After being forcibly disappeared, Egypt journalist detained for 15 days for “communicating with news channels”
July 1, 2019 The Supreme State Security Prosecution decided on Sunday to detain Egyptian journalist Aya Alaa Hosni for 15 days on case 640 for 2018, on charges of communicating with news channels and publishing false news. Security forces arrested…
Rights organisations concerned about Abdel Fotouh’s health
Two human rights organisations have submitted a statement to the Egyptian Prosecutor about the health of politician and member of the opposition Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh, head of the Strong Egypt Party, in which they warned that his life is…
New Israel project to develop Sinai for people of Gaza
July 1, 2019 Several news outlets on Sunday reported on a new Israeli proposal to resolve the issue of the Gaza Strip by developing the Egyptian Sinai region within the framework of so-called “economic peace,” which is supported by several…
Giulio Regini crisis re-emerges at G20 summit
June 29, 2019 The death of the Italian student Gulio Regeni, who was killed in Egypt in 2016, has once again become top news. President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi discussed the latest developments with Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on the…
Newsweek: Trump’s classification of Muslim Brotherhood as terrorists will not make the region stable
June 29, 2019 The American magazine Newsweek has published an article entitled “Banning the Muslim Brotherhood: a gift for both dictators and terrorists” by Galap Dalay, a visiting scholar at Oxford University, who sees the designation of the Muslim Brotherhood…
IMF: We will not negotiate with Egypt on a new programme
June 29, 2019 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has announced that a new agreement with Egypt will not be negotiated and that the priority was to end the current programme. “The fund is not negotiating with Egypt for a new…
JeuneAfrique: Morsi’s death drew international attention to Al-Sisi’s repression
June 28, 2019 The French magazine JeuneAfrique has published a report on the impact of recent developments in the Arab region, specifically in Algeria and Sudan, on al-Sisi’s authority after the death of former President Mohamed Morsi. The magazine said…
Egypt human rights organisations condemn Alliance of Hope arrests
June 28, 2019 Egyptian human rights organisations have condemned the recent wave of arrests of activists, politicians, journalists, lawyers and businessmen, known as the “Alliance of Hope.” In a joint statement, 12 Egyptian organisations considered the campaign “an egregious example…
Middle East Eye: Egyptian officials threatened former President Mohamed Morsi days before his death
June 28, 2019 The British website Middle East Eye has claimed that senior Egyptian officials gave former President Mohamed Morsi and Brotherhood leaders in jail a deadline to dissolve the group or face the consequences of their refusal, but Morsi…
Former Egyptian Ministers request UN investigate circumstances of Morsi’s death
June 27, 2019 Former Egyptian Minister of Investment Yahia Hamed and former Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Amr Darraj have submitted an official request to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) in Switzerland to investigate…
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