Ethiopia announces completion of the first stage of filling the Renaissance Dam reservoir
The Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, announced on Tuesday that the rain contributed to the completion of the first stage of filling the Renaissance Dam reservoir. This came during the mini-summit organised by the African Union, which brought him together…
HRW warns of ‘suspected COVID-19 outbreaks’ in Egypt’s prisons
On Monday, Human Rights Watch warned of the possible spread of coronavirus in prisons and police stations in Egypt. The International Organisation for Human Rights (located in New York) said in a report: “Several prisons and police stations in Egypt…
For the 13th time, Egypt’s parliament approves state of emergency extension
The Egyptian House of Representatives has agreed, once again, to extend the state of emergency throughout the country for a period of three months. The parliament announced its approval during a plenary session on Monday after a decision by General…
Mohamed Ali: the regime’s requests to extradite me is a revenge attempt
The Egyptian dissident Mohamed Ali described the accusations submitted by the Egyptian authorities to their Spanish counterpart requesting to extradite him, as “revenge”, because he exposed the financial and political corruption of General Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi. Ali said that the…
Egyptian security crackdown on protests in a poor neighbourhood in Alexandria
Security forces fired gas bombs at the people of the Maawa al-Sayadeen in Alexandria Governorate (North), and arrested dozens of them, after they protested against the government’s decision to demolish their homes in the frame of governmental plans to remove…
Mubarak’s parliament speaker: Ignoring the opposition is a big mistake
Former People’s Assembly (parliament) Speaker Ahmed Fathi Sorour under the late President Mohamed Hosni Mubarak said that “it is wise to know the opposition’s opinion so that you can respond to or persuade him, and the fact is that ignoring…
Military prosecution imprisons 42 protesters in Alexandria
The Military Prosecution in Egypt has imprisoned 42 residents of Maawa al-Sayadeen (Fishermen Shelter), to the west of Alexandria Governorate for a period of four days, pending investigations, on charges of “demonstrating, gathering, and assaulting the army forces and police.”…
137 doctors have died in Egypt from COVID-19
Member of the Egyptian Medical Syndicate’s Council Ibrahim el-Zayat has announced that the death toll of doctors due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) has increased to 137. This came after the death of the doctor Rezk Ahmed Abdullah, a gynecologist and…
Hasan Ziada: Egyptian political detainee dies of COVID-19
On Monday, Hasan Ziada, an Egyptian political detainee, died in Al-Mahalla Public Hospital, Gharbia, of COVID-19. Ziada died while his hands and legs were bound to the hospital bed, according to sources who talked to Al Jazeera. Ziada, a 54-year-old…
Prominent blogger Abdo Fayed appears in SSSP after several days forced disappearance
The Supreme State Security Prosecution decided, on Sunday, to put Abdo Fayed, a prominent blogger and political researcher, on parole for 15 days pending investigations in case no. 535/year 2020, accusing him of publishing false news and belonging to a…
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