Egyptian court orders detention of poet for criticizing price hikes
An Egyptian court has ordered the detention of a poet for 15 days pending investigations after the Public Prosecution Office charged him with spreading false news and inciting violence over posts criticizing price hikes on Facebook. Lawyer Mohamed Ramadan said…
Recurrent closures of Sphinx Airport: Corruption and poor planning dwell in Egypt’s public investments
Only three months after its reopening, the Egyptian government closed Sphinx International Airport (west of Cairo) to international and domestic flights for maintenance work. This is the second time the airport has been closed for maintenance since it was built…
At gunpoint: Egyptian journalists prepare for union elections
On May 1, 2016, it was a terrible day for the Egyptian Journalists Union, as the security forces stormed the syndicate for the first time to arrest the journalists Amr Badr and Mahmoud El-Sakka, on the background of their sit-in…
Egyptian police arrest nine workers for aborting Kiriazi strike
Egyptian security forces have arrested nine Kiriazi workers on the background of their participation in a protest to demand an amendment to the wage structure within the large company. Sources have said that the Public Prosecution decided to detain the…
TikToker arrested in Egypt for mocking high cost of meat
On Tuesday, the Egyptian Ministry of Interior issued a statement stating that it had arrested a person named Mohamed El-Fatla after he published a video saying that he had opened a butcher shop to sell meat in instalments, in a…
Child labour in Egypt exacerbated by the economic crisis
Two Egyptian children were killed a few days ago, and 40 other children were injured when a pickup truck carrying them to work on a farm in the Ismailia governorate overturned. The accident is not the first of its kind,…
The fall of Cairo-Gulf relations: What did Sisi say in Dubai?
Hard times are passing between Cairo and its Gulf allies on top of Egypt’s financial crisis that deepens its need for Gulf support. On the other side, the Gulf is fed up with the unconditioned grants policy it has taken…
High inflation rates hinder clients from obtaining consumer loans, say Egyptian banking sources
Egyptian Banking sources have said that the high inflation rates resulting from the floating of the local currency at the beginning of this year contributed to hindering clients from obtaining consumer loans. They added that the coincidence of these inflationary…
The Egyptian government is very close to selling Helwan Fertilizers
Sources have said that the Egyptian government had come very close to selling Helwan Fertilizers. Managing Director of a securities trading company, Ahmed Abu Hussein, has said that Helwan Fertilizers is one of the government companies that achieve significant profits….
Human rights activists criticize the blocking of press websites in Egypt
On Monday, journalists, human rights activists, and intellectuals gathered to denounce the restrictions imposed by the Egyptian government on the media and the blocking of press websites. In a round session organized by the National Council for Human Rights, political…
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