86 per cent of September detainees remain in detention
On Wednesday, the Egyptian Commission for Human Rights issued an inventory of the number of detainees arrested by the Egyptian authorities in connection with the call to demonstrate on 20 and 27 September. The number of detainees has reached 2,741,…
Foreign investors sue Egypt for $15 billion
Egypt is one of several African countries that have been sued by foreign investors due to low profits as a result of domestic policies, according to a report by Transnational. The Transnational Foundation for Peace and Future Research is a…
Two Jordan citizens reveal details of their arrest in Egypt
On Tuesday, two Jordanian citizens Thaer Matar and Abdul Rahman al-Rajabeh testified about their 10-day detention in Egypt through a media interview in the Kingdom of Jordan. The Egyptian authorities released Matar and Rajabeh last Wednesday after holding them in…
Italian Foreign Minister: We will not accept procrastination over Regeni case
On Tuesday, Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio said he would not accept procrastination over the crisis of the murder of Italian student Giulio Regeni anymore. “The Egyptian authorities have to show the truth from Cairo,” he added. The remarks…
The Ministry of Immigration appeals to Saudi Arabia to stop the execution of an Egyptian citizen
Egyptian engineer Ali Abu al-Qasim, sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia, is still under trial in the Supreme Court in Riyadh, the Immigration Ministry said in a statement. The Ministry of Immigration has appealed to the Saudi authorities to pardon…
Sudan rejects Egypt’s proposal to involve mediators to resolve Renaissance Dam crisis
The Sudanese Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Yasser Abbas, has said that his country rejects Egypt’s proposal to involve experts from any other international party to resolve the crisis of the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. Abbas, in press statements, expressed…
Ethiopia accuses Egypt of using subversive tactics
On Sunday, the Ethiopian Foreign Ministry said that Egypt is using “sabotage tactics” during the recent talks on the Renaissance Dam in the Sudanese capital Khartoum. The Ethiopian Foreign Ministry was responding to statements issued by Cairo affirming its right…
Amnesty: Egypt witnessed the largest wave of mass arrests since al-Sisi came to power
On Thursday, Amnesty International said in a statement that the Egyptian authorities have launched the largest crackdown yet under al-Sisi, following the arrest of more than 2,300 people, including at least 111 children. Amnesty International condemned the detention of hundreds…
After anti-Sisi protests government reduces petrol prices
On Thursday the Egyptian government reduced the price of petrol in the domestic market to 25 piasters per litre. The new prices are EGP 6.5 for petrol 80, EGP 75. 7 for petrol 92, and EGP 75. 8 for petrol…
The National Council for Human Rights condemns the examination of citizens’ phones
On Thursday The National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) said that police checking people’s phones while walking in the streets is against the law and the constitution. The council criticised the exposure of citizens to arbitrary security measures, and the…
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