New round of Renaissance Dam negotiations in Addis Ababa
The Ethiopian Capital Addis Ababa has hosted the first of four meetings between the ministers of water and irrigation in Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan. This round was observed by representatives from the US and the World Bank due to the…
Regeni back in the spotlight: Italy asks Egypt for political agreement to resolve crisis
This week the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs received a request from the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to conclude a political agreement between Rome and Cairo resolving the crisis of the killing of Italian scholar Giulio Regeni. Cairo shall…
Ending torture and death penalty top recommendations submitted to Egypt
Last Friday, the United Nations Human Rights Council adopted 372 recommendations concerning Egypt’s human rights record after the end of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) session held last Wednesday. Those recommendations were submitted from 133 of 193 member states in…
Exclusive: EgyptWatch to host Mohamed Ali in London
Egypt Watch is hosting former Egyptian army contractor Mohamed Ali on his first visit outside Spain. It is a privilege to announce that we are organising an international press conference for Ali in London this week to announce his future plans….
Egypt authorities criticised at UN Human Rights Council
This week a special session held in Geneva reviewed human rights in Egypt for the Universal Periodic Review of the United Nations Human Rights Council. The session started with a speech by the president of the Egyptian delegation Omar Marwan,…
Social media users slam Egypt authorities’ prison visit
On Monday the State Information Service (SIS) published a report detailing a visit made by journalists, reporters and public figures to Tora Prison. The visit was organised in cooperation with the Ministry of Interior and the SIS. The visit was…
State Commissioners recommend closing The Guardian in Egypt
The State Commissioners Commission issued on Wednesday the recommendation to close the British daily The Guardian’s office in Egypt. The recommendations came within case no. 54519 in the Administrative Judiciary Court. The case was raised by Samir Sabry, a lawyer…
Alaa Abdel Fattah’s family informs African rights groups of his torture
On Tuesday, the family of the detained Egyptian political activist Alaa Abdel Fattah went to the 12th conference of the Network of African National Human Rights Institutions to deliver complaints of the violations and conditions of his detention in violation…
Egypt parliament considers MP Ahmed Tantawi’s punishment
Ninety-five deputies submitted a request to the Speaker of the House of Representatives to refer MP Ahmed Tantawi to the Committee of Values, on the back of his announcement of an initiative to resolve the political crisis in Egypt. The…
Egypt borrows €675 million through treasury bills
Egypt’s Central Bank said €695 million ($770.27 million) one-year euro-denominated treasury bills will be launched on Monday (November 11). Egypt sold €610 million ($676.12 million) one-year euro treasury bills at an average yield of 1.49 per cent in a similar…
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