Human rights organisations warn Egypt could explode
September 26, 2019 Rights organisations have warned the Egyptian authorities that the situation in Egypt could explode if repression of the protests in the country since last Friday, continue. The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) has described a…
5 milestones on the road to the revolution to avoid 2011 slips
September 23, 2019 Although sporadic demonstrations in various Egyptian cities are only hundreds in each, and although the road to overthrow the dictatorial rule of General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi still seems very long, observers consider the most important question at…
“Enough is Enough” Hashtag calls for Sisi to resign harvests more than half a million tweets
tweets September 16, 2019 On Sunday, Egyptian artist and businessman Mohamed Ali Hashtag launched (Kifaya Ya Sissi) #كفايه_بقي_ياسيسي to demand the departure of Abdel Fattah El Sisi, and invited the Egyptians to blog through it. Hours after the call was…
Secretary general of media regulation council arrested for corruption
August 22, 2019 The Administrative Control Authority arrested Ahmed Selim, Secretary General of the Supreme Council for Media Regulation, from his office on Tuesday morning. The authority has charged him with bribery and profiteering by taking advantage of his power….
Ministry of Health initiates project for treating psychiatric disorders
August 22, 2019 The Ministry of Health has announced it is preparing a national project to confront a variety of psychiatric disorders including “anxiety, depression, tension and insomnia,” as well as social and family stress. This will be applied by…
Al-Sisi sacks Mamish and appoints new Suez Canal Authority chairman
August 20, 2019 On Saturday Abdel Fattah al-Sisi issued a decision to dismiss Lieutenant General Mohab Mamish from his post as head of the Suez Canal Authority and appointed Lieutenant General Osama Rabie as his successor. Al-Sisi appointed Mamish as…
Renewed controversy over Egypt expatriates in Kuwait
August 20, 2019 The crisis of Egyptian expatriates in Kuwait has returned to the forefront of the news again after a census indicated a rise in the number of Egyptian workers in the country. According to the newspaper Al Rai,…
Libya denounces Egypt’s interference in its internal affairs
August 19, 2019 The High Council of State in Libya condemned on Thursday what it called the blatant interference of the Egyptian government in Libyan affairs. The High Council accused Egypt of violating Security Council resolutions by supporting Libyan…
Al-Sisi signs a €350 million loan to develop the subway
August 18, 2019 The official gazette published on Thursday Republican Decree No. 76 of 2019, with the approval of President al-Sisi, a government agreement with the European Investment Bank on a project to develop and renovate the subway under which…
Egypt’s unemployment rate hits 7.5%
August 19, 2019 The Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics (CAPMAS) announced on Thursday the results of the labour force research for the second quarter of 2019, where the unemployment rate reached 7.5 per cent of the total labour…
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