Saudi court sentences Egyptian Nubian political detainees to long-term imprisonment
On Monday, a Saudi court sentenced Egyptian Nubians to prison terms ranging from 10 to 18 years. Human rights groups have called for the immediate and unconditional release of Egyptian Nubians detained in Saudi Arabia for more than two years….
Egypt is among the world’s highest in liver cancer, says WHO
According to a recent study by the International Agency for Research on Cancer of the World Health Organization, Egypt has recorded liver cancer death rates among the world’s highest. The study was published in the Journal of Hepatology, which deals…
UN experts urge Egypt to guarantee local civil society’s participation in Cop27
UN human rights experts have urged the Egyptian government to guarantee Egyptian civil society’s participation at Cop27, which will be held in Sharm El-Sheikh in November. They criticized the government for imposing restrictions on the participation of local individuals and…
35 Rights groups condemn Egypt’s detention of Eritrean asylum seekers
Thirty-five human rights groups have condemned Egypt’s detention of Eritrean asylum seekers, calling on the government to abide by international treaties, stop arrests and abuse of asylum seekers, and halt any plans to deport them forcibly. The Refugees Platform in…
Mohamed Abdel Hamid: Political detainee with colon cancer passes away in Badr 3 Prison Complex
Egyptian political detainee Alsayed Mohamed Abdel Hamid Al-Saifi, 61 years, passed away in Badr 3 Prison Complex in Badr City, Cairo, reported Committee for Justice. CFJ added Saifi was suffering from colon cancer, but the Egyptian authorities refused to be…
Egypt’s Cassation Court refuses Tantawi’s appeal against the parliamentary poll
The Egyptian Cassation Court refused the appeal of the dissident ex-MP, Ahmed Tantawi, against the National Elections Committee that declared him a loser in the 2020 parliamentary elections. Tantawi’s lawyer, Esam Islambouli, expressed frustration at the court’s ruling as the…
USD 400 million in development financing from the World Bank for Egypt
On Tuesday, the World Bank announced that Egypt would receive $400 million in development financing to boost the logistics and transportation sectors. The funding comes within the framework of a project to develop a trade logistics line between Cairo and…
IMF expects a new loan deal with Egypt soon
On Tuesday, Reuters said that Egypt’s negotiations with the International Monetary Fund to obtain a new loan have finally reached a very advanced stage. The fund’s managing director, Kristalina Georgieva, expected the two parties to reach an expert-level agreement very…
Egyptian parliament about to approve new EUR 345 million loans
On Tuesday, the House of Representatives Transport and Communications Committee approved two loans worth 345 million euros from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the French Agency for developing the metro and railway network. In September, the European…
Egypt’s non-oil private sector continues to shrink
The Purchasing Managers’ Index, which measures performance in the non-oil private sector economy, has recorded 47.6 points, the worst level in seven months. With this, the index continues its contraction for the 22nd consecutive month, remaining below the 50-point level…
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