in a new campaign launched by the Egyptian government against dissenting voices: Three journalists from Egypt’s last remaining independent news outlet have gone on trial in Cairo on…
Egypt’s economy keeps falling: Imminent new devaluation of the Egyptian pound
Since the beginning of March 2023, press reports, economists and banks have expected a new flotation of the Egyptian pound against the price of the dollar on top of the ongoing greenback shortage, despite the government’s agreement with the International…
Egyptian emergency court sentences 30 human rights defenders to long-term imprisonment
An Egyptian emergency court has sentenced 30 defendants to life, including Aisha Khairat al-Shater, daughter of the Muslim Brotherhood’s deputy general guide Khairat al-Shater, and human rights lawyers Hoda Abdel Moneim and Ezzat Ghoneim. On Saturday, nine human rights groups…
Political activist Mohamed Adel kept in pretrial detention for a new case
On Saturday, Egyptian political activist Mohamed Adel was referred for investigation on terrorism-related charges. Lawyer Nabih Al-Janadi said that the first session of Adel’s trial would be in April. Adel is one of the founders of the April 6 Movement…
Egypt’s FM in Damascus: Sisism supports Asadism
Monday, February 27, was the first visit of an Egyptian foreign minister to Damascus since the outbreak of the Syrian revolution against Bashar al-Assad’s regime. Minister Sameh Shoukry arrived and described his visit: “To convey a message of solidarity from…
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