Egypt’s prosecution rejects reopening probe over Ayman Hadhoud’s death
Tuesday saw the Egyptian Public Prosecution reject requests to reopen the investigation into the mysterious passing of economic researcher Ayman Hadhoud. Early March, the Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression, on behalf of the family of Hadhoud, asked the…
23 violations against Egyptian journalists in March, says Arab Media Freedom Monitor
On Wednesday, the Arab Observatory for Media Freedom reported that it documented 23 violations against journalists in Egypt in March. According to the rights group, the number of journalists imprisoned in Egypt has reached 45. Some of them are inmates…
CNBC: Egyptian pound ranked sixth among the worst-performing currencies
According to CNBC, the Egyptian pound ranked sixth among the worst-performing currencies since the beginning of last January, continuing its decline, which caused it to lose more than half of its value during 2022. Since the beginning of the year,…
Egypt’s PMI drops to 46.6 degrees
The Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) in Egypt dropped to 46.6 degrees in March from 46.9 degrees in February, according to a statement from Standard & Poor’s Global. The performance of the non-oil private sector thus continues to contract. The private…
To control inflation: Al-Ahly National Bank and Banque Misr issue new savings certificates
On Sunday, Egypt’s two largest state banks, the National Bank of Egypt and Banque Misr, issued two three-year savings certificates with a return of up to 22% following the Central Bank of Egypt’s announcement to raise interest rates by 200…
Egyptian prisons still deteriorating in 2023, says El-Nadeem Center
On Monday, the El-Nadeem Center for Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence and Torture released its report for the first quarter of 2023, documenting 374 human rights violations in Egyptian prisons. The report documented 11 cases of torture, 59 cases of…
NAC’s new mosque shows out Sisi’s fiscal imprudence
While Abdel Fattah El-Sisi inaugurated the Misr Great Mosque, Egypt’s Islamic Cultural Center in the New Administrative Capital, with an area of 19,100 square meters and a capacity of more than 100,000 prayers, in addition to a multi-level garage, malls,…
Families of Egyptian detainees in Saudi Arabia ask Sheikh Al-Azhar to mediate with authorities
On Friday, the families of Egyptian detainees in Saudi Arabia asked the Sheikh of Al-Azhar, Ahmed Al-Tayeb, to mediate with the Saudi authorities to pardon their relatives. The Egyptian Association of Nubian Lawyers issued a statement saying: “As part of…
Italian court summons 4 Egyptian officers accused of killing Julio Regeni
According to Giulio Regeni’s family attorney Alessandra Ballerini, the four Egyptian officers suspected of killing the Italian doctoral student have been told to appear before a court in Rome. The Egyptian officers accused of kidnapping, torturing, and killing Regeni are…
Egyptian Medical Syndicate accuses police officers of killing a psychiatrist
On Thursday, the Egyptian Medical Syndicate filed a complaint with the Public Prosecutor accusing the head of the Gamasa police station and other officers of killing consultant psychiatrist Ragai Wafai. The syndicate demanded an urgent investigation by the department officials…
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