Abla Fahita TV show presenter released after 20 months in prison
A well-known satirist for Abla Fahita TV show has been released on precautionary measures according to lawyer Khaled Ali. Shady Abu Zeid was arrested 20 months ago on charges of joining a terrorist group and publishing false news on case…
High losses in public economics in Egypt
The Central Auditing Agency has reported that public economic bodies in Egypt during the current fiscal year have been estimated at EGP 21 billion. At the forefront of those public bodies is the Egyptian Railway Authority with EGP 12.6 billion,…
Egypt: Political amnesty for 498 detainees
The pro-regime newspaper Youm7 has said that there will be a presidential amnesty for 498 prisoners on the 68th anniversary of the National Police Day. Included on the list is Ramy Sayed, a member of April 6 Youth Movement, who…
Egypt trade slows to lowest level in 3 years
The growth of the non-oil private sector in Egypt slowed to its lowest level in about three years according to the Purchasing Manager’s Index (PMI), due to weak consumer demand. Bloomberg said that the PMI retreated in Egypt for the…
Prisoners complain of medical negligence in Egypt’s Gamasa Prison
A lawyer for the Egyptian Commission for Rights and Freedoms filed a report on Wednesday against Gamasa Prison’s governor regarding the medical neglect of a prisoner. The Egyptian Commission said in a statement that the detainee Saad Ahmed Diaa al-Deen…
Government offers military owned companies on stock exchange
Egypt’s sovereign fund and the National Service Projects Service have signed an agreement to put up military owned companies on the stock exchange, according to a statement issued by the cabinet. In a press conference the Minister of Planning and…
North Sinai: ISIS bomb Egypt-Israel gas pipeline
A local gas line west of Arish was bombed on Sunday, according to Mada Masr news website. No official Egyptian statements were issued regarding the explosion. Islamic State affiliate Sinai Province has claimed responsibility for the attack on the natural…
66 French and European MPs condemn rights crackdown in Egypt
French newspaper Le Monde has published a statement signed by 66 French MPs and European parliament members condemning human rights violations in Egypt and calling for the release of the Egyptian-Palestinian activist Ramy Shaath and other activists and rights defenders…
Rights organisation calls for review of litigation procedures in harassment cases
The Cairo Development and Law Foundation has issued a statement declaring that Al Youm7 newspaper’s dismissal of the journalist Mai al-Shamy before the end of the investigation into her complaint of harassment requires a review of litigation procedures in cases…
Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh moved to a new case to prevent his release
The Supreme State Security Prosecution has put Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh, the prominent Egyptian dissident politician, on a new case, No. 1781 of 2019. Fotouh, founder of the Strong Egypt Party, has been in pre-trial detention since mid-February 2018 on…
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