Amnesty International calls upon Egyptian authorities to free civil society work within COP27
Egypt’s poor record in suppressing peaceful dissent must not be allowed to undermine the success of the Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 27) scheduled to take place in Sharm el-Sheikh from 7-18…
Three sisters were injured in a landmine explosion in North Sinai
On Saturday, three Egyptian girls were injured in a landmine explosion in Al-Arish, North Sinai. Eyewitnesses said that the landmine was planted by terrorist groups to target the Egyptian security forces. It exploded while several girls were on agricultural land…
The Egyptian opponent leader Ahmed Tantawi calls for the deposition of Sisi through democratic elections
Ahmed Tantawi, the head of the Karama Party, blamed the regime of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi for the economic failure the country is currently experiencing, noting that his party received the Presidential National Dialogue Initiative with anticipation and caution. During…
Universal Home Appliances fires 65 workers over a labour strike
A member of the union committee of Universal Home Appliances has announced that the company’s management issued a decision to dismiss four workers, bringing the number of those been rejected during the past ten days to about 65 workers, against…
Biden US administration preparing to pass USD 691 million arms deal with Egypt
The US State Department stated on Thursday, announcing that the administration of President Joe Biden notified Congress that it was preparing to complete a military deal with Egypt worth $691 million. The statement added that the Egyptian government had asked…
Egypt’s Police arrest photojournalist Mohamed Fawzy
Members of the Journalists Syndicate announced that the police arrested the photojournalist Mohamed Fawzy. Fawzi’s house was stormed on Monday evening by a security force, and none of his family knows where he took him. The police have not announced…
Aisha al-Shater requests to be released from prison to receive treatment
A lawyer for Aisha al-Shater, daughter of prominent Muslim Brotherhood leader Khairat al-Shater, announced that the Emergency State Security Criminal Court had ordered her presentation to a medical committee comprising consultants in oncology, haematology and internal medicine to prepare a…
The General Intelligence tightens the screws on the opposition in the media
A source in the United Media Services has revealed that the company had instructed its staff not to publish any news about the Civil Democratic Movement and its political efforts. The General Intelligence company also instructed its channels and newspapers…
British parliamentarians demand their country intervene to release Alaa Abdel-Fattah from prison
British parliamentarians have demanded their country’s foreign affairs minister intervene firmly to save the life of political activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah and help release him from prison in Egypt and enable him to travel to the United Kingdom, where he holds…
Central Bank raises interest rate by 2%
On Thursday, after its Monetary Policy Committee’s meeting, the Central Bank announced that it would raise the interest rate by 200 basis points, on lending and depositing, to 12.25% instead of 10.25% and 11.25% instead of 9.25%, respectively. The Central…
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