Sisi increases military pensions for the tenth time
June 27, 2019 President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has decided to increase military pensions as of next July. This came after the approval by the Committee on Defence and National Security of a bill submitted by the government to the House…
Egypt, Germany sign 7 cooperation agreements
CAIRO – 26 June 2019: Egypt signed seven cooperation agreements with Germany, including four agreements for the Arab Organization for Industrialization during Egypt’s participation at the Arab-Germany Business Forum. Meanwhile, Egypt and Germany agreed to start preparing a framework of…
Egypt says 7 policemen killed in Sinai attack
Seven Egyptian policemen were killed in an attack claimed by the ISIL armed group in restive North Sinai. Egypt‘s interior ministry said the attack late Tuesday near the regional capital El Arish targeted an “assembly centre” for police, adding that…
Egypt footballer Amr Warda banned over sexual harassment claims
Egypt’s football federation on Wednesday banned midfielder Amr Warda from playing in any further matches at the African Cup of Nations over mounting sexual harrasment allegations. “Amr Warda is banned from the national squad after discussions with the team’s technical…
Egypt refuses to treat senior Brotherhood prisoner, even at his own expense
A security source in Egypt has revealed that the Interior Ministry is refusing to treat the Deputy Supreme Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood, at his own expense and despite his deteriorating health condition, New Khalij has reported. Businessman Khairat El-Shater…
Fears that a former presidential candidate to face same fate as first elected civilian president
Activists on social media expressed their fear that Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh, a prominent party dissident and former presidential candidate, is facing the same fate as Mohamed Morsi, the first civilian president. Ahmed, the son of Abu Al-Fotouh, revealed that…
New campaign of arrests in Egypt target ‘Alliance of Hope’
June 26, 2019 On Tuesday Egyptian authorities arrested a number of politicians, activists, journalists and businessmen as part of a campaign to abort what it called a plan to “target the state and its institutions.” It also announced the targeting…
Amnesty International: Egypt has become a large prison
June 26, 2019 Amnesty International has said that Egyptian authorities have arbitrarily arrested at least eight people in the past 48 hours, including a former Member of Parliament, opposition party leaders, journalists and activists in an escalating crackdown against the…
Egypt intelligence bring politics to football stadiums
June 26, 2019 The Lebanese newspaper Al Akhbar has reported that Egyptian football stadiums have been turned into a platform for politics during the Africa Cup of Nations (CAF), which is currently being hosted by Egypt. Al Akhbar claims that…
Egyptian authorities deport an Algerian fan for holding up a political slogan
According to Algerian press reports, the Egyptian authorities have decided to deport an Algerian fan to his country because he was raising a political slogan in the first game of Algeria in the African Cup of Nations currently hosted by…
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