Speaker of Egypt parliament compares al-Sisi to Hitler
On Tuesday, Speaker of the Egyptian parliament Ali Abdel-Al compared Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler. Abdel-Al said: Hitler had his mistakes. [But] his expansion eastward and westward was made possible by the infrastructure that had been…
Promises of political and economic reforms after anti-Sisi protests
On Tuesday the Ministry of Supply and Internal Trade issued a decision to reinstate rations to those previously excluded from the ration card lists who filed grievances to object to the decision to exclude them. This decision was in accordance…
Amnesty International calls on Egypt to end repression of opponents
On Sunday Amnesty International responded to the State Information Service (SIS) statement and called on Egypt to end its crackdown on political opponents. The SIS issued a statement attacking Amnesty International, describing its handling of Egypt as a flagrant contradiction….
Reporters Without Borders: Egypt authorities arrest six journalists
On Sunday, Reporters Without Borders (RWB) confirmed that the Egyptian authorities have arrested at least six Egyptian journalists so far since the beginning of the demonstrations called for by the actor and businessman Mohamed Ali on September 20. The BBC,…
Egypt rejects UN statement: “We have not arrested anyone”
On Saturday, Egypt commented on a statement issued by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights condemning the arrest of peaceful demonstrators who demanded the departure of Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. In a statement authorities said: “It is unacceptable that…
Ethiopia rejects Egypt’s Renaissance Dam proposal
On Saturday Ahmed Nagash, Executive Director of the Regional Technical Office for the East Nile, said that Egypt is acting as the owner of the Renaissance Dam. The Regional Technical Office for East Nile is a regional office established in…
According to al-Sisi, art is in the service of power
Between Cairo’s squares and art arenas, things look very similar. The security authorities and state organs celebrate everything that Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi supports, while repressing everything he opposes. This rule is not limited to street demonstrations, but also…
Egypt is witnessing the largest arrest campaign since al-Sisi came to power
September 27, 2019 Egypt is currently witnessing the largest campaign of arrests since Abdel Fattah al-Sisi took office in mid-2014, in the wake of demonstrations in Cairo and several other governorates which began last Friday. The arrest campaign has targeted…
Amnesty calls on world leaders to condemn detention of opponents in Egypt
September 27, 2019 Amnesty International has called on world leaders to issue clear condemnations of the security crackdowns launched by the Egyptian regime against its opponents following protests in some Egyptian provinces last Friday. The Amnesty appeal came at a…
Egypt authorities arrest 71-year-old wife of political opponent
September 26, 2019 On Monday security forces in Egypt arrested several leaders of the Istiqlal (Independence) Party in Cairo, including Secretary-General of the party Magdi Gargur. Also detained were Mohammed al-Amir, a member of the legal committee of the party,…
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