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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

More women join hunger strike in al-Qanater prison

January 1, 2020 A group of female detainees including Egyptian human rights lawyer Mahienour el-Massry, Al-Istiklal (Independence) party leader Najla al- Qaliouby and lawyer...