Egypt court prevents extradition of former Gaddafi officials
The Supreme Administrative Court has upheld a ruling to cancel the Egyptian government’s decision to extradite six former Libyan officials from the regime of former Libyan President Muammar Gaddafi in a final ruling. In the controversial ruling the court considered…
Egypt’s National Council for Women demands banning controversial song "Salmonella"
The National Council for Women filed a complaint to Google to stop broadcasting the song currently circulating on social media sites entitled “Salmonella” by singer Tameem Youness. The council pointed out that it carries a message that insults women and…
Crisis hit the sugar industry in Egypt
With the sugar cane harvest approaching, the annual crisis between farmers and the Egyptian government to determine the price of the crop has been renewed. Officials set a price for the supply of the crop that is not commensurate with…
Al-Sisi assigns Osama Heikal to reshape the regime`s media policies
Abdel Fattah al-Sisi met on Sunday with Minister of State for Information Osama Heikal in the presence of Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly for the first time since Heikal’s appointment on December 22 as the first state minister for information affairs…
The cold pinches the Scorpion: a campaign of solidarity with detainees
On Sunday the Supreme State Security Prosecution renewed the imprisonment of political activist and blogger Alaa Abdel Fattah and human rights lawyer Mohamed al-Baqir for 15 days pending case no. 1356 of 2019, in which they face charges of “spreading…
Continuous losses for Egypt’s construction sector
The monthly report issued by the Ministry of Housing and Utilities for the month of December 2019 has revealed that revenues in the construction sector in Egypt have continued to decline. The report confirmed the decline in the price of…
UNESCO warns against transferring Luxor sphinxes to Tahrir
Sheikha Mai Al Khalifa, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Arab Regional Centre for World Heritage of UNESCO, has sent a letter to Dr. Khaled al-Anani, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, expressing her objection to the transfer of…
New case for Ola al-Qaradawi's husband after his release
Engineer Hosam Khalaf, husband of Ola al-Qaradawi, appeared on Sunday at the Supreme State Security Prosecution on a new case charged with joining a terrorist group and financing terrorism. Hosam was released more than five months ago after being held…
Human rights report: Justice in Egypt declined in 2019
A report by the Arab Information Network in Egypt stated that the nature and numbers of judicial decisions issued in 2019 reveal a decline in justice in the country. The “2019 Harvest in the Judiciary” report monitored the numbers of…
Egypt authorities arrest April 6 members
The April 6 Youth Movement announced last Wednesday that 12 of its members in Damietta Governorate were arrested on Tuesday. A number of activists on Facebook wrote that the arrest campaign came ahead of the anniversary of the 25 January…
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