Al-Sisi raises the consular fees for Egyptians abroad
Egyptian General Abdel Fattah El-Sisi issued a decision to increase the consular fees, which are collected from Egyptians abroad, in exchange for the services provided to them. And the Official Gazette in Egypt published, on Tuesday, Al-Sisi’s decision to amend…
Al-Jabrouni: A new political detainee died in the prisons of al-Sisi
The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information in Egypt revealed the detainee’s death, Mustafa Al-Jabrouni, a week ago in Tora prison, without notifying his family to receive the body. Al-Jabrouni is the third death in Egyptian prisons during August and…
Egypt’s government reduces size of subsidised loaf of bread by 18%
The Egyptian government has reduced the weight of a subsidised loaf of bread from 110 grams to 90 grams, which is a more than 18 per cent reduction. This decision comes in light of the government’s plan to gradually liberalise…
Official instructions to Egypt’s media to limit coverage of COVID-19
Egyptian journalists have informed Egypt Watch that sovereign authorities have issued supreme instructions to all official and private channels to reduce the news covering the crisis of the outbreak of the coronavirus. A journalist said that strict instructions arrived at…
Renaissance Dam negotiations resume today
Sudan reaffirmed the resumption of the negotiations between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia on Tuesday, on the rules for filling and operating the Renaissance Dam of Ethiopia, after a meeting of the foreign and irrigation ministers of the three countries. The…
The Administrative Control Authority questions 1,730 officials over corruption
An Egyptian security source has said that the Administrative Control Authority (ACA) in Egypt (a civilian intelligence agency) is conducting extensive investigations with 1,730 officials in local agencies. He explained that these investigations are being carried out because they have…
To confront Ethiopia, Egypt aims to strengthen relations with Sudan
Next week, Egyptian Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouly will visit Sudan in an attempt to strengthen relations with Egypt’s southern neighbour, and to agree on certain issues, particularly the Renaissance Dam, which Ethiopia is building on the Blue Nile. Madbouly will…
Egyptian authorities allows visits to prisoners after the death of El-Erian
The Egyptian Ministry of Interior announced in a statement, on Saturday, the opening of the door for visits to prisoners in all detention facilities in the country, according to “regulations,” starting next week. This decision came two days after the…
1.8% of Egyptian employees use drugs
The Ministry of Social Solidarity in Egypt announced that drug tests proved that 1.8% of workers in government agencies, institutions, bodies, and directorates of ministries are drug users. The Minister of Social Solidarity, Nevin Al-Kabbaj, said, Saturday, that the results…
A heritage building collapsed in Cairo downtown
An old heritage building in Downtown Cairo’s vital Qasr Al-Nile Street partially collapsed, wounding five people. The Cairo governorate announced that Civil defense and medical teams rescued 14 people from inside the building. Two people were provided medical assistance on-site,…
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