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Has al-Sisi launched a programme to assassinate opponents abroad?

Mohamed Ali, an Egyptian businessman living abroad, said the Egyptian embassy in Spain, where he lives, sought to lure him. This came after he broadcast video clips of widespread corruption scandals that seniors within the Egyptian regime of General Abdel…

Egypt’s external debt jumps to $109 billion in one year

Egyptian government data has revealed that Egypt’s external debt has risen significantly in one year, which is a challenge to the Egyptian economic system, which is facing an increasing cycle of debt. According to this data, external debt reached $109…

What distorts Egypt’s image, the press or repression?

Every time General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s regime arrests a journalist, the Egyptian question is repeated: “What deforms Egypt’s image, the press or repression?” The Egyptian regime detains dozens of journalists and usually they are charged with publishing false news and…

Al-Sisi’s historical : From victorious hero to defeated general

The people told the leader not to go (do not leave power)… Egyptians asked the leader not to leave, to go on, and we are with you, (although he was) almost defeated. Egyptian General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi suddenly turned to…

Mubarak’s return shakes al-Sisi’s throne

With a face that Egyptians had not seen before, the former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak had a lengthy conversation with the Egyptians, the first of its kind since the revolution that ousted him from power in 2011. Mubarak appeared for…

The military wants reconciliation, but al-Sisi refuses

Between the calls for reform and the arrests, the Egyptian regime seems to be walking with two different heads, led by two competing fronts. Egypt is currently witnessing a number of contradictions: a front calling for reform and releasing political…

Perfectly preserved mummies in 3,000 year old colourful coffins discovered in Egypt

Perfectly preserved mummies were found in 30 colourful wooden coffins found on the Nile River’s west bank near Luxor, Egyptian archaeologists have revealed.  Adorned with delicate inscriptions and paintings, they were discovered in the Asasif Necropolis and are considered the most significant find of…

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Al-Sisi`s reforms began with the arrest of journalists and activists

While Egyptians await the beginning of political reform and media openness promised by journalists and media affiliated with the regime of General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the Egyptian security forces arrested the Associated Press correspondent in Cairo, as well as the…

6 human rights organisations demand al-Sisi stop executions

Six human rights organisations have launched a campaign “Stop executions in Egypt” and demanded the Egyptian regime to stop issuing and carrying out death sentences. Adalah’s Foundation for Human Rights, Efdi International, Shehab Centre for Human Rights, Peace International for…

86 per cent of September detainees remain in detention

On Wednesday, the Egyptian Commission for Human Rights issued an inventory of the number of detainees arrested by the Egyptian authorities in connection with the call to demonstrate on 20 and 27 September. The number of detainees has reached 2,741,…