Losses in Egypt stock exchange due to geopolitical tension
January 6, 2020 Egyptian stock exchange indices retreated during Sunday dealings by more than 4 per cent, affected by the dealers’ wide-range sales operations that included most of the market shares. Analysts attributed wide-range sales to geopolitical tension in the…
Head of tax authority arrested for receiving bribes
January 6, 2020 The Administrative Control Authority has arrested Abdel Azim Hussein, head of the tax authority, on charges of receiving bribes from legal accountants. The Finance Minister Mohammed Maait said in a press statement: “No one is above the…
Decrease in wheat plantation in Egypt
January 6, 2020 The acres of wheat planted this season decreased by 13 per cent from the previous season to reach about 2.7 million, compared to about 3.1 million acres last season, which produced about 8.5 million tons. At the…
Parliament rejects Al-Azhar family law
January 5, 2020 A new clash looms on the horizon between al-Sisi and Al-Azhar after Egyptian Parliament Speaker Ali Abdel Aal refused to discuss a family law submitted by Al-Azhar under the pretext that the religious institution had no constitutional…
Egypt sends a calm message to Turkey
The Libyan crisis may witness a near breakthrough after Egypt sent messages to Turkey through European powers concerned with the Libyan crisis revealing its willingness to persuade Haftar to retreat from the capital, Tripoli, provided that no Turkish forces are…
Brother of 25 January Hospital founder arrested
January 4, 2020 Security forces have arrested the brother of journalist Mohamed Al-Garhy after breaking into the family house and not finding him. Mohamed has said that his brother Yasser is not politically active. Mohamed al-Garhy is an Egyptian journalist…
Mob sexual assault attack on Egypt woman ignites anger
January 4, 2019 A video of a mob of young men harassing an Egyptian woman as she returned home from New Year’s Eve celebrations has ignited anger on social media. A video circulated captured the young men harassing the woman,…
Gamal Eid holds Egypt Interior Minister responsible for assault
January 2, 2020 Lawyer Gamal Eid, head of the Arab Network for Human Rights Information, has said he holds the Minister of Interior Mahmoud Tawfik responsible for the assault he suffered on Sunday. Gamal Eid was attacked by people in…
Child political prisoner released after 6 years
January 2, 2020 After six years in prison, the criminal court in southern Cairo has released Abdel Rahman el-Gendi, 24, following a decision by the Attorney General to suspend his 15-year prison sentence because it violates the Child Law. On…
New case filed against detained ex-MP Ziad al-Alimi
January 1, 2020 The Supreme State Security Prosecution (SSSP) has added former parliamentarian Ziad al-Alimi to a new case, No. 43 of 2017, while he is already imprisoned. The prosecution charged al-Alimi with publishing false news and participation in a…
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