Amid popular discontent, parliament raises its budget to EGP 1.5 billion
EgyWatch – June 11, 2019 The House of Representatives Planning and Budget Committee approved the draft budget for the new fiscal year 2019/2020 for EGP 1.551 billion compared to EGP 1.4 billion in the current fiscal year, an increase…
Activist Alaa Abdel Fattah complains of suspended freedoms
EgyWatch – June 11, 2019 Egyptian political activist Alaa Abdel Fattah has complained about the security surveillance he has been mandated to since his release in March. Under this surveillance, he presents himself daily at 6pm to the nearest…
Panic as new rises in fuel prices hits Egyptians
EgyWatch – June 10, 2019 Widespread panic hits as Egyptians learn from social media that the government will increase fuel prices on June 14. A statement from the Ministry of Finance immediately denied the validity of these concerns, asserting…
Capital Economics: EGP to fall again
EgyWatch – June 10, 2019 Capital Economics has predicted that the Egyptian Pound (EGP) will fall again against the dollar.The economic research company said that the EGP appreciation is likely to discontinue even though it isperforming at its best since…
HRW accuses Egypt of threatening its employees
EgyWatch – June 2, 2019 Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused Egyptian authorities of conducting a smear campaign against its employees and staff following the publication of its May 28th report on violations by Egyptian security forces in Northern…
Sisi criticises behaviour of some Muslims as a cause of Islamophobia
EgyWatch – June 2, 2019 President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Sunday said that the behaviour of some Muslims is among the causes of Islamophobia. He made this claim referring to the Fatwa that forbade the congratulating of Christians for…
They can’t kill an idea: an activist’s letter from jail in Egypt
Activist and surgeon Ahmed Said was jailed in November 2015 after being accused of taking part in a protest to commemorate people who died during Egypt’s 2011 uprising. From prison, he wrote this letter to the outside world. All the…
The true meaning of freedom of expression in Egypt: An open letter from Abdullah Al Fakhrani
Below is the translation of an open letter written by Abdullah Al Fakhrani, an Egyptian journalist and the founder of Rassd News Network who is currently imprisoned in Egypt. My friend, you ask me to talk about freedom of expression…
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