Sisi’s economic ambiguity fuels Gamal Mubarak’s presidential ambition, according to Africa Intelligence
Africa Intelligence reported on Wednesday that Gamal Mubarak, the son of former Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak, is considering challenging President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi in the 2024 elections. The French intelligence website cited a “secret” meeting between Mubarak and Jonathan Cohen,…
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund halts plan to acquire the United Bank of Egypt
Reuters and Bloomberg have said that Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund halted a plan to acquire the United Bank of Egypt, almost wholly owned by the Central Bank of Egypt, due to disagreements over its valuation. According to sources, the…
Rights group submits complaint to Public Prosecutor against harassment of female political prisoner
On Wednesday, human rights lawyer Nabih Al-Janadi said that he had submitted a complaint to the Public Prosecutor against the harassment of a female political prisoner at the hands of a warden at Al-Qanater Al-Khairiya Prison for Women. The Egyptian…
Rights group denounces deliberate medical negligence in prisons in Egypt
The Egyptian Network for Human Rights has issued a statement denouncing the deliberate medical negligence in prisons and detention facilities in Egypt. The rights group said that the Egyptian authorities do not observe the constitution, the law, internal prison regulations,…
Confiscation of shared spaces in Egypt creates the urban crisis
For many years, the Mokattam Hill Corniche was a favourite destination for lovers of the city of Cairo, especially its ancient archaeological neighbourhoods, as it allows them to look at its charm and splendour from a height, taking advantage of…
Late President Morsi on terrorists’ lists: State abuse of terrorism charges in Egypt
The Egyptian Public Prosecution has created a new list to include people on terrorist lists, which violates the legal procedures stipulated and in force for years. This list contains the names of deceased people, such as the former President of…
Egypt’s poultry breeding sector faces a massive crisis
On Monday, a member of the General Federation of Poultry Producers in Egypt, Musa Saqr, said that about two million workers out of four million working in the poultry breeding sector had been laid off as a result of the…
39,000 arrests and judicial prosecutions on political grounds in Egypt since 2018, says Transparency Center
On Sunday, the Transparency Research and Documentation Center reported that the Egyptian authorities carried out 39,000 arrests and judicial prosecutions on political grounds from January 2018 to January 2023. The report also documented 104 deaths among those arrested or re-arrested,…
Egypt Starts Debut Islamic Debt Sale as Bond Payment Looms
On Tuesday, Bloomberg published a report on the debt situation in Egypt, stating: Egypt started selling its first Islamic debt as the North African nation wrestled with a foreign-currency crunch. The three-year dollar sukuk is expected to price on Tuesday,…
Rights groups call on Italian authorities to take a firm stand on Giulio Regeni
Rights groups have issued a joint statement calling on the Italian authorities to take a firm stand on Giulio Regeni’s case, expressing concern over recent developments. The Egyptian Front for Human Rights and the Egyptian Platform for Human Rights called…
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