More women join hunger strike in al-Qanater prison
January 1, 2020 A group of female detainees including Egyptian human rights lawyer Mahienour el-Massry, Al-Istiklal (Independence) party leader Najla al- Qaliouby and lawyer Sahar Ali have started a partial hunger strike demanding their release and an improvement to their…
Popular outrage in Egypt at decision to transfer Luxor statues to Tahrir Square
January 1, 2020 MP Mohamed Abdel Ghani has urgently raised concern in parliament about the decision to transfer four archaeological statues of rams from Karnak Temple in Luxor city to Tahrir Square. The move comes as part of recent renovations…
Egypt leads a coup in Libya
January 1, 2020 Major General Khalifa Haftar arrived in Cairo on Sunday evening, on a quick visit, while the Libyan President of the State Council, Khaled al-Mashri, accused Egypt of leading a coup in Libya. Haftar’s visit comes at a…
The stray empire: The military monopolises the halal meat market
January 1, 2019 Last May, the Egyptian minister of agriculture issued a decision to certify the Islamic Egyptian Company (IS EG) as the only company that has the right to issue halal certifications in the US, instead of eight centres…
Mohamed Ali announces the national consensus document for the post-Sisi era
December 30, 2019 The Egyptian artist and contractor, Mohamed Ali, announced the completing of the “Egyptian Consensus” document. According to what “Ali” had previously announced, it is scheduled to be presented in an electronic referendum to the masses of Egyptians,…
Alternatives to pretrial detention could save detainees lost years
While amendments to the law of Criminal Procedure are still in the drawers of the House of Representatives after the Legislative Committee completed it in March 2018, the National Council for Human Rights calls for the implementation of these amendments…
US stops sending sniffer dogs to Egypt, Jordan after seven died of ‘negligence’
The United States announced on Monday it has stopped sending counter-terrorism dogs to Egypt and Jordan after several of the animals died over lack of care. “Any death of a canine in the field is an extremely sad event and…
Did Sisi release ex-army chief to please Egyptian generals?
Experts say the sudden release of Sami Annan, Sisi’s political rival, indicates Egyptian military generals are not so sure whether the country is heading toward the right direction. Many security experts believe that the release of Egypt’s former army chief…
Brotherhood funds confiscated and annexed to state treasury
In an escalation by the Egyptian regime against the Muslim Brotherhood, the Committee for Inventory, Seizure and Management of Terrorist Funds has issued a decision to confiscate the funds of more than 120 people accused of financing the group and…
Ticket martyr defence demands EGP 1 million compensation
Tanta Criminal Court has postponed the trial of the Alexandria-Aswan train conductor to February 15 in the case known as the ticket martyr. The train conductor is accused of intentionally killing Mohamed Eid and injuring his friend Ahmed Samir by…
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