US woman joins list of dual citizen detainees in Egypt prisons
July 16, 2019 Egyptian-American Reem Desouki has joined the list of Egyptians with American citizenship in Egyptian prisons. Egyptian authorities arrested Reem Mohammed al-Desouki, who lives in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, despite her American citizenship. She arrived at Cairo airport with her…
Egypt authorities arrest new member of “Alliance of Hope”
July 16, 2019 The Supreme State Security Prosecution decided on Sunday to include the accountant Alaa Essam, an accounting expert at the Egyptian Forum for Labour Relations, to the accused in case no. 930 for the year 2019, known as…
Sinai: Egypt security forces demolish houses, make arbitrary arrests
July 16, 2019 For three weeks Egyptian security forces have encircled al-Arish, the biggest city in North Sinai. The campaign comes against the background of terrorist attacks on several security checkpoints in al-Arish in June. The security forces stormed houses…
Egypt will sue following sale of $5.97 million Tutankhamun statue
Egypt has said that it will file a civil lawsuit after the sale of an ancient statue at auction last week. The stone head, which resembles Pharaoh Tutankhamun, was sold for £4.7 million ($5.97 million) at a London auction on…
When doctors don’t help: ‘Medical negligence’ in Egypt’s prisons
When former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi died after collapsing in a defendant’s cage in a Cairo court this June, the world’s attention turned to the dire prison conditions in Egypt. Morsi had been denied necessary medical attention, possibly meeting the…
Unending emergency law: Egypt parliament approves extension of state of emergency
Egypt’s parliament on Thursday approved a three-month extension of the state of emergency. This is the ninth extension of the state of emergency in Egypt since it was imposed in April 2017, when two attacks targeting two churches killed…
Netanyahu: Sisi is a dear friend
July 12, 2019 Israeli President Reuven Rivlin and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attended a celebration at the Egyptian embassy in Tel Aviv on Wednesday to commemorate Egyptian National Day. July 23, the anniversary of the 1952 revolution, is a national…
Amnesty International accuses Egypt of detaining opponents “indefinitely”
July 12, 2019 Amnesty International accused Egypt on Wednesday of detaining members of the opposition “indefinitely,” despite court orders ordering their release. Amnesty International said it had documented five cases in which the Supreme State Security Prosecutor circumvented the court’s…
New York Times: Israel depends on Egypt to export gas
July 11, 2019 The New York Times has published a picture of the separation wall and increased security measures protecting the gas pipeline between Egypt and Israel for fear of an attack. Egypt has made it easier for Israel to…
Egypt authorities detain director of website supportive of Mubarak
July 11, 2019 The Egyptian State Security Prosecution on Wednesday ordered the detention of Karim Hussein, director of the “Asef ya Rayes” (Sorry my President) website which supports former President Hosni Mubarak, for 15 days. The prosecution has accused Mubarak’s…
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