A military court sentences 26 workers to dismissal and suspended imprisonment
After 3 years of custody, the military misdemeanors court sentenced 26 workers to suspended imprisonment for a year and dismissal from their jobs at the Alexandria Shipyard Company. On May 22, 2016; hundreds of workers of Alexandria Shipyard organised a…
Egypt’s parliament approves extending state of emergency for 3 months
CAIRO, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) — Egypt’s parliament, House of Representatives, approved on Monday a presidential decree extending the state of emergency in the country for further three months starting from October 27, 2019, official news agency MENA reported. “Declaring a…
Egypt forces kill dozens of militants in Sinai
Egyptian army forces have killed 83 militants as part of a security campaign in the restive Sinai Peninsula, according to a military spokesman on Monday. In a statement, Colonel Tamer al-Refai said 77 militants have also been arrested in northern…
Extending the state of emergency is about resisting protesters, not terrorists
For the tenth time, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi issued a decision on Saturday to declare a state of emergency in Egypt, starting from 26 October 2019 for three months. Al-Sisi said that he had come to face the “dangerous…
33 journalists detained in Egypt – the union is under regime control
The number of journalists detained in Egypt has reached 34, including 10 who were arrested during the last wave of detentions over the September 20 demonstrations that called for toppling President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi’s regime. They protested against the deterioration…
The deteriorating health of imprisoned journalist Hassan al-Banna
On Monday the family of detained journalist Hassan al-Banna, who has been held in pre-trial detention in case number 441 since February 2018, announced the deterioration of his health. According to the family’s Facebook post, Hassan al-Banna suffers from a…
Detention of former justice minister renewed despite release order
Despite a decision that he be released four days ago, the State Security Prosecutor has imprisoned the Morsi-era Justice Minister Ahmed Suleiman for 15 days pending investigation. The son of the former justice minister said that his father is suffering…
Egypt’s army companies should be floated: Sisi
CAIRO (Reuters) – Companies owned by Egypt’s military must be allowed to sell shares on the stock exchange alongside other state companies slated for privatization, President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi said on Thursday. Last year, the government said it planned to sell…
Imposing state of emergency refutes claims of stability in Egypt, says rights group
On Sunday The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information criticised the Egyptian authorities’ imposition of a three-month state of emergency for the 10th time. The organisation said in a statement that the decision to renew the state of emergency circumvents…
Egypt authorities renew detention of Ola al-Qaradawi for 15 days
On Sunday, the state security prosecutor renewed the imprisonment of Ola al-Qaradawi, daughter of Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi, former president of the World Federation of Muslim Scholars, for 15 days. Ahmed Madi, a member of Ola’s defence team, said: “The state…
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