CBE withdraws EGP 100 billion cash from banks
n Tuesday, the Central Bank of Egypt announced the issuance of one-week treasury bills at 100 billion pounds, in a renewal of a similar offering last week, at the same value. This is the highest withdrawal of cash through offerings…
Mahmoud Harbawi: Egyptian officer killed in clashes with Sinai Province
On Tuesday, an Egyptian army officer was killed in an attack by the Islamic State-affiliated Sinai Province organization in North Sinai. Military medical sources said that officer Mahmoud Ibrahim Al-Harbawi was a member of the 103rd Brigade. About ten days…
Sabri Massad: Egyptian doctor sentenced to 20 years in Saudi Arabia over political charges
A Saudi court has issued a prison sentence for an Egyptian doctor on political charges after he demanded financial rights from the Saudi government. The Egyptian Commission for Rights and Freedoms said that the Specialized Criminal Court in Riyadh had…
Egyptian-Israeli tension due to the IDF’s failure to adhere to an agreement with Egypt
On Thursday, Haaretz said that the Egyptian role in reaching ceasefire agreements between the Israelis and the Palestinians has become commonplace in recent years but that the recent mediation did not go well between the Egyptians and the Israelis. On…
Despite the Ministry of Interior’s denial, a rights group documents the death of a prisoner inside Gamasa prison
On Sunday, the Egyptian Network for Human Rights said that a 22-year-old criminal prisoner, Mohamed Saad El-Din El-Koumi, had died in the high-security Gamasa prison. The rights group said his family was informed of his death on Saturday during a…
Alaa Abdel Fattah escalates his hunger strike
On Sunday, the family of political activist Alaa Abdel Fattah said he had escalated his hunger strike, which is approaching its sixth month. Abdel Fattah called on the government to release all National Security detainees, detainees who have passed their…
Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh: I am dying slowly in prison
On Saturday, imprisoned head of the Strong Egypt Party, Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh, said during a court session that he was being subjected to a “slow death” by the prison administration because it refused to transfer him to a hospital….
HRW: European governments should not help military business in Egypt
Human Rights Watch has said that Egypt is seeking to obtain a new loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to address the repercussions of the sharp increase in prices, explaining that President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi asked Western governments to…
Available water is only half of our needs, says the Egyptian Minister of Irrigation
Egyptian Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Hani Swailem, has said that the water currently available to Egypt is half the amount it needs. The reason for this, he said, is climatic changes affecting the Nile Basin countries. Swailem avoided…
Hassan Abdullah: New CBE governor was accused of corruption
On Thursday, President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi issued a decree designating Hassan Abdullah, the head of United Media Services, a company affiliated with the General Intelligence Directorate, as the acting governor of the Central Bank. Abdullah is a former member of…
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