Egypt elections: Authorities detain dozens of Sisi rival’s campaign volunteers
Rights group says at least 73 Ahmed Tantawi campaign members, including four lawyers, have been rounded up in recent days. Egyptian security forces have detained at least 73 members of the election campaign of opposition politician and former MP Ahmed Tantawi,…
Egypt announces presidential election to be held in December
Egypt will hold a presidential election on 10-12 December, after originally being due to take place in 2024, with President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi widely expected to win a third term. The elections authority on Monday said the list of candidates is…
Egypt ‘second most at risk of debt crisis after Ukraine’
Egypt is the country second most at risk of a debt crisis, coming just after war-torn Ukraine, according to analysis by Bloomberg. The data showed that, taking into account public debt, interest costs and yield on dollar bonds, Egypt’s economy was the most at…
Egypt: Detained government critic Hisham Kassem begins hunger strike
The 64-year-old publisher and prominent activist is a founding member of the Free Current, a political alliance seeking to propose liberal alternatives to the military-controlled economic policies of the Sisi government. Egyptian opposition activist Hisham Kassem has begun a hunger strike…
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