Why Sisi is shaking up Egypt’s security services
Amid the country’s economic tailspin, the president is increasingly focused on suppressing public dissent Egyptians and foreign observers were surprised as news emerged this week of a reshuffle in the leadership of the country’s powerful General Intelligence Service (GIS). President…
Arundhati Roy shares PEN Pinter Prize with Egyptian writer Alaa Abd el-Fattah
The jailed activist has also been named Writer of Courage 2024 by English PEN as Cairo refuses calls for his release Egyptian–British writer Alaa Abd el-Fattah has been named Writer of Courage 2024 by the association of writers, English PEN. The award was…
Egypt detains pro-Palestine protesters on 7 October anniversary, says rights group
Student protests over Gaza war also banned by the American University in Cairo on Monday Egyptian security forces detained several people on Monday while they were participating in a protest marking the first anniversary of the Gaza war, a rights group said. According…
Egypt ramps up crackdown on exiled human rights defenders, says report
Activists abroad suffer surveillance and forms of persecution, including reprisals against families, according to two rights groups. Egyptian security forces are escalating their persecution of exiled human rights defenders in an attempt to quash dissent abroad, a new report has revealed….
Egypt: Alaa Abdel-Fattah’s mother says she will refuse food until his release
Leila Soueif launches hunger strike a day after prominent activist was refused release despite completing a five-year prison sentence Laila Soueif, the mother of British–Egyptian citizen Alaa Abd el-Fattah, has launched a hunger strike to protest against his continued imprisonment and says…
Egypt’s military ties with Somalia defy Ethiopian ambitions and tilt power dynamic
Analysts say troop deployment could shift the balance of power in the Horn of Africa as Addis Ababa seeks to secure a foothold on the Red Sea A military pact between Cairo and Mogadishu has heightened tensions with Ethiopia, with…
Egypt had blocked Gaza cross-border tunnels before 7 October, says Israeli army
Shafts of nine tunnels found under the Philadelphi Corridor were closed before the war, contrary to Netanyahu’s claims. An Israeli army investigation has found that the nine tunnels that cross the Gaza border into Sinai had been blocked by Egypt prior to the 7…
US: Critics urge Congress to block release of $320m in military aid to Egypt
US military financing for Egypt is set to reach $1.3bn in 2024, as Israel’s war on Gaza continues The Biden administration has decided to release $320m in military aid to Egypt – a package previously contingent on improving human rights…
Investment deals worth $200m signed during Sisi’s visit to Turkey
In addition to two industrial zones, deals in finance, energy, environment, urban planning, and health were inked A Turkish–Egyptian company signed two deals with the Egyptian government to invest $200m for the development of two industrial zones in the country during a…
US rebukes sceptics of ceasefire talks as diplomats meet in Egypt
White House says negotiations are progressing, but shifting positions from US and Israel have forced a Hamas boycott The Biden administration rebuked sceptics of its efforts to secure a ceasefire in Gaza on Friday, saying a flurry of media leaks suggesting that negotiations had…
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