Former PM Ahmed Shafik on trial again for corruption
An Egyptian court has set a session on September 5 for the retrial of former Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Shafik and other defendants in the case known in the media as “corruption of the Ministry of Civil Aviation.” Shafik faces…
A Sudanese refugee accuses three people of gang rape in Egypt
A Sudanese refugee said she was raped by an Egyptian human rights lawyer specializing in refugee issues, an Egyptian Nubian activist, and a Sudanese refugee. The Egyptian activist and blogger Wael Abbas published an audio recording of the Sudanese refugee,…
One military Killed and another wounded in an armored army vehicle explosion in North Sinai
On Saturday, there were deaths and injuries among the Egyptian army as a result of the explosion of an armored vehicle, east of the city of Sheikh Zuweid, in the Sinai Governorate (northeast of the country). Eyewitnesses said that ambulances…
Four defendants in Fairmont rape crime arrested after fleeing to Lebanon
On Friday night, Egyptian media announced that the International Police Interpol had succeeded in arresting four accused in the case known in the media as “The Fairmont Girl” after they fled to Lebanon. She explained that the Lebanese authorities arrested…
New tension between Cairo and Rome due to the arrest of an Italian in Egypt
Tension has risen again between Cairo and Rome, after the arrest of an Italian youth in Egypt, days ago. Authorities arrested Nicolas Valenza upon his arrival at an airport, due to his possession of narcotic substances. Egyptian diplomatic sources said…
The government reduces the price of buying rice from farmers
The Egyptian government tends to reduce the price of supplying a ton of rice from farmers during the harvest season next September, which plunged farmers into a state of despair and general discontent. The authorities seek to reduce the price…
Campaigns against private tutoring classes: The regime’s new investment?
The Ministry of Education in Egypt, in cooperation with the Ministry of the Interior, has launched intensive campaigns on private tutoring classes centers during the past few days. The ministry justified these campaigns by saying it aims to prevent gatherings…
68 deaths in Egyptian prisons in six months
Egyptian prisons recorded 68 deaths in detention centres during the first six months of this year, according to a report by the Community for Justice human rights organisation. The report said that Egyptian prisons recorded 4,664 violations inside prisons and…
7 defendants in the Fairmont rape case escape Egypt
The Egyptian prosecutor announced that seven of the accused in the Fairmont rape incident have escaped Egypt and the prosecution of two others continues. According to a statement made by the prosecution, the defendants left the country via Cairo Airport,…
Al-Sisi bans two folklore songs which hint at tyranny
Egypt has banned Ya Balah Zaghloul (Oh, Zaghloul Dates) and Aho Dah Elly Sar (That Is What Happened) songs from the Sayed Darwish play performed at the Balloon Theatre in Cairo, without a reasonable reason. The decision sparked a wave…
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